Discovery News, 2008

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Meredith Momoda Named Vice President Integrated Marketing OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network

November 3, 2008

(Los Angeles, Ca.) Meredith Momoda has been named Vice President, Integrated Marketing for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, effective immediately.  Ms. Momoda is currently senior ...

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Ian Parmiter Named Senior Vice President, Integrated Advertising Sales Marketing, Discovery Communications

October 30, 2008

(New York, N.Y.) Ian Parmiter has been named senior vice president, integrated advertising sales marketing for Discovery Communications, U.S., it was announced today by Joe ...

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Robert Tercek Named President Digital Media OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network

October 21, 2008

(Los Angeles, Ca.) OWN Chairman Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications President and CEO David Zaslav jointly announced today that Robert Tercek has been named president ...

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Discovery Communications to Launch First Channel on Freeview in UK

October 17, 2008

(London) Discovery Communications today announced it has secured a channel position on Freeview, the UK's digital terrestrial television (DTT) platform. The deal with UK multiplex ...

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Discovery Communications to Report Third Quarter 2008 Results on Friday, November 7

October 16, 2008

(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) will report third quarter 2008 results on Friday, November 7, 2008, at 7 a.m. EST.  The ...

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Discovery Communications' Science Channel Begins New Emphasis on Global Content Development

October 14, 2008

(Cannes, France and Silver Spring, Md.) Beginning in fourth quarter 2008 and continuing throughout 2009, Science Channel will roll out a full slate of original ...

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Reader's Digest Association to Publish 50,000 Original Articles Online at HowStuffWorks.com

October 13, 2008

(Atlanta, Ga. and Pleasantville, N.Y.) HowStuffWorks.com (HSW), the Web site famous for its easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works, and The Reader's Digest ...

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Discovery Health is Expecting! Season Two of DELIVER ME is Due on Tuesday, November 11 at 10 PM ET/PT

October 13, 2008

(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Health is going back into the delivery room with the anticipated second season of the hit docu-series, DELIVER ME. The breakout ...

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David Zaslav Delivers Green TV Keynote at MIPCOM

October 13, 2008

(Cannes, France)  Planet Green is a natural extension of the dedication to the planet that has always been at the heart of Discovery's mission, Discovery ...

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Discovery Communications and YouTube Announce Global Content Partnership

September 24, 2008

(Silver Spring, Md., and San Bruno, Ca.) Discovery Communications and YouTube announced today the debut of nine YouTube Channels, featuring a robust collection of clips ...

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