Discovery News, 2008

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Animal Planet Turns Page in the Story of Grizzly Man Timothy Treadwell in New “Prequel” That Documents His Tragic Love Affair With Alaskan Giants

July 10, 2008

(Beverly Hills, Ca.) Animal Planet announced today that it will air a new eight-part series this summer that documents the life of Timothy Treadwell in ...

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Animal Planet Howls With New Series "Mr. and Mrs. Wolf" — a Twist on Your Average Family

July 10, 2008

(Beverly Hills, Ca.) British wolf expert Shaun Ellis has become famous—or possibly infamous—for his unprecedented experiences embedded in a wolfpack. By studying the behaviors and ...

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Animal Planet Saddles up With Entertainment House Go Go Luckey for Fresh Content With Animal Twist

July 10, 2008

(Beverly Hills, Ca.) Following on the heels of the well received network rebrand in February 2008, Animal Planet president and general manager Marjorie Kaplan has ...

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TLC Names Brent Willman As Chief Financial Officer

July 8, 2008

(Los Angeles, Ca.) TLC today announced that Brent Willman has been appointed Chief Financial Officer for the network. Willman joins TLC with more than 20 ...

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Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Launches Discovery HD in Australia on FOXTEL HD+

July 1, 2008

(Sydney) Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific in Australia, a unit of the number one non-fiction media company Discovery Communications, today announced that Discovery HD has launched as ...

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Discovery Channel Ranks #1 in Importance to Enjoyment of Satellite Service in 2008 Beta Research Satellite Dish Subscriber Study

June 25, 2008

(Silver Spring, Md.) For the 13th consecutive year, Discovery Channel is #1 in importance to the enjoyment of satellite service among total adults, according to ...

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Discovery Networks Bring Their Quality Brands and World Class Programming to Blockbuster Stores

June 24, 2008

(Silver Spring, Md.) Entertainment lovers who have a curiosity about the world around them can now turn to their local BLOCKBUSTER® store to purchase the ...

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Discovery Communications Garners 52 Awards at the 2008 PROMAX/BDA Design Awards and Promotion and Marketing Awards Competition

June 20, 2008

(New York, N.Y.) Discovery Communications received a total of 52 awards at the PROMAX/BDA North America 2008 Conference and Awards Competition held in New York ...

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Multiple Magazine Covers, A-List Fan Base and… Broke! TLC Makes a Splash With ‘Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust’

June 18, 2008

(Los Angeles, Ca.) TLC announced today that it will premiere the new program, “Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust” on July 11th at 10 PM & ...

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Discovery Channel Is #1 in Quality Among Media and TV Brands Measured in the 2008 Equitrend® Brand Equity Study

June 17, 2008

Discovery Channel is the #1 Media Brand in Overall Quality for the 12th year in a row, and the #1 Television Brand in Overall Quality ...

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