Discovery News, 2009

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Discovery Communications Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

November 3, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Communications, Inc. ("Discovery" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, ...

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Oprah Winfrey to Narrate Discovery Channel's Epic Television Event, LIFE

November 2, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Global media leader and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey will narrate Discovery Channel's all-new 11-part series LIFE, set to premiere in March 2010. The ...

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Dr. Mehmet Oz and Internet Entrepreneur, Jeff Arnold, Announce Sharecare Inc., a Web 3.0 Platform, Organizing and Answering the Questions of Health

November 2, 2009

(Atlanta, Ga.) WebMD founder and Discovery Communications' Chief of Global Digital Strategy (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), Jeff Arnold, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, a leading cardiac ...

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Allan Singer Named Executive Vice President of Distribution and Strategy for OWN: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

October 30, 2009

(Los Angeles, Ca.) Allan Singer has been named Executive Vice President of Distribution and Strategy for OWN: THE OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK as announced today by ...

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TLC.com Brings Users Into the Kitchen with Thousands of Recipes and Original Content Around Cooking and Food

October 28, 2009

(New York, N.Y.) Dedicated to sharing the extraordinary and unique experiences of family, TLC.com is taking the celebrations of love and life to the table ...

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Lori McFarling Appointed Chief Marketing Officer, Discovery Education and Domestic Distribution

October 26, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Lori McFarling has been appointed chief marketing officer, Discovery Education and Domestic Distribution at Discovery Communications. As CMO, McFarling serves as the ...

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Discovery Channel's Tuesday Night Lineup Scores Big

October 20, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) On Tuesday, October 20, Discovery Channel was the #2 cable network in primetime among M25-54 (514K) and M18-49 (536K), with all-new episodes ...

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Discovery Channel's STORM CHASERS Blasts Off with Record Ratings

October 19, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) The season three premiere episode of STORM CHASERS was a ratings win on Sunday night, pulling in a 1.2 HH (1,204K), a ...

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DIRTY JOBS and MYTHBUSTERS 10/6 and 10/7 Premieres Pull Strong Ratings Among Men

October 8, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) On Tuesday, October 6, 2009, the return of premiere episodes of DIRTY JOBS and the series premiere of GHOST LAB helped rank ...

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Discovery Channel's MYTHBUSTERS Tapped for H1N1 PSA Campaign

October 8, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Channel and the hosts of its popular series MYTHBUSTERS have teamed up with the United States Department of Health and Human ...

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