Discovery News, 2009

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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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Discovery Education and 3M Announce National Science Competition Winner

October 7, 2009

(New York, N.Y.) Discovery Education and 3M yesterday awarded Marina Dimitrov of Bozeman, MT with the title of "America's Top Young Scientist" as winner of ...

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Planet Green Greenlights BEEKMAN FARM (WT), a Fresh and Fabulous Docu-Series that Puts a Spotlight on Two City Dwellers Who Leave Everything Behind to go Country

October 7, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) What do you get when you combine a former Martha Stewart Vice President, a drag queen turned ad exec and New York ...

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Jan "Dr. G" Garavaglia Examines Shocking Cases that Shook the Forensic World in an All-New Discovery Health Special

October 7, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) America's most-prominent medical examiner, Dr. Jan Garavaglia-also known as "Dr. G"-opens the files on some of the most astonishing forensic investigations of ...

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Discovery and Sky Agree on New Advertising Sales Partnership

October 6, 2009

(London) Discovery Communications Europe has awarded a four year deal to Sky Media, the advertising sales division of BSkyB, for its TV advertising sales contract. ...

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Discovery Offers Science Programming that Appeals to Worldwide Enthusiasts and Non-Enthusiasts Alike

October 6, 2009

(Cannes) Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced that it's making science cool again by exploring science's past, present and future, from uncovering lost ...

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