Discovery News, 2009

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Dee Forbes Named Managing Director and EVP of Discovery Networks International's UK Business

September 16, 2009

(LONDON and SILVER SPRING, Md.) Dee Forbes has been appointed the Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Discovery Networks UK, it was announced today ...

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Discovery Communications Extends Contract for CEO David Zaslav

September 10, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Communications announced today the extension of President and CEO David Zaslav's employment contract through the beginning of 2015. Details of the ...

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Discovery Communications Launches Landmark Original Series
"CURIOSITY: The Questions of Our Life"

September 10, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.)  Discovery Communications today announced the development of "CURIOSITY: The Questions of Our Life," a landmark, 60-episode television series designed to tackle the ...

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Ed Hersh Named Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, for Investigation Discovery

September 9, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Investigation Discovery president and general manager Henry Schleiff announced today the appointment of Ed Hersh -- a veteran cable executive, programming consultant ...

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Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav to Present at Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVIII Conference

September 9, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced that President and CEO David Zaslav will present at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVIII ...

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Helen Fox Gladwell Joins Discovery Communications

September 8, 2009

(London) Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced that Helen Fox Gladwell is joining Discovery's Business Affairs Team in London as Vice President, Business ...

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Discovery Communications CFO Brad Singer to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference

September 2, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced that Senior Executive Vice President and CFO Brad Singer will present at the Bank ...

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Discovery Communications Continues to Attract Audiences in August

September 1, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) All Primetime Data based on August 09 vs. August 08 and Among All Ad-Supported Cable Unless Otherwise Noted DISCOVERY CHANNEL #1 cable ...

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Jeff Hasler Named Senior Vice President, Production and Development for Planet Green

September 1, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Jeff Hasler has been named Senior Vice President, Production and Development for Planet Green, Discovery Communications’ television channel and multiplatform entertainment brand ...

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Animal Planet's WHALE WARS Returns from High Seas with Record Viewership in Finale and in Second Season

August 25, 2009

(New York, N.Y.) Animal Planet’s WHALE WARS ended last Friday evening with the most-watched episode ever, a record 1.3M P2+ viewers tuning in to see ...

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