Discovery News, 2009

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Kevin Bennett Named Vice President of Programming and Development for Investigation Discovery

August 24, 2009

(New York, N.Y.) After taking the helm of Investigation Discovery on August 3, president and general manager Henry Schleiff named his first executive appointment today, ...

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Discovery Communications Launches Discovery Channel Application on App Store

August 18, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Communications, (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) the world's number one nonfiction media company, today announced the launch of the Discovery Channel App ...

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Discovery Emerging Networks Appoints Television Industry Veteran Sara Kozak to Vice President, Production

August 17, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Deborah Adler Myers, Science Channel general manager and Executive Vice President of Programming for Discovery Emerging Networks announced today the appointment of ...

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Discovery Communications, LLC Prices Senior Notes Due 2019

August 12, 2009

Discovery Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) (the “Company”) announced today that Discovery Communications, LLC (“DCL”) has priced an offering of $500 million aggregate principal ...

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United Nations International Youth Day Serves as Kick-Off Site for Year Two of the SIEMENS WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD CHALLENGE

August 12, 2009

(New York, N.Y.) The Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) are partnering again this year to educate, empower and engage ...

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National Science Competition Announces Top 10 Finalists

August 6, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md. and St. Paul, Minn.) Today, Discovery Education and 3M announced 10 middle school students from around the nation as finalists in the ...

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Discovery Communications Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

August 4, 2009

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

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Discovery Communications and FLO TV Launch SHARK WEEK Mobile Channel

July 31, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md. and San Diego, Ca.) To celebrate the 22nd year of SHARK WEEK, Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is collaborating with FLO ...

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Discovery Channel's OUT OF EGYPT Spans the Globe Unraveling Common Threads of Ancient Civilizations

July 30, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Secret societies, ritual sacrifice, brutal religious edicts, macabre burials - how are ancient civilizations linked together and what does it say about ...

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Discovery Channel Launches New On-Air and Online Packages DISCOVERY SUNDAY and AWESOMESUNDAYS.COM in August

July 30, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Beginning in August, Discovery Channel is launching a new on-air and online campaign to expand the packaging of Sunday night specials and ...

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