Discovery News, 2009

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Planet Green Launches National BAN THE BUGS, BUTTS AND BOTTLES Challenge

July 29, 2009

(Santa Monica, Ca.) Swirling off the coast of California in the Pacific Ocean is a growing trash vortex twice the size of Texas, filled with ...

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Discovery Communications Ratings Sizzle in July

July 28, 2009

(New York, N.Y.) Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, ID., Science Channel, Military Channel and Discovery Health experienced strong July 2009 ratings growth across multiple demographics.  ...

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Baidu and Discovery Form Strategic Partnership

July 28, 2009

(BEIJING and Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), the world’s number one nonfiction media company and Baidu, Inc. (BIDU), the largest global ...

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Statement from John S. Hendricks, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Communications, on the Passing of Friend and Mentor Walter Cronkite

July 18, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) "It is fair to say there would be no Discovery Channel without Walter Cronkite. When we struggled for funding and viability in ...

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Margaret Loesch to Lead Hasbro-Discovery Communications Joint Venture Television Network

July 16, 2009

(Pawtucket, R.I. and Silver Spring, Md.) Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) and Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced that children's entertainment veteran Margaret Loesch ...

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Discovery.com and Long John Silver's Create Media Sponsorship

July 15, 2009

(New York, N.Y.) Discovery.com, dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains, and Long John Silver's, the world's most popular seafood ...

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Discovery Communications Receives Five News and Documentary Emmy Award Nominations

July 14, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Communications received five Emmy nominations as the 30th Annual News and Documentary Emmy nominations were announced today by the National Television ...

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Rob Jacobson Joins Planet Green as Senior Vice President, Marketing

July 13, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Rob Jacobson has been named Senior Vice President, Marketing for Planet Green, Discovery Communications' multiplatform lifestyle and entertainment brand devoted to the ...

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TLC Appoints Steve Cheskin to EVP, Programming

July 6, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) TLC has appointed Steve Cheskin to the newly created role of EVP, Programming, it was announced today by the network's President & ...

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Animal Planet Launches Ultimate Destination for Pets and their People -- THE SPOT

July 1, 2009

(Silver Spring, Md.) Have you ever thought your pet should be on TV? Do you brag to your friends that your pet is more talented ...

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