Discovery Channel Awarded Three Documentary Emmys

-- Discovery’s Ted Koppel Gets Lifetime Achievement Award --

September 25, 2007

(Silver Spring, Md.) Discovery Channel won three Emmy Awards at last night’s 28th Annual News and Documentary Emmy awards ceremony presented by the National Television Academy at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City. Discovery Channel Managing Editor Ted Koppel was also honored with the Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his long and distinguished career in journalism.

"It is only fitting on a night recognizing excellence that we paid tribute to Ted Koppel - the gold standard in broadcast journalism. We are thrilled by our Emmy wins. They reflect the passion, energy and vision that is Discovery," said Jane Root, President and General Manager, Discovery Channel and The Science Channel.

Discovery Channel took home awards for three of its four nominations:

-- Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form went to KOPPEL ON DISCOVERY- IRAN: THE MOST DANGEROUS NATION;

-- Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story – Long Form went to GLOBAL WARMING: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WITH TOM BROKAW; and

-- Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft – Cinematography went to DISCOVERY ATLAS: CHINA REVEALED.

Earlier this month, Discovery Channel captured four Creative Arts Primetime Emmy® Awards for its groundbreaking PLANET EARTH series.

The 28th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards is presented by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry.

About Discovery Communications
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