Last month, Discovery Channel unveiled custom stickers for fans who check into Discovery Channel, MythBusters and Storm Chasers on GetGlue, the popular entertainment-focused social network. And now, just in time for the holidays, Discovery Channel is announcing additional rewards through fan discounts at DiscoveryStore.com. To earn a sticker and discount, simply watch and check into MythBusters, Storm Chasers or another Discovery Channel show five times on GetGlue. Once you have,…
Month: November 2010
It’s Cyber Monday at DiscoveryStore.com
Today is Cyber Monday, the day that millions of people flock to their computers for holiday deals and steals. DiscoveryStore.com has gotten in on the action, with a number of fantastic online only deals that are valid through midnight ET tonight. For example, get the Life and Planet Earth DVDs and Blu-ray sets at their lowest prices of the season today — up to 75% off regular price. Or do you…
Black Friday Shopping Made Easy with the ‘Oddities Store’ on Facebook
While some of you may have already hit the stories today (with many of them opening in the wee hours), Discovery Channel is helping you shop from your own home. In addition to Black Friday deals from DiscoveryStore.com on toys, DVDs, fan gear and more, you can also find the perfectly unique gift for your Facebook friends with the Oddities Store on Facebook. Inspired by the Oddities series on Discovery…
This Thanksgiving, We’re Gonna Hurl…Pumpkins
Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, food and, in the case of Discovery Channel and Science Channel, high-flying pumpkins and splat-filled feats of engineering and science. Following the 2010 World Punkin Chunkin Championship, Punkin Chunkin explores every angle of the intense competition from growing special, aerodynamic pumpkins and determining the perfect pumpkin’s mass to the mechanics of the air cannon and the physics of catapults. Is this a small,…
Give Back with Animal Planet’s ‘You Watch. We Give.’ This Weekend
If you want to do good this weekend, but you’re feeling lazy after a big Thanksgiving dinner, then we have just the opportunity for you. You can actually make the world a better place just by sitting on your couch and watching TV. Animal Planet has announced that it will donate up to $50,000 to the Villalobos Rescue Center, a nonprofit organization featured in Pit Bulls and Parolees, based on…
‘Tis the Season: Introducing TreeHugger’s 2010 Holiday Gift Guide
This time of year, it’s hard not to feel bombarded by holiday shopping offers — discounts, special sales and suggestions. But, if you’re looking for something a little different, check out TreeHugger’s Fifth Annual Holiday Gift Guide, which is full of meaningful, unique and environmentally-friendly gift ideas for everyone on your list. There are ideas for a wide range of tastes, budgets, ages and interests, including foodies, kids, design junkies,…
Explore the World & Share a Pint with Discovery Channel’s ‘Brew Masters’
This Sunday, November 21, Discovery Channel will premiere Brew Masters, a new series that follows craft brewer Sam Calagione and the Dogfish Head Brewery team as they explore regions of the country and world in the search of inspiration for the perfect brew. Last Friday, we shared info about the launch of the new Brew Masters Facebook page and Meetup site… and now we’re excited to announce a new social…
TLC’s ‘Homemade Millionaire’ Celebrates Entrepreneurship
How many times have you come up with a solution for an everyday problem and thought to yourself, “If I could only sell this, I would be rich!”? There are a lot of smart women out there with useful inventions and business ideas but who don’t have the resources to catapult their creations to the next level. TLC has teamed up with Kelly Ripa to help those women on Homemade…
TLC Lends Its Support to Feeding America
Here’s some food for the soul. TLC announced this week that it will harness the popularity of its food- and family-focused programming to help leading domestic hunger-relief charity Feeding America fight hunger in the U.S. Along with other promotional efforts, TLC will create PSAs for Feeding America featuring TLC stars, including Cake Boss Buddy Valastro and Kate Gosselin and her adorable eight, in order to increase awareness about hunger issues…
Discovery News Explores the Technologies Behind ‘Harry Potter’
Calling all you Harry Potter fans out there… On the eve of the release of the latest movie installment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, our Discovery News team has taken a look at real-life technologies that are bringing to life some of the most potent wizard tools in the popular series. It turns out we may not be far away from a…