Cybersecurity is an issue of great importance – for individuals and organizations. In an effort to further support research, development and implementation of smart strategies and governance, Discovery Communications has made a donation to American University’s newly launched Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center and will offer its partnership as it endeavors to promote “good governance” in the preparation for, prevention and detection of, and response to cybersecurity threats. Discovery’s support of the Center will further enhance…
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Discovery Communications & TLC’s ‘Say Yes to the Prom’…It’s More Than Just a Dress
It’s 8 am at Discovery’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland – racks of dresses are carefully hung, sparkling in the light. Stylists arrange their stations, and employees who have volunteered as mentors prepare to meet their mentees for the day. It can only mean one thing – the return of Say Yes to the Prom. Shortly thereafter students stream through the doors, jittery and wide-eyed with anticipation. A little apprehensive…
Discovery Digital Networks Welcomes Steve Suptic to Team
YouTubers and gamers around the world know Steven Suptic (aka mlgHwnT) for his animated series and online antics, and today Discovery Digital Networks announced that he’s joining the team officially! It seems the LA team is already welcoming Steve with open arms…and hot peppers! And, if you’re not familiar with “To Save a YouTuber” and “To Kill a YouTuber,” check out an episode below!
This Week In…Discovery Buzz
Happy New Year! Whether or not our resolutions have withstood the first few days of 2015, there is plenty to look forward to in the upcoming months and lots of exciting news from 2014 to reflect upon. At Discovery HQ in Silver Spring, MD, we welcomed U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez on Thursday as well as students, educators and Danica McKellar (who we love for her math smarts and…
This Week In…Discovery Buzz
We’re back from the Thanksgiving holiday and while we had our fill of turkey, stuffing and Grandma’s jokes, we can’t get enough of what’s going on here at Discovery Communications. Just this week, TLC’s The Little Couple returned for its seventh season, audiences around the country enjoyed Animal Planet Live!’s Reindeer Cam, and Josh and Anna Duggar announced they’re expecting their fourth child! Additionally, Discovery Digital Networks’ TestTube launched ‘MANthropology’,…
‘The Little Couple’ Returns Tuesday to TLC for 7th Season
One of America’s favorite TV couples is back and stronger than ever after a year full of as many joys as challenges. The latest season of The Little Couple premieres tomorrow, December 2, at 9pm ET/PT on TLC. Bill Klein and Jen Arnold once again invite viewers into their world for an intimate experience of their whirlwind life. Last season, we celebrated with them as they adopted their second child, Zoey, and cheered on…
This Week In…Discovery Buzz
While it’s getting chilly here on the East Coast, winter programming is heating up! We’re wrapping up a busy week packed with exciting announcements and new programs across several networks. Just this week, several announcements made headlines, including Stacy London’s new TLC series Love, Lust, or Run, premiering January 23, as well as Destination America adding TNA Impact Wrestling to its lineup, also debuting in January. Additionally, Science Channel‘s upcoming All-American Makers was praised by…
USC Shoah Foundation, Discovery Education Keep History Alive
In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in January 2015, Discovery Education and USC Shoah Foundation have selected 25 teachers from around the world to participate in Auschwitz: The Past is the Present, a global communications and education program in Poland designed to deepen educators’ understanding of the historical landscape of Poland before, during and after the Holocaust. This unique educator development program is one element of…
This Week In…Discovery Buzz
Happy Halloween! We’re enjoying plenty of treats today to cap off a successful and zombie-filled week, and hope you are, too. It’s been a busy last week in October with lots of news, including: Welcoming Rich Ross as the new President of the Discovery Channel Celebrating new highs for TLC’s 19 Kids & Counting and Discovery Networks international Counting down to Discovery’s Skyscraper Live with Nik Wallenda Enjoy the weekend and we’ll be…