We’re knee-deep in the holiday season and exciting times at Discovery! From programming to investments, here are some highlights from the past week that you might have missed: Discovery CEO Zaslav: 2016 Was Our Best Year Ever (Bloomberg) Investigation Discovery Greenlights First TV Movie; Guillermo Diaz and Carrie Preston to Star (Exclusive) (Hollywood Reporter) Digital Studio New Form Raises $18 Million From Discovery, ITV (Variety) ‘Ocean Warriors’ Preview: The Battle in Palau (Yahoo!) WATCH:…
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This Week In…Discovery Buzz
Happy Friday! While we aren’t traipsing through puddles or bundling up for the cooler-than-normal temps here in Washington, D.C., here’s what has us buzzing this week: Discovery’s David Zaslav Talks Skinny Bundles, Layoffs and International Growth (Variety) New Science Channel Series ‘Space’s Deepest Secrets’ Suggests Einstein Was Wrong (Inverse) Lea Michele Reveals the ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ Surprise That Brought Her Family to Tears (US Weekly) An Alaskan…
‘Alaskan Bush People’ Returns to Discovery on Friday, May 6 at 9/8c
An all-new season of Alaskan Bush People returns to Discovery this Friday – and for the Browns, it means the start of an entirely new chapter. Finally able to leave Seattle and return to the wilderness, the family of nine is elated, eager to return to their roots. It’s a happy homecoming, but Billy, Ami and their seven children have their work cut out for them: time away has come at a cost,…
This Week In…Discovery Buzz
Happy Friday! If you’re looking to end your week on a high note, take a moment or two to check out the Puppy Bowl XII starting lineup and try not to “aww.” As per usual, the pups are beyond cute. Here is some other news you may have missed: Olympian Kellie Wells Appears on Episode of ‘Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta’ (ESPN) Watch MythBusters Crew Film Their Final Scene Ever—Grenades…
Go Big or Go Home with Discovery’s Mega Week
Mega Week is back on Discovery – and the celebrations are as big as ever! The weeklong programming event celebrates all things Discovery – from super-sized, fan-favorite episodes to brand new specials. Running today, December 7 through Sunday, December 13, Mega Week kicks off with the two-hour season finale of Street Outlaws, with Big Chief and the 405 crew hosting the biggest Cash Days in history. Also in the pipeline: all-new episodes of Alaskan Bush…
This Week In…Discovery Buzz
Happy Friday, everyone! Fans of MythBusters who follow co-hosts Adam and Jamie on Twitter (you can find them here and here, respectively) might have caught the two guys sharing moments from their final scenes on the well-loved Discovery show this past week. (It was announced last month that the next season of MythBusters, which premieres in January of next year, will be the series’ last.) You can check out what the duo was up to in…
Space Disasters, Murder and the Alaskan Wild: Fall Premiere Season is Not Over
New and returning series premieres may have kicked off in September, but here at Discovery Communications, they continue to roll out across networks fast and strong through the end of this month. Curious what’s in store? Read on! Science Channel’s Secret Space Escapes Space exploration can be thrilling, eye-opening and needless to say, a life-changing experience. But it can also be incredibly scary – and when things go wrong, they can go from bad to catastrophic…
This Week In…Discovery Buzz
Last week, we wrote about an employee of ours, Sarah, who shared with Self an inside look at what it’s like to work at Discovery. This week, we’re excited to share more good news about another one of our employees: Animal Planet’s own Jared Albert has been recognized in AdWeek’s “30 Under 30.” As the man behind some of the network’s biggest hits – Puppy Bowl, River Monsters and recent breakout The Last Alaskans – it’s a well-deserved honor. Congrats! There was…
This Week In…Discovery Buzz
Happy Friday! In case you missed it, Discovery Channel made headlines yesterday for something a little less conventional for the network: hockey. (We’ll let news speak for itself. Here’s an article from The New York Post.) On another note, the winner of Discovery Education and Toyota’s TeenDrive365 video challenge has been announced. Congrats to Chicago’s Elijah Wilborn! Here are some other stories you may have missed: Lessons From a Leadership Perspective…
Discovery Channel Celebrates the Best of 2014 with Virtual Advent Calendar
Discovery Channel is celebrating the end of another action-packed year by looking back on its shows’ best moments, and fans are invited to join in on the fun! A virtual advent calendar is now live as a companion to the network’s “Best of Discovery 2014” programming. Marathons of well-loved series and specials – from Gold Rush to Shark Week – are airing now through January 1. By using the hashtag…