Today the Alliance for Women in Media announced the 2016 honorees for their annual Gracie Awards, including our own Laura Ling — named this year’s winner in the Online Video Host/Correspondent category, as well as four top honors for our OWN family. Laura joined the Discovery family in November 2014 as Director of Development for Discovery Digital Networks and has been a force behind and in front of the camera for our…
This morning, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be presented on August 25 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel and OWN all nabbed nominations, including Discovery’s MythBusters and TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are? for Outstanding Structured Reality Program, and Discovery’s Alaska: The Last Frontier and Deadliest Catch for Outstanding…
Last night, at the 2013 Creative Arts Emmys, Discovery and OWN brought home the gold for some of their networks’ favorites. Discovery’s Deadliest Catch brought home two awards – one for “Best Cinematography for Reality Programming” and the other for “Picture Editing for Reality Programming” in its “Mutiny on the Sea” episode. Additionally, OWN’s Oprah’s Lifeclass brought home a win for “Outstanding Social TV.” Congratulations to our winners!
You’ve made it… it’s Friday! This week, we announced our first quarter earnings, celebrated Mama June’s wedding and enjoyed a new EP from Pit Boss star, Shorty Rossi (rock out with Shorty’s video below) and more: Discovery Communications 1st-Quarter Net Up 4.5% on Stronger International Revenue Animal Planet’s ‘Pit Boss’ stars release EP for the Dogs (Video) Bill Goodwyn Recognized as Member of 2013 Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame ‘Cat Daddy’ Jackson…
It’s Webby Awards season! Earlier in the month, Discovery Communications was recognized in several categories in the 17th Annual Webby Awards. We’re hoping to bring home top honors in the People’s Voice Awards, but we need your votes! To cast your vote, just follow the links below by close of voting on Thursday, April 25: HowStuffWorks.com (General Website – Radio & Podcasts) Kids React from Fine Brothers Productions/Revision 3 (Online Film…
Over the past two years, I’ve blogged several times about Inside Story, a breakthrough film initiative from our nonprofit Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership. The pan-African project, created to entertain millions and revolutionize HIV/AIDS education for millions across sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, has been screened on several continents, been broadcast across Africa and will continue to reach millions more. On Tuesday, the winners of the New York Festival’s World’s Best Television &…
Just minutes ago, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be presented on September 23 in Los Angeles in a primetime event hosted by funnyman Jimmy Kimmel.* Discovery Channel, TLC & Animal Planet all took home nominations, including Frozen Planet in the Outstanding Nonfiction Series category and MythBusters in the Outstanding Reality Program category. Congratulations to all the nominees —…
This morning, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the nominees for the 33rd annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, and four networks in the Discovery Communications family were nominated. Congratulations to all the nominees from Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet and Science Channel: Outstanding Historical Programming Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero (Discovery Channel) Outstanding Science and Technology Programming Curiosity (Discovery Channel) Through the Wormhole (Science Channel) Outstanding Individual Achievement…
On June 17, 1985, Discovery Channel made its debut in the U.S., and almost 27 years later we’re very fortunate at Discovery Communications to have our Founder & Chairman, John Hendricks, as a core part of our company and a very real example of the power of innovative ideas. Today, employees in Silver Spring (and around the world, thanks to modern technology) gathered to celebrate Mr. Hendricks’ innovative spirit and…
In 2010, Discovery Education announced the creation of a new Science Techbook for students in grades K-8, continuing to lead the way as the digital classroom evolves. Since the Techbook’s launch in August 2011, it has been adopted by several states and Techbooks spanning middle school social studies and high school science will be available for the 2012-13 school year. The team’s hard work has not gone unnoticed, as the…