Happy Friday! There’s a little more pep in everyone’s step this evening as we all peel off for the long weekend. Unfortunately it’s been pretty cold this week – and temperatures are expected to dip to the single digits in the next day or two – so a lot of folks are more apt to hibernate than get outdoors. Has the week flown by for you? Us too! Here is some news you might have missed:…
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This Week In…Discovery Buzz
Hello, February! We’re celebrating all things Puppy Bowl XII this week – both here at our HQ and at our other domestic offices around the U.S. The icing on the cake was this afternoon: our fabulous Employee Engagement team organized games and treats for all, with some larger offices hosting coordinated visits with puppies from local shelters. It was the perfect opportunity to step away from your desk for a moment, spend time with colleagues…
This Week In…Discovery Buzz
Happy Friday! Have you seen The Last Alaskans? Animal Planet’s “quietly beautiful docuseries” has been named to the Washington Post‘s “Best Shows of 2015” list. The freshman series was renewed for a second season earlier this year, so between catching reruns on the network, stay tuned for a premiere date coming next year. Here is some other news you may have missed this week: See The Animals That Have Already Died Off…
Eurosport’s New Brand Identity Invites Passionate Fans to Share Their Stories
After a game-changing year — complete with a landmark Olympic Games rights deal across Europe — Eurosport is ushering in the next era of fandom with its new ‘Fuel Your Passion’ brand identity. The Discovery-owned sports network also is connecting and inspiring fans worldwide through the #sharemypassion campaign, which encourages fans to share stories about the extraordinary lengths they go to in order to demonstrate their love for an athlete, team…
Eurosport Scores a Hat Trick with Three Wins at Inaugural TV Sports Awards
Eurosport walked away with three wins yesterday evening at the inaugural TV Sports Awards, a new awards ceremony created to honor some of the biggest brands and most influential figures in the global sports media industry. The “hat trick” of wins was also worthy of celebration in and of itself, with Eurosport winning each category it was nominated for, including: “Best TV Rights Deal” awarded to Eurosport and Discovery for securing all TV and multiplatform…
Discovery Communications Hosts First Investor Day
Earlier today, Discovery Communications hosted its inaugural Investor Day in New York City, updating the investment community and media in attendance on the company’s global business. President & CEO David Zaslav was joined by Rich Ross, Henry Schleiff and Bob Scanlon for updates on Discovery Channel, Investigation Discovery and Velocity/Turbo, respectively. Following the U.S. network updates, Discovery Networks International President JB Perrette provided an update on the non-U.S. business, joined…
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
Well, we have some good news and some bad news this morning. The bad news: Shark Week is officially over. The good news: Discovery’s first Shweekend (shark + weekend = shweekend…get it?) is coming your way this August featuring even more jawsome shark programming for the biggest fin-atics out there. Stay tuned for more information as the date approaches! In the meantime, here is some other news you may have missed from this…
2018-2024 Olympic Games Are Coming to Discovery, Eurosport!
There’s big news out of Switzerland today…the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that all TV and multiplatform broadcast rights in Europe for the 2018-2024 Olympic Games have been awarded to Discovery Communications! Through the new long-term partnership, Eurosport will deliver more coverage than ever before to more than 700 million people across Europe — on screens of all sizes. Discovery and Eurosport have an average of ten channels in…
This Week In…Discovery Buzz
Happy Friday! We’ve had a few exciting internal news announcements come through this past week, including: our very own Sharon O’Sullivan, EVP of Advertising Sales, being named to Ad Age’s Women to Watch 2015 list; Hollywood veterans Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson signing on as executive producers for Discovery’s upcoming Killing Fields; and Discovery announcing that Eli Roth will host Shark Week‘s Shark After Dark. Here are some other stories you may…