At first glance, high school senior Kelly Acevedo is like many other students: she’s involved in a host of extracurricular activities, including a leadership council, ROTC and prom committee, and boasts one of the top GPAs of her class. But woven into her triumphs are obstacles few her age have been forced to face, including years of domestic instability and gang violence. Seeker’s Laura Ling sat down with Acevedo to…
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…
Africa’s middle class is expanding more rapidly than anywhere else in the world, but one key element impedes their growth: access to reliable energy. In an effort to increase awareness about the issue, The ONE Campaign (ONE) has partnered with Discovery Digital Networks to launch a digital campaign to engage young people who believe in making the world a better place for future generations. Leading the charge is award-winning journalist…
It’s that time of year again! While it seems like we’re still soaking in some of the great learnings from SXSW 2015, it’s already time to pick panels for the annual event, coming up in March of 2016. PanelPicker voting opens today, and Discovery has a slew of great panels in the running across SXSWedu and SXSW Interactive. Check out the links below to take a look at the proposed panels…
5:50am. While folks up and down the coast were just waking up — rubbing their eyes, struggling to their feet and sipping fresh cups of coffee, a Discovery Communications team (me included) was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at Urbo in New York City. Just over three hours later, Discovery kicked off its first-ever NewFront presentation. The Digital Content NewFronts, hosted by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), put the spotlight on online…
While the average American produces a shocking 4.3 pounds of trash a day (a number that adds up to more than 1,600 pounds a year) one New York woman has produced less than one mason jar of waste in the last two years. A recently-launched episode of Seeker’s Going Off Grid profiles Lauren Singer and her decision to reduce the amount of trash she produces by making some simple – and…
Adventure requires curiosity, and a seeker requires adventure. Helping fans around the world satisfy that curiosity is Seeker, the newest online network from Discovery Digital Networks dedicated to the spirit of adventure and the pursuit of wonder. Seeker’s web-native series feature adventurers, explorers and storytellers on journeys that celebrate the world around us, bringing viewers closer to unique cultures – from Idaho to Paris to Panama – and giving them…
Happy Friday! This has been a news-filled week! Aside from our announcement about Laura Ling and Sony PlayStation®Vue, we shared the news earlier this week that Curiosity.com has spun-off from Discovery Communications. In other big – er, tall – news, Yao Ming will be on Animal Planet next Tuesday in Saving Africa’s Giants with Yao Ming. (And if you haven’t read his AMA on Reddit yet, it’s worth checking out…
Discovery Digital Networks announced yesterday that award-winning journalist Laura Ling will join Discovery Digital Networks as Director of Development. In this role, Ling will join the senior team overseeing original program development for Discovery’s suite of digital networks, including TestTube, Animalist and Revision3. Prior to joining Discovery Digital Networks, Ling was most recently host and reporter for E! Investigates and Society X with Laura Ling, a documentary series airing on the…