With American Heroes Channel, formerly the Military Channel, officially rolling out on Monday, March 3, the network rallied its troops at the Newseum Tuesday night to celebrate the occasion and honor the bold veterans featured in its launch series, Against the Odds, premiering Monday, March 3 at 10PM ET. Multiple generations of military veterans and their families came together from across the country to attend the special event. The evening was…
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This Week In…Discovery Buzz
Happy weekend! With CES and TCA colliding this week, we were a busy team, with lots of announcements from our networks. Learn all about our week’s events below and then see below for a hunky interview about Discovery’s miniseries, Klondike, with Richard Madden. TCA: Investigation Discovery Announces ’50 Ways to Leave Your Lover,’ ‘Secret lives of Stepford Wives’ TCA: Military Channel Rebrands to American Heroes Channel OWN Sets Lindsay Lohan…
Discovery Lands at TCA Winter 2014
Today kicks off the first day of the Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour, where Discovery will unveil some of its upcoming programming. Discovery Communications will be presenting panels from Discovery networks Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Investigation Discovery, Military Channel, Velocity, OWN. You can read all the news by clicking the links below and follow @DiscoveryComm and #TCA14 for live updates from the Tour. We’ll also be sharing photos from our panels as they happen on Discovery…
Military Channel’s ‘Commander in Chief’ Visits JFK’s Oval Office
To most of the world, life inside the Oval Office is a mystery. Military Channel’s new series Commander in Chief: Inside the Oval Office, however, invites viewers to take a seat in the West Wing and, with never-before-seen footage, newly released presidential documents and exclusive interviews, experience how the Commander in Chief makes a life or death decision. The first two installments visited the White House’s of President Obama and George…
Upfront 2013: Rapping BBQ Masters, Ferocious Gators and Terrifying Tightropes
What do Honey Boo Boo, Oprah and Morgan Freeman have in common? They all stole the stage at Discovery Communications’ Upfront 2013-14. On April 4, hundreds gathered at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City to get the first glimpse into the future of Discovery Communications programming. The show kicked off with daredevil Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk over the audience – a small feat compared to his upcoming walk…
Discovery Prepares to ‘Light It Up Blue’ for Autism Awareness
Once again, Discovery Communications is honored to join forces with Austism Speaks to “Light It Up Blue” on April 2, World Autism Awareness Day. To start, One Discovery Place in Silver Spring, MD will turn blue tonight and tomorrow (joining the likes of the Empire State Building) to show our support. Additionally, viewers tuning into Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Discovery Fit & Health, Military Channel and Velocity will see PSAs…
Ultimate Warfare Premieres on Military Channel, Highlights Iconic Battles
Ultimate Warfare comes to Military Channel tomorrow night, with a premiere that details the 2003 battles in Baghdad, which many view these as the decisive turning points of the Iraq War. Ultimate Warfare delves into some of the most decisive battlefield conflicts in modern history. Using cutting-edge CGI animation and “on the ground” interviews to bring a new perspective to each battle, every episode profiles the missions and heroes that…
Military Channel Kicks Off ‘Red, Hot & New Week’ with ‘The Brokaw Files’
The legendary Tom Brokaw has witnessed it all — the good and the bad, the heroic and the tragic — in his more than 40 years as a journalist, and he’ll be reflecting on it all in Military Channel‘s new series, The Brokaw Files. From Ronald Reagan’s final days in the Oval Office to the military life of the crew aboard a nuclear aircraft carrier deployed to Afghanistan. Now, Brokaw…
Discovery Makes a Splash at TCA with Programming, ‘Shark Week’ Festivities
On August 2, Discovery’s networks highlighted upcoming programming for TV critics during a series of afternoon TCA panels — from TLC‘s Breaking Amish and OWN‘s Married to the Army: Alaska to Military Channel‘s The Brokaw Files and Discovery Channel‘s Curiosity: Plane Crash (wt). Following the presentation, the critics and special guests were invited to the pool at the Beverly Hilton for a special 25th Anniversary Shark Week Party. As sharks…
Discovery Networks Take to TCA, Share Upcoming Programming
As I post, television critics and journalists from across the country are continuing the bi-annual ritual that is the TCA Press Tour and getting ready for Discovery Communications‘ panels. Held each summer at the Beverly Hilton, the Television Critics Association‘s event allows broadcast and cable networks to unveil new and returning series and specials that will premiere in the coming months. You can read all the news by clicking on…