‘Frozen Planet’ & ‘MythBusters’ Lead Discovery Communications’ 11 Primetime Emmy Nominations

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 —…

Discovery Networks Nab 11 News & Doc Emmy Nods

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…

Discovery Nets Nominated for 11 News & Doc Emmys

On the heels of last week’s 10 Primetime Emmy nominations, Discovery Communications received 11 News & Documentary Emmy nods earlier this week — with Discovery Channel leading the way with seven. First Life with David Attenborough was nominated in three categories (Outstanding Nature Programming, Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Graphic Design & Art Direction) and Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking was recognized with two nominations for Outstanding Science and Technology…