It’s finally here! Shark Week, television’s longest-running and most anticipated summer event, kicked off on Sunday, June 26 with an all-new episode of Tiger Beach at 8/7c and will continue through Sunday, July 3. Expanding to more than 220 countries and territories this year, Shark Week is a pop culture event that transcends television – and is continually giving faithful fans and new viewers opportunities to experience Shark Week in exciting…
Last Friday, June 12th, over 4,500 employees from more than 65 offices in 35 countries – London, Miami, Mexico City, Munich, Oslo, Sydney, Tokyo, Rome, Portugal, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Beijing, Silver Spring and many more – joined together in celebrating Discovery’s sixth annual Discover Your Impact Day. Employees were able to choose from a wide variety of volunteer opportunities – from animal shelters and zoos, youth and local school systems, community…
On Friday, while those of us in the States were sleeping, Discover Your Impact Day began in Discovery offices around the world. Fighting the elements in many cases, more than 4,000 Discovery employees (including our newest team members from SBS Nordic) set out to give back to their communities. From cleaning parks and kennels at a local pet rescue to bringing cheer to children in hospitals, we made an impact…
Tomorrow marks the third annual Discover Your Impact Day, an opportunity for Discovery Communications employees to volunteer in their communities and give back to the planet that inspires us daily at Discovery. More than 3,300 employees from 40 offices around the world will contribute their time and sweat to over 155 service activities that will leave a lasting impact. Joining our employees will be a few members of the larger…
After three days of Rebuilding Alabama with Habitat for Humanity Greater Birmingham, our teams will be heading back to Miami, New York and Silver Spring tomorrow morning. It’s been an eye-opening and rewarding time for our employees and our thanks go to Habitat for Humanity, the families we were able to meet and help and to the people of Alabama that welcomed us. While the work is far from done,…
The first full day of Discovery Impact: Rebuilding Alabama started off early and had our color-coded teams rolling up their sleeves and breaking a sweat from the start. Our employees and several familiar faces from our networks were welcomed with open arms by the Habitat for Humanity team in Birmingham as 125 employees worked on several build sites in Pleasant Grove and Jasper and got a chance to meet the…
Last Friday, over 3,000 employees across five continents took to local schools, parks, community organizations and beyond to make an impact as a part of our second annual Discover Your Impact Day. Our employees also took Twitter by storm, with more than 740 updates from around the world using the #ourimpact hashtag. Get a feel for the day by watching our video recap below or by visiting our Flickr group…
On the eve of our company’s 26th anniversary, final preparations are taking place for our second annual Discover Your Impact Day tomorrow, Discovery Communications’ company-wide volunteer effort spanning more than 20 countries and 35 offices. What better way to celebrate this milestone than by giving back to our local communities. Discover Your Impact Day was launched last year and this year more than 3,000 employees (and a few faces you…