Discovery Communications
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Fans mourn end of 'Oprah' show...to remember that the "Oprah" legacy will live on in a different format. Winfrey will premiere the Oprah Winfrey Network, a partnership with Discovery Communications, in January 2011. Screen nameSelect one with 3-12 characters; CNN will use... In this article: Oprah Winfrey, Lisa Ling, Rachael Ray, Ellen DeGeneres, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Twitter, Elizabeth Reaser, U.S., and Oprah Book Club |
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New York Post | 7 hours ago
Oprah's windy city blow-off
...for her future, she is widely expected to create a new talk show for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, her much-delayed joint venture with Discovery Communications that is set to start in 2011. The channel will replace Discovery Health...
In this article: Chicago, Nikki Finke, California, Joint venture, Tax, Discovery Health Channel, Chicago Sun-Times, and Harpo Productions
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Centre Daily Times | 15 hours ago
Oprah's departure presents problem for TV stations
...niche programming. Winfrey, 55, is widely expected to start up a new talk show on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a joint venture with Discovery Communications Inc. that was first announced last year. It will replace the Discovery Health...
In this article: Oprah Winfrey, Chicago, Discovery Health Channel, Sarah Palin, Whitney Houston, Los Angeles, and Joint venture
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L.A. Times - Entertainment News | 19 hours ago
Oprah: 'It's time to leave'
...basic cable network, OWN, (Oprah Winfrey Network) released a statement this morning announcing that her legacy will live on in her 24-hour Discovery Communications venture, which premieres in Jan. 2011 and is based in Burbank. OWN will debut...
In this article: Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Los Angeles, Discovery Health Channel, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and Harpo Productions
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AP Online | 19 hours ago
Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit
Winfrey, 55, is widely expected to start up a new talk show on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a much-delayed 50-50 joint venture with Discovery Communications Inc. that is projected to debut in January 2011. OWN is to replace the Discovery...
In this article: Oprah Winfrey, Chicago, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CBS Corp, Los Angeles, James Frey, Michael Jackson, and Ellen
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PR Newswire: Financial | 22 hours ago
Discovery Communications' Statement Regarding Today's Announcement by Oprah Winfrey
...video content distributed by MultiVu on The Digital Center. See more news releases in: Entertainment, Television, Joint Ventures Discovery Communications' Statement Regarding Today's Announcement by Oprah Winfrey SILVER SPRING,...
In this article: Oprah Winfrey, Joint venture, Discovery Health Channel, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Maryland
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bizjournals: Local Business News | 1 day ago
Oprah ends show to create network with Discovery Communications
...some time. The project is a joint venture of Winfrey's production company and Silver Spring-based Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA). "The Oprah Winfrey Show" has been broadcast five days a week for 25 years. It gets about 7 million...
In this article: Oprah Winfrey, Discovery Communications Inc., Joint venture, Nasdaq, and The Oprah Winfrey Show
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IGN | 2 days ago
505 Games and Discovery Communications Launch Discovery Kids: Spider Quest For DS
...games puts creepy-crawlers in your pocket. November 18, 2009 - AGOURA HILLS, Calif. - Global videogame publisher, 505 Games U.S. and Discovery Communications today announced that Discovery Kids: Spider Quest for the Nintendo DS has shipped...
In this article: 505 Games, Discovery Kids, Nintendo DS, California, United States, DVD, Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 2, and Nintendo Wii
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Web Wire | 3 days ago
Discovery Communications-Hasbro Joint Venture Network Announces the Addition of Four Senior Executives
© 2009 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved. About Discovery Communications Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world s number one nonfiction media company, reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers...
In this article: Joint venture, Hasbro, Cranium, and Transformers
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washingtonpost.com | November 11, 2009
Corrections
...lost one leg during combat in Iraq. A Nov. 10 A-section article about the launch of a news site by Discovery Communications incorrectly said that the company blamed a rise in operating costs for its most recent quarter's decline in profits.
In this article: Olympia J. Snowe, Tammy Duckworth, White House, Black Hawk helicopter, Senate Finance Committee, Iraq, and Maine
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washingtonpost.com | November 09, 2009
Discovery Communications launches science news Web site
Silver Spring-based Discovery Communications announced Monday that it has launched a new Web site dedicated to reporting science and technology news. Just as Discovery's television shows sometimes focus on the latest scientific findings...
In this article: Discovery Channel, AOL, Columbia Sportswear, Itunes, Lexus, Iphone, and Toyota
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Discovery Communications, Inc. (DCI) (NASDAQ: DISCA, NASDAQ: DISCB, NASDAQ: DISCK) is an American global media and entertainment company. The company started as a single channel in 1985, The Discovery Channel. Today, DCI has global operations offering 29 network entertainment brands on over 100 channels in over 170 countries in 33 languages for over 1.5 billion subscribers around the globe. Discovery Communications is based in Silver Spring, MD. The company's slogan is: "The number-one nonfiction media company."
DCI both produces original programming and acquires content from producers worldwide. This non-fiction programming is offered through DCI's 28 network entertainment brands, including Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Health Channel, Travel Channel and a family of digital channels. DCI also distributes BBC America and BBC World to cable and satellite operators in the United States.
- Name:
- Discovery Communications, Inc.
- Type:
- Public (NASDAQ: DISCA, NASDAQ: DISCB, NASDAQ: DISCK)
- Location:
- Silver Spring, MD
- Founded:
- 1985, Bethesda, Maryland
- Stock Symbol (NASDAQ):
- DISCB
- Industry:
- Broadcasting & Cable TV
- Key People:
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- John S. Hendricks (Founder & Chairman)
- David Zaslav (CEO)
- Products:
- Media Holding Company
- Website:
- http://corporate.discovery.com/
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