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Discovery Communications Inc.

(DISCA) is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$4.1B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.3B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world?s number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in 170 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green, Investigation Discovery and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com.

President & CEO

Judith McHale

Number of Employees 5,000

Contact Information

1 Discovery Pl

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3354

www.discoveryco...

(240) 662-0000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code : 517510

Recent Events

Liguori Named COO Of Discovery Communications

12/08/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - COO - View Story
Sass likes Hasbro as future cable play

12/07/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Liguori Named COO of Discovery

12/08/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
People on the Move - Tuesday, Dec 8, 2009

12/08/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Operations - View Story
Liguori Lands At Discovery As COO

12/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story
Discovery Communications Names Mark Hollinger President & CEO Of Discovery Networks - Update

12/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story
Discovery moves COO to lead Discovery Networks International

12/04/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
Gaiam and Discovery Communications Release Four Hit Shows on DVD in December

12/03/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Chevron and Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership Receive 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic...

12/02/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Chevron and Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership Receive 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Bus

12/02/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

company and discovery communications inc. - All News and Analysis

Discovery Goes for the Green.(Discovery Communications Inc.)

- 2007-04-09

By Anne Becker Media company makes eco-friendly pitch to advertisers amid ratings rebound Discovery Communications is hoping to make big green out of eco-friendly marketing. As part of its new PlanetGreen initiative aimed at exploiting...

Tags: company, Discovery Communications Inc.
Cuts Loom at Discovery.(Discovery Communications plans layoffs)

- 2007-04-02

By Anne Becker Approximately 300 jobs are said to be on the block Discovery Communications plans a round of layoffs in the coming weeks. About 300 people are likely to be laid off, a figure that could...

Tags: company, Discovery Communications Inc.
WICT: Cox, Discovery are above PAR.

- 2004-11-08

Women contemplating a career in cable would do well to consider opportunities at Cox Communications Inc. and Discovery Communications Inc. Those companies were named as the recipients of the 2004 Forerunner Accolade for the Best Operator and ...

Tags: company, Cox Communications Inc., Discovery Communications Inc., survey, women
Celebrating cable's best for women.(Women in Cable & Telecommunications)

- 2004-11-08

Although the PAR Initiative wasn't available to measure diversity in 1979, when Women in Cable & Telecommunications was founded, the industry has made some leaps towards a diverse workforce. But over 25 years, those leaps are really just baby s Although the PAR Initiative...

Tags: women, company, cable, benefit, Cox Communications Inc., Discovery Communications Inc.
Discovery executive shuffle preps for expansion. (Discovery Communications Inc.)

- 1995-12-04

Discovery Communications Inc. restructured its executive ranks, shuffling their responsibilities over the company's various media, video and retail operations. Chairman John Hendricks named Judith McHale co-president and COO of DCI, promoting her Discovery Communications Inc. restructured its executive ranks, shuffling their...

Tags: company, Discovery Communications Inc., network

Moyer succeeds Otte atop Discovery; outgoing president joins educational software company. (Discovery Communications President and COO Ruth Otte leaves and Greg Moyer is promoted) (Brief Article)

- 1994-08-22

Discovery Communications President/COO Ruth Otte resigned last week and will be replaced by company veteran Greg Moyer. Otte left the company after eight years to join Knowledge Adventures Inc., a La Crescenta, Calif.based developer of multime Discovery Communications President/COO...

Tags: company, Discovery Communications Inc., revenue, software

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Judith McHale	President & CEO
John Ford	President and General Manager, Military Channel and Discovery Times Channel
Barbara Bennett	Senior Executive Vice President & CFO
Diane Duggan	CIO & Senior Vice President
Kelly Day	Chief Operating Officer, Digital Media & Commerce Division
Donald A. Baer	Executive Vice President, Strategy & Development
Mark Hollinger	Senior Executive Vice President, Corp Operations & General Counsel
Mona Abutaleb	Executive Vice President, New Media & Network Services
Pandit Wright	Senior Executive Vice President, HR & Admin
Scott McGraw	Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales
Alexa Verveer	Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Govt Relations
Annie Howell	Senior Vice President, Communications
Ben Price	Senior Vice President
David Leavy	Senior Vice President, Corp Affairs & Communications
Evan Sternschein	Senior Vice President
Andrew Snyder	Vice President
Dina Roman	Vice President & Manager, General Sales
Harold Morgenstern	Vice President, Sales
Joe Paglino	Vice President
John Barry	Vice President
Juan Carlos Gamboa	Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs
Lisa Fischer	Vice President
Marc Goodman	Vice President, Advertising Sales
Michelle Russo	Vice President, Corp Communications
Pepe Miller	Vice President, Midwest Region
Peter Lovering	Vice President, Production & Development
Rick Holzman	Vice President, Programming & Scheduling
Scott Felenstein	Vice President, Sales
Scott Kohn	Vice President, Sales
Alicia Levi	Director, Product Sales
Mary Rollins	Director, Advertising Sales
Charles B. Gingold	Senior Vice President & General Manager, Daytime Programming
Leslie Becker	Manager, Production
Melisa Rogers	Manager, Product Sales

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
John S. Hendricks	Chairman & Founder
John C. Malone	Board of Directors

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	President & CEO	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	President and General Manager, Military Channel and Discovery Times Channel	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Senior Executive Vice President & CFO	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	CIO & Senior Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Chief Operating Officer, Digital Media & Commerce Division	Current
The Knot, Inc.	Vice President, E-Commerce	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Executive Vice President, Strategy & Development	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Senior Executive Vice President, Corp Operations & General Counsel	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Executive Vice President, New Media & Network Services	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Senior Executive Vice President, HR & Admin	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Govt Relations	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Communications	Current
Discovery	Senior Vice President, Communications	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Senior Vice President	Current
Discovery Networks, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Natl Advertising Sales	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Senior Vice President, Corp Affairs & Communications	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Senior Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President & Manager, General Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President, Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President, Advertising Sales	Current
Discovery Networks, Inc.	Director, Advertising Sales	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President, Corp Communications	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President, Midwest Region	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President, Production & Development	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President, Programming & Scheduling	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President, Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Vice President, Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Director, Product Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Director, Advertising Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Senior Vice President & General Manager, Daytime Programming	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Manager, Production	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Manager, Product Sales	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Chairman & Founder	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Holding Company	Chairman & Chief Executive Officer	Current
The Leadership Success Institute		Current
Infoisearch.Com		Current
Liberty Media Group, Inc.	Chairman	Current
The DIRECTV Group, Inc.	Chairman	Current
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.	Chairman Emeritus	Current
Liberty Global, Inc.	Chairman	Current
Liberty Media Corporation	Chairman	Current
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.	Director	Current
Liberty Media International, Inc.	Director	Current
Car Rental Weekly	Board of Directors	Current
The Bank of New York Company, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Hotel Blogs	Board of Directors	Current
The Cato Institute and Co	Board of Directors	Current
Expedia, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
The Nature Conservancy	Board of Directors	Current
Discovery Communications, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Pars Times	Board of Directors	Current
Tele-Communications, Inc.	President & Chief Executive Officer	Former
Lgi International	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Lgi International	President	Former
General Instrument Corporation	Group Vice President	Former
Tele-Communications, Inc.	Chairman	Former
Lgi International	Chairman of The Board	Former
Liberty Media Group, Inc.	Director	Former
Liberty Global, Inc.	Board of Directors	Former
Liberty Media Corporation	Board of Directors	Former
The Johns Hopkins University	Ph.D., Operations Research	Former
The Johns Hopkins University	M.S., Industrial Management	Former
Yale University	B.S., Electrical Engineering & Economics	Former

Executive News

The online retail shake-out: GSI's Rubin

Philadelphia Inquirer - 9/04/09 - View Story
Big online retailers crowd small firms out, says GSI's Rubin

Philadelphia Inquirer - 9/04/09 - View Story
Discovery chief David Zaslav transforms television company

USA Today - 9/01/09 - View Story
Discovery E-Book Filing Raises Eyebrows: Md. Firm Mum on Patent Application

Washington Post - 8/30/09 - View Story
Discovery E-Book Filing Raises Eyebrows

Washington Post - 8/28/09 - View Story
Discovery Media Silent on 'E-Book' Patent File

Washington Post - 8/28/09 - View Story
DirectTV deal may save Sirius XM Radio from bankruptcy

Financial Post - 8/26/09 - View Story
Sirius hooks up iPhone to premium satellite radio

Washington Post - 8/26/09 - View Story
Archive Top media execs wonder how Twitter will make money

Seattle Times - 8/24/09 - View Story
Clinton's World View

Washington Post - 8/23/09 - View Story
David Rothkopf -- Hillary Clinton Redefining State Department and Her Own Role

Washington Post - 8/22/09 - View Story
Starz Chief Clasen to Retire

Light Reading - 8/21/09 - View Story
paidContent - Industry Moves: Starz CEO Clasen To Retire, Liberty Starts Search; Time To Split Company?

Reuters - 8/19/09 - View Story
Clasen Retiring as Starz CEO

Multichannel Online - 8/19/09 - View Story
Starz CEO Clasen to retire

Denver Business Journal - 8/19/09 - View Story
Starz CEO Clasen to retire

The Denver Business Journal - 8/19/09 - View Story
Loss widens at Ascent Media amid production slowdown

The Denver Business Journal - 8/18/09 - View Story
Sirius XM raising $250M to repay Liberty Media

The Denver Business Journal - 8/13/09 - View Story
Sirius XM Radio offers $250 mln notes to repay debt

CNN Money - 8/12/09 - View Story
Stocks on the move: ADC, E-House, JA Solar, Lennar, Sara Lee

Alameda Times-Star - 8/12/09 - View Story

DISCA $31.04 -0.42 (-1.34% )

Intraday

3 Month

6 Month

1 Year

Average Volume	1,567,470
Shares Outstanding	135.15M
Market Cap	4.2B
Year High	32.69
Year Low	12.46
Earnings Per Share	1.19
P/E Ratio	26.08
Dividend	N/A
Yield	N/A

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