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Discovery Communications Inc.

(DISCA) is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$4.2B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.3B

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US

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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.

Board of Directors

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

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More 3D Channels on the Way

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Gaiam and Discovery Communications Release Jon and Kate Plus 8: Season Five, Dirty Jobs...

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Discovery Communications to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results on Wednesday, February 10

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3-D TV Gets Ready for Prime Time

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CES 2010: Sony Continues 3D Push

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Next generation gadgets arrive

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Sony, Discovery, IMAX Plan 3D TV Network

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Discovery DISCA, Sony SNE, and IMAX IMAX to Launch 3-D Channel

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Discovery, Imax and Sony to debut 3-D TV channel

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Discovery Communications, Sony and IMAX Announce Plan to Launch First 24/7 Dedicated 3D Television Network...

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Major exec shake-up at Discovery

12/18/09 - Mgmt. Change - Entering - View Story
Discovery Channel's John Ford Out In Company Reorg

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Bringing the doctor to the office door

12/11/09 - Site Opening - View Story
Beth Hoppe to exec produce 'Curiosity'

12/10/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
Sass likes Hasbro as future cable play

12/07/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Peter Ligouri Named Discovery COO

12/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Operations - View Story

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Discovery, ESPN hit the 9CM mark.(Discovery Communications Inc. Discovery Channel, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network surpassed 9 Million subscribers)(Brief Article)

- 2005-05-30

SILVER SPRING, MD. -- Commemorating its 20th anniversary month, Discovery Channel has surpassed the 90 million subscriber plateau, according to Nielsen estimates for June. A far cry from the 156,000 homes it reached at launch in June 1985, ... SILVER SPRING, MD. -- Commemorating...

Tags: Discovery Communications Inc., entertainment, ESPN, network
Snapshots of the bigs: here's a look at the cable networks that are among the most dominant in their niche, and their plans for programs and advertisers.(Media Buyer's Cable Planning Guide)(Company Profile)

- 2004-05-10

USA NETWORK/SCI FI PARENT: Universal Television this week to become part of NBC TOP SHOWS: USA: The Dead Zone, Monk, Touching Evil SCI-FI: Stargate SG-1, movies ...

Tags: advertisement, advertising sales, brand, cable, cable network, Discovery Communications Inc., MTV, network, phone, sales
Networks love life in spin-off city: magazines, books, toys, even housewares extend programmers brands.(cable programmers seek to expand their brands with retail products)

- 2003-08-04

A number of cable programmers, having secured channel space and a place in the hearts of viewers, are bent on expanding their brands' presence onto retail shelves. Virtually every network has a Web site and many also have spawned spin-off net...

Tags: ad page, brand, cable, Discovery Communications Inc., ESPN, food, houseware, network
Nets take varied HD paths.(networks; high-definition service)

- 2002-12-09

It's going to take more than chump change to get ESPN HD off the ground, as its rollout will entail costs that one might not imagine. For example, ESPN's world headquarters in Bristol, Conn., must be retrofitted in order for the company...

Tags: cable, Discovery Communications Inc., ESPN, HDTV, Mark Cuban, network, programmer
Magnificent Failures.(failed cable television networks)

- 2000-09-18

Network Road is Littered with Flameouts With Muhammad Ali on hand to tout the launch of its new American Sports Classics network, Cablevision Systems Corp. stole the thunder on the memorable opening day of the National Show in 1997. ...

Tags: cable, cable television, Discovery Communications Inc., ESPN, network

Let's Make A PACKAGE DEAL

- 2000-05-01

These days, ifs all about the packaging. In the wake of media consolidation, cable, broadcast, print, radio and Web outlets are being tied up into one neat package for advertisers. Media behemoths like Disney/ABC/ ESPN, FOX, Viacom/CBS and Discovery Networks are offering Madison Avenue a myriad of properties to...

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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 C. Malone	Board of Directors
John S. Hendricks	Chairman & Founder

Organization	Position	Status
Discovery Holding Company	Chairman & Chief Executive Officer	Current
Infoisearch.Com		Current
The Leadership Success Institute		Current
The DIRECTV Group, Inc.	Chairman	Current
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.	Chairman Emeritus	Current
Liberty Media Corporation	Chairman	Current
Liberty Media Group, Inc.	Chairman	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
Open Road café	Director	Current
Hotel Blogs	Board of Directors	Current
UnitedGlobalCom, Inc.	Director	Current
Liberty Media International, Inc.	Director	Current
Car Rental Weekly	Board of Directors	Current
The Cato Institute and Co	Board of Directors	Current
The Bank of New York Company, Inc.	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
Liberty Global, Inc.	Chairman	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

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

DISCA $32.50 -0.05 (-0.15% )

Intraday

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1 Year

Average Volume	2,973,770
Shares Outstanding	135.23M
Market Cap	4.4B
Year High	33.02
Year Low	15.33
Earnings Per Share	1.30
P/E Ratio	25.00
Dividend	N/A
Yield	N/A

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Discovery Communications

CEO Rating

David M. Zaslav

President and CEO

60% Approve

Employer Rating

“Neutral” 3.1

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