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Market Cap:$4.2B
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 McHaleNumber of Employees 5,000
Contact Information
1 Discovery Pl
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3354
(240) 662-0000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code : 517510
Recent Events
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Discovery moves COO to lead Discovery Networks International
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Discovery Communications Names Mark Hollinger President and CEO, Discovery Networks International
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Gaiam and Discovery Communications Release Four Hit Shows on DVD in December
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Chevron and Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership Receive 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic...
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Chevron and Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership Receive 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Bus
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Discovery Launching Major Science Initiative
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Discovery Communications to Launch New Multimedia, Multi-Year Science Initiative, 'Be The Future,' Supporting Obama Administration...
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Oprah's Exit: Winners and Losers
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Investigation Discovery Launches In-Depth Documentary Strand, ID INVESTIGATES, the...
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People on the Move - Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009
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Discovery.com Launches Standalone News Site
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Discovery Communications Launches DiscoveryNews.com, a New Website Dedicated to In-Depth Coverage of the World of...
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Discovery Launches Science and Tech News Website
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Discovery Communications launches science news Web site
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Crave Entertainment and Discovery Communications to Develop Man vs. Wild and Deadliest Catch Video Games
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Tentpoles play into Hasbro sales
News & Analysis
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Discovery"s Web Efforts Get Big Lift From Google.(Discovery Communications Inc.'s mobile video services)
- 2006-04-10
By Steve Donohue New York- Discovery Communications Inc. was the first cable programmer to develop digital-cable channels and video-on-demand content, but founder John Hendricks and his team have taken a much more cautious approach to supplyi By Steve...
Streamload Chosen by Discovery Communications as Viewer Video Upload and Rating Technology Provider
- 2006-03-01
SAN DIEGO -- Streamload, a leading provider of online digital media services, announced today that Discovery Communications, Inc. has chosen the company to host its first online viewer video submission project. Streamload's viewer submission system, which allows viewers to get more involved in their favorite programs, is being used to...
Discovery Communications Announces Acquisition of Rainbow Educational Media; Second Deal In As Many Weeks Further Expands Discovery Education's Digital Video Library
- 2004-08-23
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Discovery Communications, the leading global real-world media and entertainment company, today announced the acquisition of Charles W. Clark Company, Inc., doing business as Rainbow Educational Media--an award-winning publisher and distributor of high-quality core-curriculum educational videos, CD-ROMs, and DVDs for children and young people in kindergarten through...
Lights, camera, Hawaii: student videos garner top teacher honors in Hawaii schools.(2003 Guide to Cable And Education)
- 2003-09-15
When you are a 10 years old, it can be a little hard to get people to listen to you. But put a microphone in your hand and a camera in front of you, and sometimes the whole country is interested in what you have to say....
Discovery.
- 2000-02-21
When Discovery Communications' Jay Schneider hits the NAB 2000 floor, he'll spend most of his time checking out the latest in HD acquisition and post-production, nonlinear editing, and digital statistical multiplexing equipment for satellite distri When Discovery Communications' Jay Schneider hits the NAB 2000...
Lineup will be like a video magazine rack. (future 500-channel cable TV industry) (Cable Advertising 2001)
- 1993-04-19
The 500-channel world will have room for a "video magazine rack" of very specialized niche networks, according to Discovery Communications Inc. chairman and CEO John Hendricks. "This will be supported by magazine-type economics,&quo The 500-channel world will have room for a "video magazine...
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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 |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | President & CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | President and General Manager, Military Channel and Discovery Times Channel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Senior Executive Vice President & CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | CIO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer, Digital Media & Commerce Division | Current |
| The Knot, Inc. | Vice President, E-Commerce | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Strategy & Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Senior Executive Vice President, Corp Operations & General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President, New Media & Network Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Senior Executive Vice President, HR & Admin | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Public Policy & Govt Relations | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Communications | Current |
| Discovery | Senior Vice President, Communications | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Discovery Networks, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Natl Advertising Sales | Former |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Corp Affairs & Communications | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President & Manager, General Sales | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Advertising Sales | Current |
| Discovery Networks, Inc. | Director, Advertising Sales | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Midwest Region | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Production & Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Programming & Scheduling | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Director, Product Sales | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Director, Advertising Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Senior Vice President & General Manager, Daytime Programming | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Manager, Production | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Manager, Product Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Chairman & Founder | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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
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The online retail shake-out: GSI's Rubin
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Big online retailers crowd small firms out, says GSI's Rubin
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Discovery chief David Zaslav transforms television company
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Discovery E-Book Filing Raises Eyebrows: Md. Firm Mum on Patent Application
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Discovery E-Book Filing Raises Eyebrows
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Discovery Media Silent on 'E-Book' Patent File
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DirectTV deal may save Sirius XM Radio from bankruptcy
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Sirius hooks up iPhone to premium satellite radio
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Archive Top media execs wonder how Twitter will make money
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Clinton's World View
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David Rothkopf -- Hillary Clinton Redefining State Department and Her Own Role
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Starz Chief Clasen to Retire
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paidContent - Industry Moves: Starz CEO Clasen To Retire, Liberty Starts Search; Time To Split Company?
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Clasen Retiring as Starz CEO
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Starz CEO Clasen to retire
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Starz CEO Clasen to retire
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Loss widens at Ascent Media amid production slowdown
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Sirius XM raising $250M to repay Liberty Media
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Sirius XM Radio offers $250 mln notes to repay debt
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