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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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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
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Hasbro profit up 9% on films, cost cuts
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Discovery Communications Q3 profits fall 29%
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FME Signs American Chopper, Miami Ink, LA Ink and Others
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Discovery Provides Second Exec to Oprah's OWN
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Jünger Audio's LEVEL MAGIC Technology Helps Discovery Communications Achieve Loudness Consistency
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Jünger Audio's LEVEL MAGIC Technology Helps Discovery Communications Achieve Loudness Consistency
News & Analysis
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Discovery Promotes Todd Zander to VP, Digital Media Distribution
BNET
- 2009-11-11
Discovery Communications has promoted Todd Zander to vice president, Digital Media Distribution, the media company announced today. Zander is responsible for driving further distribution of Discovery's digital media offerings across online and mobile platforms. He also will work with the Discovery Education division to extend distribution for the company's educational...
CBS CEO Moonves: In 'Constant Conversations' With Oprah
BNET
- 2009-11-06
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- CBS Corp.'s top executive said the company is "in dialogue" with daytime-TV queen Oprah Winfrey about the status of her long-running syndicated program, amidst speculation that the talk-show host could move her show to a cable start-up she has been working on with Discovery Communications. "We...
OWN Taps Comcast's Singer To Manage Distribution, Sales Strategy
PaidContent
- 2009-10-30
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, a joint venture between the media personality and Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA), is putting some finishing touches on its executive level staff. Former Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) exec Allan Singer is the latest hire. He has been named EVP of Distribution and Strategy for OWN,...
Discovery's Digital Head Kayse Tapped To Lead Ad Sales For Oprah's OWN Channel
PaidContent
- 2009-10-12
After a year and a half as Discovery Communications’ EVP of digital media sales, Kathy Kayse is being moved over to take over ad sales for the company’s forthcoming cable channel, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. Kayse came to Discovery from AOL (NYSE: TWX)—she had been a 24-year Time...
Discovery's Zaslav Gets A Raise, An Extention?And Could Get Another $55 Million Or So
PaidContent
- 2009-09-10
Talk about incentive plans: according to an SEC filing, Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) CEO David Zaslav could earn more than $55 million if he sticks around through 2014 and hits all his goals. That’s on top of base compensation and annual bonuses. (Details below.) The payments are included in...
Is Discovery Communications Working On eBook Reader? [Voices]
BNET
- 2009-09-01
Discovery Communications DISCA has filed for a patent on an e-book reader, the Baltimore Sun reported over late last week. The Sun notes that Discovery, which owns Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and other cable properties, filed a patent for the device in February; but the Sun notes that the patent...
Free Discovery Channel App for iPhone Looks Good: What Took Them So Long?
BNET
- 2009-08-18
[iPhone] MobileViews: Free Discovery Channel iPhone app looks good on 12seconds.tv When I received the press release announcing Discovery Communications Launches Discovery Channel App, I didn't even bother reading the text. I headed straight to the iTunes App Store and started downloading the app. The Discovery Channel's rich catalog of...
Discovery Opts In To Comcast On Demand Broadband Trial
PaidContent
- 2009-08-13
Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) is putting some full-length programs online but sticking to its guns when it comes to free broadband access. CEO David Zaslav has said repeatedly that Discovery's networks will protect their subscription value with an clips-oriented strategy for free broadband access. The news that Discovery is...
Discovery aims to enter China with Baidu partnership
Strategy Eye
- 2009-07-27
Discovery Communications is partnering with Chinese search engine Baidu in an attempt to enter the Chinese market. The joint venture will take the form of a science website, with Discovery providing stories, photographs and video clips about subjects such as science, archaeology and history. Baidu will translate and host...
Toymaker Hasbro buys into TV with Discovery
Strategy Eye
- 2009-04-29
Toymaker Hasbro is paying USD300m to join a joint venture with Discovery Communications, which will revamp and replace Discovery's existing Discovery Kids TV channel. The new venture, which has yet to be named, will pool Hasbro's popular brands such as My Little Pony and Transformers with Discovery Kids shows...
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 |
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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 |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Strategy & Development | Current |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Senior Executive Vice President, Corp Operations & General Counsel | Current |
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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 |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Executive Vice President, Advertising Sales | Current |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Discovery Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Corp Communications | Current |
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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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Sirius XM Radio offers $250 mln notes to repay debt
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