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Discovery Ad Revenue Up, Continues to Digest Giant SBS Nordic Acquisition

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Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav had a lot of questions to field about international business this morning, not least because of the company's massive purchase (which it's still digesting) of [...]


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Zaslav: Discovery Banking on CPM Gains

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On Thursday morning's Q4 earnings call, Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav told analysts in no uncertain terms that he expects to realize greater profits over the next few years by [...]

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Discovery Communications Acquires Nearly $2 Billion Worth of International Assets

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As more and more countries lay in fiber-optic pipe, cable conglomerates have discovered an increasing sideline in international programming and distribution. Nowhere has that been true as much as it [...]

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Discovery Communications Plans Q3 Hibernation

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Don't expect a lot of new content on the Discovery Channel until after Shark Week, Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav told investors and journalists on the company's second quarter earnings [...]

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Discovery U.S. Hispanic Amps Up Offering

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Like the rest of the Spanish-language media, Discovery U.S. Hispanic is aiming to ride the wave of heightened interest in its programming demographic all the way to the bank.

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Discovery Earnings Down on OWN Losses

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First-quarter revenues at Discovery reached $152 million, up 16 percent year-over-year against the first quarter of 2011. Profits, however, fell 28 percent against the previous year, due in part to [...]