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Discovery Communications Green-lights New Series on All Networks Company beefs up Science, Destination America

Once again, nonfiction entertainment juggernaut Discovery Communications is realigning to boost its smaller networks for the upfront season. Along with previously announced scripted green-lights Klondike (on Discovery) and 73 Seconds (on…

April 4, 2013, 1:53 PM EDT

Discovery Promotes Duo to EVP Under Abruzzese O’Sullivan, Felenstein to split oversight of national ad sales teams

Discovery Communications has split its ad sales portfolio into twin divisions, with Scott Felenstein overseeing Discovery Channel, Science, Velocity, Military Channel, and Destination America while Sharon O’Sullivan will take control…

February 19, 2013, 4:38 PM EST

Zaslav: Discovery Banking on CPM Gains Animal Planet, OWN up in Q4 of 2012

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…

February 14, 2013, 11:03 AM EST

Discovery Communications Acquires Nearly $2 Billion Worth of International Assets Purchase of SBS Nordic is biggest in firm's history

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…

December 14, 2012, 9:55 AM EST

Discovery Communications Plans Q3 Hibernation Strong upfront precedes some pullback during Olympics

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…

July 31, 2012, 10:44 AM EDT

Discovery U.S. Hispanic Amps Up Offering Discovery en Espanol will have originals, moves ad team to Miami

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. Along with…

May 16, 2012, 6:53 AM EDT

Discovery Earnings Down on OWN Losses Share price down year-over-year from 74 cents to 57 cents

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…

May 8, 2012, 1:44 PM EDT

Discovery Communications Replaces Planet Green With Destination America New cabler launches May 28, will feature show devoted to meat

Discovery Communications is giving up on the planet and focusing on the great continent of America. Well, sort of. The cable network conglomerate is rebranding its unsuccessful Planet Green network,…

April 4, 2012, 11:59 AM EDT

Great Quarter for Discovery, but Oprah Net Still Under Fire Zaslav on OWN: 'The mission is to grow an audience'

It was a good fourth quarter for Discovery Communications. The cable network company saw revenues increase 12 percent to $4.2 billion, propelled by a 13 percent uptick in domestic ad revenue…

February 16, 2012, 11:55 AM EST

Discovery Communications Reshuffles Its Top Ranks Zaslav hires NBCU vet as CFO, eliminates Ligouri's position

Discovery Communications is reshuffling its executive ranks. The company announced late Monday afternoon that it would install Andy Warren—currently chief financial officer at Liz Claiborne—as its new CFO starting in…

January 9, 2012, 6:56 PM EST

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