Discovery Communications Launches Daily Video Webcasts
Silver Spring, Md. – Discovery Communications on Thursday announced the launch of a Discovery News service that will provide daily video webcasts on topics related to science, nature, health and...
View ArticleReport: Discovery Cuts 84 Jobs in Education Division
Silver Spring, Md. – Discovery Communications, the media company behind such cable channels as The Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet, has cut 84 jobs from its education division, The Washington...
View ArticleDiscovery Hires DirecTV’s Karen Leever as Head of Digital Media
Variety reports "Karen Leever, previously head of digital and direct sales at DirecTV, has joined Discovery Communications as executive VP and GM of digital media. Leever replaces Sean Atkins, who was...
View ArticleSnapchat finally enables publishers to ‘deep link’ to their Discover content
Digiday reports "Snapchat’s enabling its publishing partners to promote their channels on Facebook and Twitter with links directly to their content, the company said today. The media partners, which...
View ArticleDiscovery to Raise $650M in Notes Offering
Silver Spring, Md. – Discovery Communications, the media company behind such cable television channels as the Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet, said it plans to raise $650 million through an...
View Article3net Unveils Destination Website
Tom Cosgrove, president and chief executive officer of 3net, unveiled the online presence today for the Sony, Discovery and IMAX joint venture that delivers 3D content to home viewers around the clock.
View Article3net launches division to produce and distribute 3D content
Sony, Discovery and IMAX launched a new division of their 3net joint venture, 3net Studios, intended to address the lack of 3D content by producing and distributing programming in that and other...
View ArticleDiscovery CEO Warns Cable Ops: Develop TV Everywhere, Or Else
Deadline reports "The “or else” is that Discovery will bust up the cable TV programming bundle by licensing its channels and shows online to pay TV competitors, or developing its own direct-to-consumer...
View ArticleAmazon’s Twitch is a sleeping giant of media
Digiday reports "Twitch might not yet be a household name, but that could quickly change as the Amazon-owned video platform starts to add to its media credentials." .
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