Discovery Communications
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Discovery Communications headquarters at Silver Spring, Maryland.
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NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, and DISCK NASDAQ-100 Components (DISCA and DISCK) S&P 500 Components (DISCA and DISCK) |
| Industry | Mass media |
| Predecessor | Discovery Holding Company |
| Founded | 1985 as The Discovery Channel 1994 as Discovery Communications |
| Founder | John S. Hendricks |
| Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Robert Miron (Chairman) David M. Zaslav (President and CEO) |
| Products | Broadcasting, cable television, and video streaming |
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Number of employees
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7,000 (2015) |
| Divisions | List of Divisions |
| Subsidiaries | Media Alliance (20%) All3media (50%) Lionsgate (3.37%) Group Nine (35%) |
| Website | corporate |
US$ 6.4 billion (2015)
US$ 1.14 billion (2014) |
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| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | 3 Changi Business Park Vista, Singapore |
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Asia-Pacific |
| Products | Broadcasting, cable television, and video streaming |
| Website | asia.discovery.com |
Discovery Communications, Inc. is an American global mass media and entertainment company based in Silver Spring, Maryland. The company started as a single channel in 1985, The Discovery Channel.
DCI both produces original television programming and acquires content from producers worldwide. This non-fiction programming is offered through DCI's more than 50 network entertainment brands, including Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, Oprah Winfrey Network, Science, Velocity, Eurosport and its web-native Discovery Digital Networks business, led by Seeker and SourceFed.
Despite being publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange, the Newhouse family exercise the largest stake in the company, 31%, through privately held Advance Publications, followed by John C. Malone with 29%
Led by Seeker and SourceFed Studios, Discovery connects with millennial audiences through daily shows, weekly series, web docs and live online events – from DNews and Rituals with Laura Ling to The Philip DeFranco Show and Nuclear Family. Discovery has 375 million monthly online streams of its programming.
Discovery launched Discovery Channel Online, the network's website, on July 4, 1995.
In April 2014, Discovery announced a partnership with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard to launch digital studio New Form.
In May 2014, Discovery and Liberty Global announced an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture to acquire All3Media, a producer and distributor of TV programming.
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