Discovery Networks
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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 (3.08%) 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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Area served
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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. The company's non-fiction, lifestyle, sports and kids programming is offered through pay-TV and free-to-air networks, among them Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, Science, Velocity, Eurosport as well as direct-to-consumer digital offerings including Discovery’s GO suite of apps, Discovery Kids Play and Eurosport Player.
Discovery Communications partnered with the World Wildlife Fund to fund conservation of 1 million acres of land for Tigers in Bhutan and India as well as produce and distribute content to raise awareness through Project C.A.T. (Conserving Acres for Tigers) in October 2016.
NBCUniversal executive David Zaslav was named president and CEO on November 16, 2006.
In addition to Zaslav, current executives include:
Prior to September 18, 2008, DCI's ownership consisted of three shareholders:
On September 17, 2008, Discovery Holding Company completed a restructuring plan. Discovery Holding's Ascent Media business was spun off, and the remaining businesses, Discovery Communications, LLC and Advance/Newhouse Communications, were combined into a new holding company, Discovery Communications, Inc. The new fully public company and trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbols DISCA, DISCB, and DISCK. SEC filings are submitted by the Discovery Holding Company.
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