Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is a cable and satellite TV channel founded by John Hendricks which is distributed by Discovery Communications. It provides non-fiction variety programming focused primarily on the themes of popular science, history, and knowledge about the world, which are usually showcased as documentaries globally. In the US, the programming for the main Discovery network is primarily focused on "reality-based" television themes such as speculative investigation (Unsolved History, Best evidence), automotives, and occupational duties (Dirty Jobs and Deadliest Catch); it also features documentaries specifically aimed at families and younger audiences.
Discovery Channel is the most widely distributed cable network in the United States, reaching more than 92 million households, part of its global audience of 431 million homes in 170 countries and territories. Versions of the channel are seen in Latin America, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, India and other countries.
Discovery Channel was launched in 1985 as the flagship channel of Discovery Communications, which today offers 29 network brands in 33 languages. Popular programming on the channel today includes Shark Week, an annual week of programming dedicated to facts about sharks; Deadliest Catch, about fishing for crab in the Bering Sea; popular science show MythBusters; Dirty Jobs about blue collar occupations; quiz show Cash Cab, FutureWeapons, about the weapon technology of the future and Man vs Wild, depicting survival techniques.
The Discovery Channel also is the branding retail stores in malls and other locations across America, and also an online store. Educational gifts are its specialty. On May 17, 2007, Discovery Communications announced it was closing its stand-alone and mall-based stores. Hudson Group will continue to operate the Discovery Channel Airport Stores.
The Discovery Channel sponsored a professional bicycling team that included seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. This sponsorship ended after the 2007 cycling season.
The Discovery Channel's ratings improved in 2006 after a drop widely attributed to an over-reliance on a few hit series such as Monster Garage and American Chopper. Some critics said such series strayed from Discovery's mold of helping viewers learn about the world around them. Beginning in 2005, Discovery revamped its lineup to focus more closely on its traditional themes of popular science, history, and geography. The network garnered a total of seven primetime Emmy award nominations in 2006 for shows including The Flight that Fought Back (about United Airlines Flight 93) and Deadliest Catch.
In the past few years, Discovery Channel has begun producing made-for-television films inspired by or based upon scientific discoveries and theories. Examples include Supervolcano, a film about a hypothetical volcanic eruption in the United States. Some Discovery Channel productions are of a hard science fiction nature, such as one production that followed a hypothetical robot exploration mission of an alien world.
On January 4, 2006, Discovery Communications announced that Ted Koppel, longtime Executive Producer Tom Bettag, and eight former Nightline staff members were joining the Discovery Channel.
The Discovery Channel reaches 431 million homes in 170 countries. In a number of countries, Discovery's channels are available on digital satellite platforms with multiple language soundtracks or subtitles (including Spanish, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Danish, Turkish, Greek, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, Arabic, Slovenian, Hindi and Serbian. In Bulgaria, Discovery has since 2000-2001 been displayed with Bulgarian subtitles by all cable providers.
Discovery Channel (Canada) has an ownership structure different from Discovery Channel. Canadian viewers receive almost identical English-language programming to the chanel that American viewers watch, but with some added Canadian content to suit the audience. Most notably, the Canadian channel carries the daily science news show Daily Planet, originally @discovery.ca, the first of its kind. Occasionally, several segments on similar topics are taken from various episodes and put together into one-hour specials that are broadcast on the original Discovery Channel.
In the United Kingdom, Discovery Channel UK has some programs in common with the US version, including Mythbusters, American Chopper, How It's Made and Deadliest Catch.
In Germany, Discovery Channel is part of the PREMIERE-digital-network and supplies specific programs to other networks like ZDF and Kabel-1. Discovery Communications is also owner of the documentary-channel XXP. The channel was bought in spring 2006 from its former shareholders Spiegel TV and "dctp". All programs are dubbed into German. The channel will from September be known as "DMAX", presumably to associate the channel with Discovery.
In Australia, Discovery is part of a 6 channel bouquet (not including timeshifts) on digital subscription TV, available on Foxtel, Optus TV and Austar. See Discovery Channel Australia.
In the Middle East, North Africa, and the Levant territories broadcasting via satellite, exclusively from the Showtime Arabia pay-TV network. However, from January the 1st 2007 Discovery is exclusively broadcasted by Orbit network for this region.
In the Netherlands, The Discovery Channel is included in most cable subscriptions. All of the programs are broadcast in their original language, but they are subtitled in Dutch as is the policy of all Dutch television stations.
In New Zealand, the Australian version of Discovery is broadcast on SKY Network Television.
In Sub-Saharan Africa it is broadcast on DSTV satellite pay-tv service by Multichoice on Panamsat7/10.
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Animal Planet, launched in 1996, is a cable and satellite television network co-owned by Discovery Communications, Inc. (parent company of Discovery Channel, TLC, and Discovery Health Channel) and BBC Worldwide. The channel is dedicated to programming that highlights the relationship between humans and animals.
High Definition simulcast of the channel launched September 1, 2007.
On January 1, 1997, Animal Planet's distribution grew as a result of Discovery Communications buying the channel space of WOR EMI Service, a national feed of New York's WWOR-TV that was implemented in the light of the SyndEx laws enforced by the FCC.
It is available throughout the United States and in over 70 countries around the world.
Country-specific versions of the channel have been created in Canada, India, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and other countries.
The National Aquarium in Baltimore has an exhibit named Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extreme which opened in late 2005 in a multi-million dollar expansion. Animal Planet and the National Aquarium in Baltimore in 2004 announced a multi-year partnership which produced an original orientation film that gives Aquarium visitors background on the Australian area which inspired the new exhibit and a dedicated area inside the expansion where visitors can learn about Animal Planet's conservation efforts and other programming. The partnership also has possible future production of TV programs about the National Aquarium in Baltimore's research and exhibits.
In 2006, BBC Worldwide sold its 20% interest in Animal Planet US back to Discovery Communications. The BBC maintained its 50% ownership in Animal Planet Europe, Animal Planet Asia and Animal Planet Latin America and its minority position in Animal Planet Japan and Animal Planet Canada.
Genius Products has announced a U.S. distribution agreement not only with Animal Planet, but also with TLC.
Casting is underway for a new and upcoming Animal Planet reality show titled Petfinders.
On September 4, 2006, Steve Irwin, one of the network's most renowned personalities, died after being stung by a stingray.
Discovery Health
Discovery Health Channel (or DHC), launched on August 2, 1999, is a U.S. cable television network dedicated to programming that highlights various aspects of health and wellness (and unwellness as well). The network is a media property of Discovery Communications Inc., the parent company of other popular cable TV networks such as Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, and the Travel Channel.
A version of DHC has been set up in Canada as well; Discovery Health Canada is a joint venture between Canadian media giant Alliance Atlantis and Discovery Communications Inc. Another version of the channel in the United Kingdom has since been renamed Discovery Home & Health.
In the beginning, DHC started out rerunning material from other Discovery Communications entities, most notably the medical-based reality show programming from TLC. As the network matured, it began producing its own programming in the reality show genre, mostly dealing with babies (Babies: Special Delivery, Birth Day), bodies (Plastic Surgery: Before And After, National Body Challenge), and blood (The Critical Hour, Dr. G: Medical Examiner). DHC also shows episodes of the CBS medical drama series Chicago Hope on a semi-regular basis.
DHC won its first Daytime Emmy in 2004 for its original series about adoptive families, Adoption Stories. Most of DHC's fitness-related programming has since been spun off to its sister network FitTV, though some of it remains, such as the annual National Body Challenge series.
Discovery HD Theater
HD Theater is a high-definition television network from Discovery Communications Inc., owners of the Discovery Channel. It launched nation-wide in 2002 as Discovery HD Theater and is now the most widely distributed basic cable HD network. The network was rebranded to its current name on September 22, 2007, due to Discovery Network launching HD simulcasts of Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC and The Science Channel.
Discovery HD Theater has been a pioneer in development of programming specifically oriented to the HD format.
Discovery Home
Discovery Home is a television network on satellite TV and digital cable TV in the U.S. Run by Discovery Communications, which runs the Discovery Channel, it is the main competitor to HGTV. It offers programming ranging from do-it-yourself to cooking to interior design/landscaping to party planning. The channel was previously called Discovery Home and Leisure.
The Discovery Home Channel is available in most areas of the United States through local Satellite and Cable providers such as, DISH Network, DirecTV, Comcast and Time Warner Cable.
Broadcasting and Cable reported that Discovery Home will be rebranded as an environmentally-themed channel named "Planet Green" in 2008.
Discovery Kids
Discovery Kids Channel (on July 2006, it started a primetime block called @DK) is an American digital cable television channel, owned by Discovery Communications with programming for education of children. Discovery Kids broadcasted a Saturday morning E/I programming lineup for children called Discovery Kids on NBC, which ran from October 5, 2002 through September 2, 2006, when NBC ended the partnership and created a new E/I block called qubo.
In 2002, Discovery Kids began airing a reality television show entitled Endurance. The show is similar in nature to Survivor, whereby teams compete in exotic locales (such as Hawaii and Tehachapi) and, as of 2007, is in its fifth season.
Discovery Kids airs informative and entertaining programming for children with an emphasis on real-life adventures, nature, science and wildlife from all over the world.
Discovery Times
The Discovery Times Channel is a digital cable channel that was a joint venture of Discovery Communications and The New York Times. The channel is now solely owned by Discovery Communications.
Beginning around 1995, the New York Times began a spinoff of sorts to its traditional print format called The New York Times Electronic Media Company. The purpose of this new venture was to develop new products and alternate distribution channels for The New York Times. Over the next several years, the new company's television unit (New York Times Television) began developing several series for predominantly cable networks such as TLC, The Discovery Channel, CNN, and Showtime. Non cable networks also picked up programming such as ABC, and PBS in the United States.
The channel launched in 1996 as a joint venture between CBS and Discovery Communications, with each company owning half of the channel. The channel was called "CBS Eye On People" and featured news and human interest stories from CBS News. After two years, CBS sold its share to Discovery Communications, who accordingly renamed it "Discovery People". At the time, Discovery had begun to roll out its suite of themed digital channels (Discovery Home & Leisure, Discovery Wings, Discovery Science and Discovery Kids were the others). Discovery People accordingly rebranded as "Discovery Civilization" a year later.
In 2002, New York Times Television and Discovery Communications announced a joint venture to run the channel. Later in that same year, the channel was rebranded as "Discovery Times Channel".
In April 2006, the New York Times sold its stake in Discovery Times back to Discovery Communications ending its ownership in the channel.
Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications LLC (DCI) is an American global media and entertainment company that began as a single channel, the Discovery Channel, launched in 1985. Today, DCI has global operations offering 29 network entertainment brands on over 100 channels in over 170 countries in 33 languages for over 1.5 billion subscribers around the globe. Discovery Communications is based in Silver Spring, Maryland.
DCI both produces original programming and acquires content from producers worldwide. This non-fiction programming is offered through DCI's 28 network entertainment brands, including Discovery Channel, TLC (The Learning Channel), Animal Planet, Discovery Health Channel, Discovery Kids and a family of digital channels. DCI also distributes BBC America, BBC World, and Travel Channel to cable and satellite operators in the United States.
Divisions
DCI operates its businesses in four groups: Discovery Networks U.S., Discovery Networks International, Discovery Commerce, and Discovery Education.
Discovery Networks U.S.
Discovery Networks U.S. operates 12 English-language channels, three Spanish-language channels and "provides distribution and advertising sales services for BBC America." According to SEC filings, the division "also operates web sites related to its channel businesses and various other new media businesses, including a video-on-demand offering distributed by various cable operators."
The division's channels include: Discovery Channel - flagship channel TLC - (The Learning Channel) was purchased in 1991. Animal Planet - Animals. Discovery Health Channel - Health & medical stories. Travel Channel - Vacation and travel. Purchased in 1998. Sold in 2007 to Cox Communications. Discovery Times - History and current events. It was created in 2002 as a joint venture with the New York Times Company. Prior to being Discovery Times the network was named Discovery Civilization Channel. Discovery Kids - Discovery Channel for kids. The Science Channel - Exclusively science-related shows. The Science Channel was named Discovery Science until 2002. Discovery Home - Home renovation and decorating. Previously known as Discovery Home and Leisure, the channel will relaunch in 2008 as Planet Green, an environmentally-focused channel. The Military Channel (previously Discovery Wings) - War. HD Theater - Discovery Channel programming in high-definition television launched nation-wide in 2002 as Discovery HD Theater. FitTV - Feature exercising and fitness programming; FitTV was formerly The Health Network prior to its purchase by Discovery from Fox, and before that the Cable Health Club. Discovery en Espa?ol - Discovery Channel in Spanish. Discovery Travel and Living (Viajar y Vivir)- lifestyle programming in Spanish. Discovery Kids en Espa?ol - Kids programming in Spanish BBC America - News, comedies, movies, drama from BBC worldwide. BBC World News - 24-hour international news. Ready Set Learn - A Preschool block that airs weekly on TLC and Discovery Kids
In 2006 Discovery moved to expand its reach beyond traditional TV with the launch of several new businesses including Discovery Travel Media, Discovery Health Media, and Animal Planet Media Enterprises. Also in 2006, Discovery began providing video segments to Google Earth to help users explore U.S. national parks and European cities. In 2007 Travel Media was sold to Cox Communications.
In January 2006 Discovery announced that former ABC Nightline host Ted Koppel was joining the network as a managing editor, and would produce long-form journalism examining major global topics and events.
DCI fully owns and operates all of the above channels with the exception of the BBC channels and the Travel Channel.
All of DCI's U.S. networks are broadcast from the Discovery Television and Technology Center located in Sterling, VA.
Green channel
The Discovery Channel has plans in work to start a 24-hour channel in the second half of 2008 focused on eco-friendly living, as part of a push into the rising environmental movement with shows like "Ten Ways To Save the Planet".
The channel will be called PlanetGreen and will replace Discovery Home.
Treehugger.com and Hugg.com have recently been acquired.
Discovery Networks International
Discovery Networks International, or Discovery international networks offers "a portfolio of channels, led by Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, that are distributed in virtually every pay-television market in the world." The division offers over 100 separate feeds in 35 languages with "channel feeds customized according to language needs and advertising sales opportunities."
DCI owns most channels offered by Discovery Networks International, with the exception of: (1) the international Animal Planet channels, which are "generally 50-50 joint ventures with the BBC" (2) People+Arts, which "operates in Latin America and Iberia as a 50-50 joint venture with the BBC" (3) several channels in Japan and Canada, which "operate as joint ventures with strategically important local partners."
"As with the U.S. networks division, the international networks operate web sites and other new media businesses."
On January 10, 2006, the Discovery Networks International announced a joint-venture with Spiegel TV and DCTF to provide global free-to-air television to more than 20 million households in Germany and neighboring countries.
As of January 2006, Discovery International Channels included: ASIA/INDIA: Discovery Channel Southeast Asia, Discovery Channel Taiwan, Discovery Channel New Zealand, Discovery Channel Australia, Discovery Channel Japan, Discovery Channel Korea, Discovery Channel India , Animal Planet Southeast Asia, Animal Planet Taiwan, Animal Planet Australia/New Zealand, Animal Planet Japan, Animal Planet India, Discovery Travel & Living Southeast Asia, Discovery Travel & Living Taiwan, Discovery Travel & Living Australia/New Zealand, Discovery Travel & Living India , Discovery Science Southeast Asia, Discovery Home and Health Southeast Asia, Discovery Real Time Asia, Discovery HD Japan UK: Discovery Channel, Discovery Home & Health, Animal Planet, Discovery Real Time, Discovery Real Time Extra, Discovery Science, Discovery Civilisation, Discovery Travel & Living, Discovery Kids, Discovery Wings, Discovery Turbo EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA (EMEA): Discovery Channel Benelux, Discovery Channel Europe, Discovery Channel Poland, Discovery Channel ME/Africa, Discovery Channel Turkey, Discovery Channel Nordic, Discovery Channel Sweden, Discovery Channel Denmark, Discovery Channel Italy, Discovery Channel France, Discovery Channel Germany, Discovery Channel Hungary, Animal Planet Benelux, Animal Planet Nordic, Animal Planet Europe, Animal Planet Poland, Animal Planet ME/Africa, Animal Planet Germany, Animal Planet Italy, Discovery Science Europe/ME, Discovery Science Italy, Discovery Civilisation Europe, Discovery Civilisation Italy, Discovery Civilisation ME, Discovery Real Time Italy, Discovery Real Time France, Discovery Travel & Living Europe, Discovery Travel & Living Italy,Discovery Geschichte LATIN AMERICAN/IBERIA: Discovery Channel Latin America, Discovery Channel Venezuela, Discovery Channel Mexico, Discovery Channel Brazil, Discovery Channel Argentina, Discovery Channel Iberia (Spain/Portugal), Animal Planet Latin America,Animal Planet Brazil, Discovery Kids Latin America, Discovery Kids Brazil, Discovery Kids Mexico, People+Arts Argentina, People+Arts Latin America, People+Arts Iberia (Spain/Portugal), People+Arts Mexico, People+Arts Brazil, Discovery Travel & Living Latin America Discovery Travel & Living Brazil, Discovery Home & Health Latin America,Discovery Home & Health Brazil, Discovery Science, Discovery Civilization, Discovery Turbo CANADA: Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Civilization Channel, Discovery Health, Discovery Kids, Discovery HD
In the United Kingdom, Discovery broadcasts a bouquet of 14 channels (including timeshifts) on digital television. [[Category:]]
Discovery Commerce
Discovery Commerce "operates a chain of retail stores in the United States that offer lifestyle, health, science and education-oriented products, as well as products specifically related to programming on Discovery's networks." This division "also operates a catalog and electronic commerce business (located at shopping.discovery.com) selling products similar to that sold in the Discovery Channel Stores, as well as a licensing business that licenses Discovery trademarks and intellectual property to third parties for the purpose of creating and selling retail merchandise. Recently the Discovery Channel stores have undergone a going out of business sale in which the prices of their inventory is being reduced up to 60%. The products now available at the Discovery Channel store will still be available online."
Discovery Education
Discovery Education is a division which offers "streaming educational video material into schools via the internet." Discovery Education operates unitedstreaming, a "leading educational broadband streaming service in the United States." In April of 2006, Discovery Education acquired a premier assessment company, ThinkLink Learning, which is based in Nashville, Tennessee. The ThinkLink program is designed to help students improve on state standardized tests.
Discovery Education also sells DVD, VHS, CD-ROM, and Multimedia kits with the same content.
Other products include COSMEO -an online homework subscription help site, Discovery Health Connection, Discovery Science Connection and they recently purchased other video streaming companies.
They have two free services. One is their website, Discovery School and the other is a teacher community, the Discovery Educator Network, commonly referred to as the DEN.
fficers
Judith A. McHale is the former President and Chief Executive Officer. On Thursday, November 16, 2006, Discovery Communications announced that NBC Universal executive David Zaslav will be the next president and CEO.
Then in February of 2007, the newly appointed CEO David Zaslav ordered a restructuring of the top executives. The executives leaving include: Billy Campbell, former president of Discovery Networks U.S.A., Dawn McCall, former president of Discovery Networks International, Maureen Smith, former prexy general manager of Animal Planet and David Abraham, former president and general manager of TLC.
Zaslav hired Greg Ricca to run Discovery Networks Intl. as president and CEO. He promoted Mark Hollinger to president of global businesses and Operations, Marjorie Kaplan to prexy general manager of Animal Planet Media and Discovery Kids Media, and Jane Root to prexy general manager of the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel.
Ownership
DCI's ownership consists of three shareholders: Discovery Holding Company (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB) Advance/Newhouse Communications which is affiliated with Advance Publications John S. Hendricks, the Company's Founder and Chairman.