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3 unusual facts about Discovery Communications


1080i

In the United States, 1080i is the preferred format for most broadcasters, with Discovery Communications, Viacom, Time Warner, Comcast owned networks broadcasting in the format; along with most smaller broadcasters.

Sky Angel

In April 2010, Discovery Communications announced that it would pull its channels from Sky Angel in response to unspecified concerns surrounding how its programming was delivered.

SmithGroupJJR

Discovery Communications World Headquarters (2003), Silver Spring, Maryland


Discovery Holding Company

The company used to hold a 66-2/3% ownership stake in Discovery Communications, LLC, and operated Ascent Media and AccentHealth, LLC.

Eurosport News

Eurosport News is a sports news channel part of the European sports network Eurosport, owned by Discovery Communications and TF1 Group.

John M. Higgins

The award, part of the school's annual Mirror Awards for media industry reporting, was co-sponsored by Discovery Communications and Time-Warner Cable.

Stuart Linder

ShareCare was created by Jeff Arnold and Dr. Oz, with help from the Oprah Winfrey-owned Harpo Studios, as well as Sony Pictures Television and Discovery Communications.

Teacher and the Rockbots

Their music CDs and songs are distributed by Allegro Music Group, Scholastic Corporation, Discovery Communications, CD Baby, Amazon.com and iTunes.

Telestream

Many media and entertainment companies such as CBS, BBC, CNN, Fox, CBC, Comcast, DirecTV, Time Warner, MTV, Discovery, and Lifetime, as well as a number of users in a broad range of business environments, rely on Telestream products to streamline operations, reach broader audiences and generate more revenue from their media.

VITAC

The company captions over 220,000 hours of programming each year for over 1400 customers, including cable channels CNN and MSNBC, cable network Discovery Communications, syndicated and cable productions for Fox and CBS Television Distribution, off-network productions for NBCUniversal and Warner Bros..


see also

Travel Channel

In May 2007, Discovery Communications sold Travel Channel to Cox Enterprises subsidiary Cox Communications as part of a larger multi-billion dollar transaction.