One Discovery Place
n/a
Silver Spring, MD 20910
UNITED STATES
Tel. (240) 662-2000
Fax. n/a
Industry: Broadcasting & Entertainment
On the web: http://www.discoverycommunications.com
Employees: 4,000
Discovery Communications is a global media and entertainment company that provides both original and purchased programming to more than 100 TV networks in the United States and abroad. Discovery Communications, Inc. was created in September 2008 through an agreement between its former shareholders, Discovery Holding Company and Advance/Newhouse Communications, who combined their respective interests in Discovery to form a new public company. The Company's subsidiaries and affiliates operate in the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Discovery has grown from the 1985 launch in the United States of its core property, Discovery Channel, to current global operations in over 170 countries across six continents, with over 1 billion total cumulative subscription units. Discovery operates its businesses in three groups: Discovery Networks U.S., Discovery Networks International, and Discovery Commerce, Education and Other. Discovery Networks U.S. currently operates 11 cable and satellite channels, including Discovery Channel, TLC, and Animal Planet. Discovery Networks International manages a portfolio of channels, led by the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet brands. International operates over 100 distribution feeds in 35 languages. Its Commerce, Education, and Other division consists primarily of e-commerce, catalog, sound production, and domestic licensing.
