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DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS AND LIBERTY GLOBAL TO ACQUIRE ALL3MEDIA
Business Wire - Thu May 08, 12:39PM CDT
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global today announced an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture to acquire All3Media, a leading international producer and distributor of award-winning TV programming, from its founders and the Permira funds.
Molson and Whole Foods are big market movers
AP - Wed May 07, 4:33PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
Discovery Communications President and CEO David Zaslav to Present at MoffettNathanson Media & Communications Summit
PR Newswire - Wed May 07, 8:00AM CDT
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced that President and CEO David Zaslav will present at the MoffettNathanson Media and Communications Summit at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Le Parker Meridien in New York, NY.
Discovery Communications 1Q revenue increases
AP - Tue May 06, 6:54AM CDT
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Net income at Discovery Communications was essentially unchanged but better than expected during the first quarter, and rising customer demand for pay-tv programming drove revenue higher.
Discovery Communications Reports First Quarter 2014 Results
PR Newswire - Tue May 06, 6:04AM CDT
First Quarter 2014 Financial Highlights:
Nasdaq stocks posting largest volume decreases
AP - Thu May 01, 5:07PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on Nasdaq at the close of trading:
Blackboard and Discovery Education Partner to Support the Use of Digital Content in Higher Education
PR Newswire - Thu May 01, 12:00PM CDT
Blackboard Inc. and Discovery Education today announced a powerful new partnership supporting the integration of digital content into university and community college courses nationwide. Through the partnership, higher education faculty and students can now access Discovery Education's dynamic digital media through Blackboard's teaching and learning environment and on their mobile devices. In addition, the two companies are building a K-12 focused integration with plans to launch later this year.
Call for Entries in the 2014 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology
PR Newswire - Thu May 01, 8:00AM CDT
Registration has opened for the 2014 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation's premier science research competition for high school students. Registration and submission instructions are now available online at www.discoveryeducation.com/siemenscompetition. The deadline for receipt of entries is Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Discovery to air Everest documentary on May 4
AP - Fri Apr 25, 8:55AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Discovery Channel has announced May 4 as the airdate for a documentary on last week's Mount Everest avalanche that killed more than a dozen mountain guides.
Discovery to chronicle Everest avalanche
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Wed Apr 23, 6:05AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — With its dreams of televising a daredevil's attempt to jump off Mount Everest over, the Discovery network said Tuesday it will instead make a documentary on last week's avalanche that killed more than a dozen mountain guides.
Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education Announce Winners of the 2014 Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 22, 10:39AM CDT
Today, the Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education announced the national winners of the sixth annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, the nation's premier national environmental sustainability challenge that provides K-12 students with the tools and inspiration to improve their schools, communities and world.
Discovery to sell HowStuffWorks for $45 million
AP - Mon Apr 21, 11:48AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of cable networks Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet said Monday that it has agreed to sell information website HowStuffWorks to Blucora Inc. for $45 million.
Blucora Announces Agreement to Acquire HowStuffWorks
Business Wire - Mon Apr 21, 8:05AM CDT
Blucora(TM), Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOR) and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Blucora to acquire the assets and operations of HowStuffWorks, a trusted digital information resource, from Discovery Communications, the world's #1 pay-TV programmer. The all-cash transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.
Discovery network cancels Everest jump
AP - Mon Apr 21, 7:17AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The Discovery Network is canceling a daredevil's planned jump off the summit of Mount Everest in a wing suit next month following the avalanche that killed at least 13 people on Friday.
Toyota And Discovery Education Announce Finalists For Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 17, 9:00AM CDT
Toyota and Discovery Education announced today the top ten finalists in the annual Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge, the nation's premier teen safe driving program. Beginning today and continuing for the next two weeks, these top ten inspirational videos will appear online for public voting to not only determine the grand prize winner, but to also send a national reminder about the importance of safe teen driving.
Discovery to air flight off Everest peak on May 11
AP - Mon Apr 14, 9:52AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Discovery Channel has set the date for its live coverage of the first wingsuit flight off the summit of Mount Everest.
Investigation Discovery Premieres An In-Depth Special Featuring Exclusive Access To Reeva Steenkamp's Family During Trial Of Oscar Pistorius
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 09, 9:42AM CDT
In an exclusive documentary special to air on Investigation Discovery (ID), the parents of Reeva Steenkamp, the South-African model killed by Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, speak out in an in-depth interview about the loss of their daughter and being inside the courtroom in Pretoria, South Africa. Produced exclusively for ID by NBC News' Peacock Productions, PISTORIUS ON TRIAL: NOWHERE TO RUN premieres on Sunday, April 13 at 9/8c, featuring a never-before-seen interview with June Steenkamp as she opens up about the first time she ever laid eyes Oscar Pistorius. The Gold-medal winning Paralympian had only dated Reeva for three months before her death.
Nutrients for Life Foundation And Discovery Education Bring Integrated Earth Science Program To Middle School Students Nationwide
PR Newswire - Fri Apr 04, 3:22PM CDT
The Nutrients for Life Foundation and Discovery Education announced today at the National Science Teachers Association's annual conference the launch of a new online destination, "From the Ground Up: The Science of Soil," designed to give middle school students a deeper understanding of the importance of soil science and nutrients in agriculture.
Watch out! 'River Monsters' returns for 6th season
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Fri Apr 04, 11:44AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Often television stars travel with assistants in charge of makeup and wardrobe. Jeremy Wade brought a tank with a black piranha and a candiru to a recent appointment.
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS AND LIBERTY GLOBAL TO ACQUIRE ALL3MEDIA
Business Wire - Thu May 08, 12:39PM CDT
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global today announced an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture to acquire All3Media, a leading international producer and distributor of award-winning TV programming, from its founders and the Permira funds.
Molson and Whole Foods are big market movers
AP - Wed May 07, 4:33PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
Discovery Communications President and CEO David Zaslav to Present at MoffettNathanson Media & Communications Summit
PR Newswire - Wed May 07, 8:00AM CDT
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced that President and CEO David Zaslav will present at the MoffettNathanson Media and Communications Summit at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Le Parker Meridien in New York, NY.
Discovery Communications 1Q revenue increases
AP - Tue May 06, 6:54AM CDT
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Net income at Discovery Communications was essentially unchanged but better than expected during the first quarter, and rising customer demand for pay-tv programming drove revenue higher.
Discovery Communications Reports First Quarter 2014 Results
PR Newswire - Tue May 06, 6:04AM CDT
First Quarter 2014 Financial Highlights:
Nasdaq stocks posting largest volume decreases
AP - Thu May 01, 5:07PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 10 biggest volume decliners on Nasdaq at the close of trading:
Blackboard and Discovery Education Partner to Support the Use of Digital Content in Higher Education
PR Newswire - Thu May 01, 12:00PM CDT
Blackboard Inc. and Discovery Education today announced a powerful new partnership supporting the integration of digital content into university and community college courses nationwide. Through the partnership, higher education faculty and students can now access Discovery Education's dynamic digital media through Blackboard's teaching and learning environment and on their mobile devices. In addition, the two companies are building a K-12 focused integration with plans to launch later this year.
Call for Entries in the 2014 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology
PR Newswire - Thu May 01, 8:00AM CDT
Registration has opened for the 2014 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the nation's premier science research competition for high school students. Registration and submission instructions are now available online at www.discoveryeducation.com/siemenscompetition. The deadline for receipt of entries is Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Discovery to air Everest documentary on May 4
AP - Fri Apr 25, 8:55AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Discovery Channel has announced May 4 as the airdate for a documentary on last week's Mount Everest avalanche that killed more than a dozen mountain guides.
Discovery to chronicle Everest avalanche
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Wed Apr 23, 6:05AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — With its dreams of televising a daredevil's attempt to jump off Mount Everest over, the Discovery network said Tuesday it will instead make a documentary on last week's avalanche that killed more than a dozen mountain guides.
Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education Announce Winners of the 2014 Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 22, 10:39AM CDT
Today, the Siemens Foundation and Discovery Education announced the national winners of the sixth annual Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, the nation's premier national environmental sustainability challenge that provides K-12 students with the tools and inspiration to improve their schools, communities and world.
Discovery to sell HowStuffWorks for $45 million
AP - Mon Apr 21, 11:48AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of cable networks Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet said Monday that it has agreed to sell information website HowStuffWorks to Blucora Inc. for $45 million.
Blucora Announces Agreement to Acquire HowStuffWorks
Business Wire - Mon Apr 21, 8:05AM CDT
Blucora(TM), Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOR) and Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA) today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Blucora to acquire the assets and operations of HowStuffWorks, a trusted digital information resource, from Discovery Communications, the world's #1 pay-TV programmer. The all-cash transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014, subject to customary closing conditions.
Discovery network cancels Everest jump
AP - Mon Apr 21, 7:17AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The Discovery Network is canceling a daredevil's planned jump off the summit of Mount Everest in a wing suit next month following the avalanche that killed at least 13 people on Friday.
Toyota And Discovery Education Announce Finalists For Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge
PR Newswire - Thu Apr 17, 9:00AM CDT
Toyota and Discovery Education announced today the top ten finalists in the annual Toyota Teen Driver Video Challenge, the nation's premier teen safe driving program. Beginning today and continuing for the next two weeks, these top ten inspirational videos will appear online for public voting to not only determine the grand prize winner, but to also send a national reminder about the importance of safe teen driving.
Discovery to air flight off Everest peak on May 11
AP - Mon Apr 14, 9:52AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Discovery Channel has set the date for its live coverage of the first wingsuit flight off the summit of Mount Everest.
Investigation Discovery Premieres An In-Depth Special Featuring Exclusive Access To Reeva Steenkamp's Family During Trial Of Oscar Pistorius
PR Newswire - Wed Apr 09, 9:42AM CDT
In an exclusive documentary special to air on Investigation Discovery (ID), the parents of Reeva Steenkamp, the South-African model killed by Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, speak out in an in-depth interview about the loss of their daughter and being inside the courtroom in Pretoria, South Africa. Produced exclusively for ID by NBC News' Peacock Productions, PISTORIUS ON TRIAL: NOWHERE TO RUN premieres on Sunday, April 13 at 9/8c, featuring a never-before-seen interview with June Steenkamp as she opens up about the first time she ever laid eyes Oscar Pistorius. The Gold-medal winning Paralympian had only dated Reeva for three months before her death.
Nutrients for Life Foundation And Discovery Education Bring Integrated Earth Science Program To Middle School Students Nationwide
PR Newswire - Fri Apr 04, 3:22PM CDT
The Nutrients for Life Foundation and Discovery Education announced today at the National Science Teachers Association's annual conference the launch of a new online destination, "From the Ground Up: The Science of Soil," designed to give middle school students a deeper understanding of the importance of soil science and nutrients in agriculture.
Watch out! 'River Monsters' returns for 6th season
By DAVID BAUDER - AP - Fri Apr 04, 11:44AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Often television stars travel with assistants in charge of makeup and wardrobe. Jeremy Wade brought a tank with a black piranha and a candiru to a recent appointment.
