Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications, Inc. (DCI) describes itself as "the world's #1 nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.8 billion cumulative subscribers in 218 countries and territories." Discovery Communications is publicly traded entity. The company started as a single channel in 1985, the Discovery Channel.

DCI now produces multiple channels such as BBC America, TLC, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel, the Oprah Winfrey Channel, The Hub, the Investigation Discovery channel, The Military Channel, and, in partnership with the New York Times, The Discovery Times.

Discovery Communications posted $4.235 billion in total revenues in 2011. CNN Money ranked Discovery Communications as the 7th fast-growing company in the country in 2012.

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Board of Directors
As of February 2013:
 * John S. Hendricks, Founder & Chairman, Discovery Communications
 * Robert R. Beck - Independent Financial Consultant
 * Robert R. Bennett - Managing Director, Hilltop Investments
 * Paul A. Gould - Managing Director, Allen & Company, LLC
 * Lawrence "Larry" S. Kramer - Senior Advisor, Polaris Venture Partners
 * John C. Malone - Chairman, Liberty Media Corporation and Liberty Global, Inc.
 * Robert J. Miron - Chairman, Advance/Newhouse Communications
 * Steven A. Miron - CEO, Bright House Networks
 * M. LaVoy Robison - Executive Director, The Anschutz Foundation
 * J. David Wargo - President, Wargo & Company, Inc.


 * Former President - Judith McHale

Corporate Management
Accessed February, 2013:
 * David M. Zaslav, President & CEO, Discovery Communications
 * Joe Abruzzese, President, Advertising Sales
 * Adria Alpert Romm, Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Global Diversity
 * Bruce Campbell, Chief Development Officer & General Counsel
 * Bill Goodwyn, President, Global Distribution; CEO, Discovery Education
 * Mark Hollinger, President and CEO, Discovery Networks International
 * David C. Leavy, Chief Communications Officer; Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Affairs
 * Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette, Chief Digital Officer
 * Andrew Warren, Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Contact details
DCI World Headquarters One Discovery Place Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: (240) 662-2000

Websites: www.discovery.com corporate.discovery.com

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