COMPANY

Discovery Holding Company was spun off from Liberty Media in 2005, and went public as Discovery Communications in 2008.

Parent of the cable television networks Discovery Channel, TLC (acquired 1991), Animal Planet (acquired 1996), Travel Channel (acquired 1997). Rebroadcasts BBC content as BBC America. Also operates a retail chain: The Nature Company was acquired in 1996 and rebranded as Discovery Channel Stores.

Official Website:
http://www.discoveryholdingcompany.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
NASDAQ:DISCA (etc)

Corporate headquarters:
Englewood, CO

Sales:
$707M (2007)

Employees:
3,600 (2008)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert R. Bennett	Business	19-Apr-1958		CEO of Liberty Media, 1997-2005
John C. Malone	Business	7-Mar-1941		Cable TV billionaire, Liberty Media
Judith A. McHale	Business	c. 1946		President of Discovery Channel, 1995-2006

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert R. Bennett	Business	19-Apr-1958		CEO of Liberty Media, 1997-2005
Paul A. Gould	Business	c. 1945		Allen & Company
John C. Malone	Business	7-Mar-1941		Cable TV billionaire, Liberty Media
M. LaVoy Robison	Business	6-Sep-1935		Executive Director, Anschutz Foundation
J. David Wargo	Business	1-Oct-1953		New Mountain Capital

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gene W. Schneider	Business	8-Sep-1926		United Cable Television Corp.

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