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Discovery Communications is working on a paid service that would let cable subscribers access new-ish episodes of shows from channels like TLC and Animal Planet. By the time the service launches, though, its model may not be appealing.
Fancy, a social discovery and shopping site that competes with Pinterest, has raised $26.4 million according to a new filing with American Express vice chairman Ed Gillespie joining the board of Thing Daemon, the company behind Fancy.
— Discovery Communications: Andrew Warren, former Liz Claiborne CFO and GE/NBC (NSDQ: CMCSA) Universal executive, joins as senior executive…
Was the last YouTube video you watched EPIC, or did it make you LOL? YouTube users could soon express these kinds of sentiments through dedicated buttons, which the site is currently testing. However, not everyone seems to think that this feature will be an EPIC WIN.
Since launching its iPad app a couple of weeks ago, Time Warner Cable has been embroiled in a disagreement with cable networks over rights to stream live channels to the tablet device. Rather than haggle with them, the cable operator is taking its case to court.
Cablevision just released a new app that will make all the same live cable and on-demand programming that viewers can watch on their TVs also available on Apple iPads. But will Cablevision pull stations from the app in the same way that Time Warner Cable did?
Just a day after removing 11 cable channels from its live streaming iPad app yesterday, Time Warner Cable has restocked the app’s programming lineup, adding 17 national networks and three local channels. Bonus: the app now has sports and news channels!
They don’t measure online viewing or time-shifting, but Nielsens ratings have a lot of power over what does and doesn’t get seen on TV. However, there are several shows finding a balance between engaging with online audiences while still racking up big numbers with their overlords.
Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) will increase the funding for the Oprah Winfrey Network to $198 million from its previous promise of…
Today on the Net: Discovery posted higher revenues but a lower net income from a year ago in the second quarter, thePlatform added new features giving publishers more control over where videos are shown and RCN has finished its rollout of TiVo DVRs in all markets.
Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) is giving corporate development exec Bruce Campbell some additional responsibilities as chief develop…
Today on the Net: Apple’s FaceTime could lead other industry heavyweights to adopt the open standard for video chat, Android phones on Verizon Wireless now have access mobile video content through its VCast service, and a Discovery exec will lead the programmer’s 3-D TV joint venture.
Tom Cosgrove, a long-time Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) executive, will head up the new 24/7, 3D TV network the company is launchin…
Discovery Communications may not distribute much of its full-length premium content freely on the web, but the company — which owns TLC, Animal Planet and of course the Discovery Channel — has experimented quite liberally when it comes to mobile.
In general, cable networks and operators have weathered the past year’s recession relatively well. After a small profit decline in Q3, Disco…
Discovery Communications (s DISCA) is adding another distribution outlet for its video content, with a new partnership that puts a ton of…
In a rather complex transaction with multiple companies involved, a new healthcare site focused on Q&As called Sharecare has been launched,…
With display ads out of favor, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has been making a push to do more cross-platform ad sales, and the company has now lan…
Discovery (NSDQ: DISAB) Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) has added to Kelly Day’s responsibilities as COO of the commerce division by putting di…
New Sling Software Only Compatible with Newer Models; in order to use software like the iPhone app, owners of the older Slingbox…
Turn away for a second and the damnedest things drop in your inbox: Discovery (NSDQ: DISAB) Communications (NSDQ: DISCA), home of Shark Week…
Discovery Communications, which as well as the Discovery (NSDQ: DISAB) Channel runs TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green, Inves…
*Discovery* Communications gobbled up online reference site HowStuffWorks for $250 million back in late 2007, and network brass told us that…
The high-profile launch of “OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network” in late 2009 has attracted its share of speculation since it was announced earli…
What happened here? Two months ago I met Scott Sassa in our offices when he was all gaga over Uber.com’s chances. In those two months, it tu…
Cable ad revenue has been consistently solid this quarter, and Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) is continuing the trend… Revenue for…
As Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) gets set to trade as a standalone company, it has filed a detailed, preliminary proxy filing, expl…
This was announced in principle last December, and now the details have been worked out: Discovery Holdings and Advance/Newhouse are combini…
Discovery Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) has hired 24-year Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) veteran Kathleen Kayse as EVP of digital media sales. Kayse…
The switch to digital cable isn’t just yielding a multibillion spectrum auction, it’s also prompting cable companies and broadcasters to join forces…
Updated below: In a curious deal, Oprah Winfrey and Discovery (NSDQ: DISAB) Communications (NSDQ: DISCA) have formed a new 50:50 joint ventu…
