SILVER SPRING: The Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Rory Kennedy is behind the upcoming Discovery Channel doc feature NASA: 60 Years and Beyond, which will celebrate six decades of work from the historic institution.
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Craig Coffman Moves Up at Discovery Channel
March 6, 2017
LOS ANGELES: Discovery Channel has elevated Craig Coffman to senior VP of production and development for motor content.
ID Teams with Joe Berlinger for Killing Richard Glossip
January 16, 2017
SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications has announced several new programs across its various networks, including a docuseries from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Joe Berlinger for Investigation Discovery (ID).
Discovery Plans Special Broadcast of Docuseries Featuring John Glenn
December 9, 2016
LOS ANGELES: Discovery Channel is paying tribute to space pioneer John Glenn, who died earlier this month, by airing a special encore presentation of When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions.
New VP of Development at Discovery Channel
October 31, 2016
LOS ANGELES: Discovery Channel has tapped Stephanie Angelides as VP of development.
Discovery Acquires Ryan Reynolds-Narrated Doc
August 18, 2016
NEW YORK: Discovery Channel has picked up worldwide rights for the documentary Huntwatch, about the efforts to end sealing, which is narrated by Ryan Reynolds and will air next month as part of the Discovery Impact banner.
Discovery Channel Taps Former ITV Exec Andrew O’Connell
July 8, 2016
LOS ANGELES: Andrew O’Connell, who has been at ITV since June 2014, is joining Discovery Channel as VP of development and production.
Shark Week Swims into VR
June 15, 2016
Discovery Channel is introducing a first-ever virtual reality (VR) experience to mark its summer event’s 28th year on air starting June 26.
New Discovery Series to Feature Christina Aguilera, Steven Tyler
May 24, 2016
NEW YORK: Discovery Channel has aligned with some of today's hottest recording artists for a six-part series that looks at the wonders of the natural world through the eyes of these celebrated musicians.
Discovery to Give Morgan Spurlock Doc Rats a U.S. Debut
May 16, 2016
CANNES: Discovery Channel has acquired the U.S. TV rights for Morgan Spurlock’s feature documentary Rats, based on Robert Sullivan’s New York Times best-selling book.