Tag: Discovery Communications

LONDON/BELFAST: 360Production has landed two commissions in the U.S. for a pair of history titles, including an order from Discovery Communications’s American Heroes Channel (AHC).

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications is relaunching its Seeker brand to target "bright, curious Millennial minds," with new online programming rolling out this month.

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications has upped Robert S. Scanlon to executive VP and general manager of Velocity and automotive content.

NEW YORK: Male-skewing cable network Velocity, part of the Discovery Communications bouquet, has greenlit a second season of the original series Unique Rides.

SAN FRANCISCO: Discovery Digital Networks has hired Nathan Brown, a digital and production exec, as its senior VP of development and operations.

The group president talks about his vision for Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Science Channel and his desire to program shows that reflect diversity, have a bit of an aspirational quality and help viewers better understand the world around them.

NEW YORK: IMAX has entered into a distribution and marketing partnership with Discovery Communications regarding original documentary content.

PARK CITY/SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate and Discovery Communications's Animal Planet have teamed up to acquire the rights in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. for the documentary film Million Dollar Duck.

LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO: Suzanne Kolb, the former president of E! Entertainment, has been appointed as the executive VP and general manager of Discovery Digital Networks, with immediate effect.

NEW YORK: The factual-programming industry has kept pace with the rapidly changing technological advancements of the TV market, and in a lot of ways, 2015 saw the segment even leading the charge with its digital strides. The year kicked off …