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360Production Scores Two U.S. Commissions
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).
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Discovery Plans More Online Originals for Seeker
SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications is relaunching its Seeker brand to target "bright, curious Millennial minds," with new online programming rolling out this month.
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Discovery Promotes Robert S. Scanlon to EVP & GM of Velocity
SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications has upped Robert S. Scanlon to executive VP and general manager of Velocity and automotive content.
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Unique Rides Returning to Velocity for Second Season
NEW YORK: Male-skewing cable network Velocity, part of the Discovery Communications bouquet, has greenlit a second season of the original series Unique Rides.
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Discovery Digital Networks Taps Development & Operations Head
SAN FRANCISCO: Discovery Digital Networks has hired Nathan Brown, a digital and production exec, as its senior VP of development and operations.
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Discovery’s Rich Ross
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.
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IMAX & Discovery Tie-Up for Original Doc Content
NEW YORK: IMAX has entered into a distribution and marketing partnership with Discovery Communications regarding original documentary content.
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Animal Planet & Lionsgate Go for Million Dollar Duck Doc
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.
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Former E! Exec Joins Discovery Digital Networks
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.
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TV Real: 2015 Year in Review
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 with the launch of CuriosityStream, an ad-free SVOD service offering ...
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