5 posts and columns on Discovery Channel

Discovery Gets a Web Video Arm, Courtesy of Revision3

in Media on May 3 at 11:00 am PT

The cable guys get a Web video studio and network for about $30 million.
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Amazon Adds Discovery Shows to Streaming Service

in Media on March 14 at 6:41 am PT

Amazon has added shows from Discovery’s cable networks to its “Prime Instant Video” service, which offers free videos for Amazon Prime members. Like other video licensing deals Amazon has struck, this one will give it access to “library” content from channels like Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet. Amazon says the deal brings its Prime catalog to more than 17,000 titles. Discovery and Netflix struck a similar deal last year.

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Four Weird Things the Internet Is Doing to Our Understanding of Television

in Voices on February 16 at 3:21 pm PT

People seem really intent these days on fusing television with the Internet. On one level this makes no sense.

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Is Discovery Communications Working on eBook Reader?

in News on September 1, 2009 at 10:53 am PT

Discovery Communications has filed for a patent on an e-book reader, the Baltimore Sun reported over late last week. The Sun notes that Discovery, which owns Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and other cable properties, filed a patent for the device in February; but the Sun notes that the patent filing was not made public until last Thursday.