Oprah To Narrate Discovery Channel's "Life" Series
For an ambitious new nature miniseries, the Discovery Channel has signed up one of the most recognizable voices on television, Oprah Winfrey. The m...
For an ambitious new nature miniseries, the Discovery Channel has signed up one of the most recognizable voices on television, Oprah Winfrey. The m...
New York Times | BRIAN STELTER | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media
On Thursday Discovery plans to announce that its founder, John Hendricks, is returning to the channel to oversee a 60-episode, five-year series titled...
Frances Beinecke | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green
The long-term vitality of many important industries rests entirely on the vitality of the oceans, and right now, they are threatened by something called ocean acidification.
boston.com | Posted by Foon Rhee, Deputy National Political Editor | Posted 08.28.2009 | Green
Senator John F. Kerry's office announced today that he's joining forces with the Discovery Channel to help end the illegal practice of shark finning....
New York Times | BRIAN STELTER | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media
Discovery Communications, the owner of the Discovery Channel and other cable channels, has signed a pact with Baidu, a leading search engine in China,...
TV Decoder | Brian Stelter | Posted 08.16.2009 | Media
"Pitchmen," the Discovery Channel series that starred Billy Mays, will be renewed for a second season, the cable channel announced Tuesday, two weeks ...
AP | ELIZABETH WHITE | Posted 07.24.2009 | Media
SALT LAKE CITY — When he realized he'd been separated from his family on a weekend hike in a northern Utah forest, 9-year-old Grayson Wynne's th...
Tara Stiles | Posted 05.12.2009 | Living
So, I was up late the other night trying to wind down and I got sucked into watching the Discovery channel -- always an educational end to a long day....
New York Times | BRIAN STELTER | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Media companies are rushing to repackage their videos for the Internet, and some say they can hardly keep up with advertiser dem...
Chris Rodda | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics
Today, legitimate reasons to justify the military's participation or assistance in entertainment productions range from making the military look cool to aid in recruitment and retention effort.
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 12.26.2008 | Media
NEW YORK — Former "Nightline" host Ted Koppel and his documentary team are taking a buyout from the Discovery Channel six months before the end ...
Huffington Post | Posted 12.08.2008 | Media
Update: Harpo states that Oprah has yet to decide whether she will end her show after the 2011 season: In a statement issued this afternoon, however,...
Charlie Rose | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics
I spoke to Koppel this week about his observations on China and what kind of debate we ought to be having back home.src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2008-07-10-koppelpull.jpg" width="222" height="58" />
Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 07.05.2008 | Living
It is amazing to me that sleep deprivation is both a method of torture in some countries and a badge of honor all at the same time.
TreeHugger.com | Meaghan O'Neill | Posted 06.14.2008 | Green
If your eyes are as puffy as mine are from watching several sweet hours of Planet Green TV last night, you'll definitely want to check out what went d...
Posted 06.05.2008 | Media
Watch a trailer for the Discovery Channel's "When We Left Earth," premiering this Sunday. ...
The New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green
Can the environment make for entertaining TV? Discovery Communications is about to find out. On Wednesday, Discovery will introduce Planet Green, a n...
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media
Are there no media mountains this woman can't climb? Today Oprah Winfrey has announced that she is will be joining with Discovery Communications to la...
AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
An 11-year-old boy said a TV show about surviving an avalanche helped him when he was buried by one at a ski resort. "Create air pockets," Max Zilvit...
New York Times | Brian Stelter | Posted 11.02.2009 | Media