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Discovery Communications is first programmer sign up for TNS Media's new audience measurement using DirecTV set-top boxes.

Ted Koppel and Discovery Communications have decided to end their partnership six months early. Discovery says the decision to dissolve the agreement was mutual and amicable.

Discovery Communications chief David Zaslav speaks with B&C about what's on his mind heading into the annual CTAM confab, Discovery going public and the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Russell 1000 Index removed Discovery Communications A-class shares, replaced them with C-class shares.

International operations boost owner of two-thirds of Discovery Communications.

Discovery Communications is replacing TLC president and general manager Angela Shapiro-Mathes with Planet Green president and GM Eileen O’Neill (pictured).

NBC Universal’s Access Hollywood is teaming up with Discovery Communications’ new cable venture, Planet Green, to produce a weekly one-hour entertainment magazine called Hollywood Green with Maria Menounos.

Cable tycoon John Malone got his long-thwarted wish of consolidating ownership of Discovery Communications’ cable networks when Advance/Newhouse Communications signed a definitive agreement Wednesday to combine its one-third stake.

When Discovery Communications’ Planet Green launches Wednesday, the new eco-themed channel will kick off with a veritable cornucopia of original programming from such marquee names as Adrian Grenier, Emeril Lagasse and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Discovery Communications has a solution for cost-conscious advertisers this upfront season: Let us make the ads for you.

The Silver Spring, Md.-based cable giant is pitching clients on the services of its in-house production arm, Discovery Studios, offering to create spots for advertisers who are trying to squeeze more from their ad dollars.