'''Discovery Communications, Inc.''' Inc (DCI) describes itself as "the leading global real-world media and entertainment company". Discovery Communications is publicly traded entity. The company started as a single channel in 1985, the Discovery Channel.
DCI now produces multiple channels such as BBC America, TLC, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel, the Oprah Winfrey Channel, The Hub, the Investigation Discovery channel, The Military Channel, and in partnership with the New York Times, The Discovery Times.
Discovery Communications posted $3.855 Billion billion in total revenues. CNN Money ranked Discovery Communications as the 7th fast-growing company in the country in 2012. <ref> CNN Money , [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortunefastestgrowing/2011/snapshots/7.html 100 fastest growing businesses] , Accessed 2/11/2013.</ref>
==Board of Directors==As of February 2013: *John S. HendricksFounder and Chairman <ref>Discovery Communications *Robert R. Beck, Independent Financial Consultant *Robert R. Bennett, Managing Director Hilltop Investments *Paul A. Gould, Managing Director Allen & Company, LLC *Dr. John C. Malone, Chairman Liberty Media Corporation and Liberty Global, Inc. *Robert J. Miron, Chairman Advance/Newhouse Communications *Steven A. Miron, CEO Bright House Networks *M. LaVoy Robison, Executive Director The Anschutz Foundation *J. David Wargo, President Wargo & Company, Inc. *David M. Zaslav, President and CEO Discovery Communications Accessed March 2009: <ref>"[http://corporate.discovery.com/leadership/ DirectorsLeadership"], Discovery Communicationsorganizational website, accessed March 18February 13, 2009.2013</ref> *[[John S. Hendricks]] - , Founder and & Chairman, Discovery Communications
*[[Robert R. Beck]] - Independent Financial Consultant
*[[Robert R. Bennett]] - Managing Director, Hilltop Investments
*[[M. LaVoy Robison]] - Executive Director, The [[Anschutz Foundation]]
*[[J. David Wargo]] - President, Wargo & Company, Inc.
*[[David M. Zaslav]] - President and CEO, Discovery Communications
*Former President - [[Judith McHale]]
==Corporate Management==
Accessed February, 2013: <ref>[http://corporate.discovery.com/leadership/Directors]</ref>
*[[David M. Zaslav]], President * CEO, Discovery Communications
*[[Joe Abruzzese]], President, Advertising Sales
*[[Adria Alpert Romm]], Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Global Diversity
*[[Bruce Campbell]], Chief Development Officer & General Counsel
*[[Bill Goodwyn]], President, Global Distribution; CEO, Discovery Education
*[[Mark Hollinger]], President and CEO, Discovery Networks International
*[[David C. Leavy]], Chief Communications Officer; Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Affairs
*[[Jean-Briac (JB) Perrette]], Chief Digital Officer
*[[Andrew Warren]], Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
*Former President - [[Judith McHale]]
==Contact details==
DCI World Headquarters<br>One Discovery Place<br>Silver Spring, MD 20910<br>Phone: (240) 662-2000 Websites: [http://www.discovery.com/ www.discovery.com] <br>[http://corporate.discovery.com/public/public.htmlcorporate.discovery.com]
==External links==
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