Gov. Ralph Northam has approved a $500,000 state grant for Discovery Inc. to expand its technology and operations hub in Northern Virginia.
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Read More »June 15, 2018 Comments Off on Discovery chooses Virginia for hub expansion
Gov. Ralph Northam has approved a $500,000 state grant for Discovery Inc. to expand its technology and operations hub in Northern Virginia.
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Read More »January 11, 2018 Comments Off on JLL tapped to handle Discovery HQ sale
JLL’s Capital Markets will handle the sale of the Discovery Communications’ 540,000-square-foot headquarters in Silver Spring. Discovery announced on Tuesday its intention to move to New York City in 2019 from 1 Discovery Place, the company’s 10-story tower with an ...
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Read More »September 6, 2017 Comments Off on Discovery expanding Silver Spring HQ
Discovery Communications plans a $10 million renovation of its existing headquarters in Silver Spring. The renovations include consolidating the company’s creative and tech center at Kennett Street, according to the Maryland Department of Commerce, into the headquarters located at 1 ...
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Read More »August 23, 2017 Comments Off on Pumpkin-flinging contest canceled in wake of federal lawsuit
Organizers of a popular pumpkin-flinging competition in Delaware have canceled this year's event following the filing of a federal lawsuit by a woman who was critically injured at last year's event.
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Read More »August 17, 2017 Comments Off on Woman sues Discovery, others over pumpkin-flinging accident
DOVER, Del. — A woman who was critically injured when an air cannon exploded during a Delaware pumpkin-launching competition has filed a federal lawsuit against event organizers and participants, state officials and Discovery Communications. Suzanne Dakessian claims in Wednesday’s lawsuit ...
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Read More »July 19, 2017 Comments Off on Discovery, Viacom have held talks about combining with Scripps
A combination of Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. with either Discovery Communications Inc. or Viacom Inc. could help the media companies cut costs, gain negotiating leverage with distributors and expand internationally as the U.S. TV business faces new pressures. But any ...
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Read More »April 17, 2017 Comments Off on Discovery licenses its brand name for Costa Rica eco-tourism park
Discovery Communications Inc. is licensing its name for a $1 billion eco-tourism park in Costa Rica as the media company seeks new revenue from fans of its cable networks, which include Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. Discovery Costa Rica, scheduled ...
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Read More »January 26, 2017 Comments Off on Discovery, Sky at impasse over new TV deal, risking blackout
Discovery Communications Inc. channels including TLC and Animal Planet are at risk of going dark for 5.5 million Sky Plc TV customers in U.K., as the companies hit an impasse in negotiations toward a new contract. Discovery and Sky traded accusations ...
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Read More »October 5, 2016 Comments Off on Discovery Education offers free digital learning tool about recycling
Discovery Education, a subsidiary of Silver Spring-based Discovery Communications LLC, has launched a free teaching tool about aluminum recycling for K-12 classrooms. Called “Life of a Can – A Never Ending Story,” the multi-year effort is designed to teach the importance of aluminum recycling ...
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Read More »October 4, 2016 Comments Off on Eyeing European growth, Discovery hires CFO from German broadcaster
Discovery Communications Inc., the U.S. cable-TV company that’s on a growth spurt in Europe, named Gunnar Wiedenfels chief financial officer, plucking an executive from Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE. Wiedenfels, 39, will join around April 1, Silver Spring, Maryland-based Discovery said ...
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