Discovery Studios

Discovery Communications, Inc.

Discovery Communications headquarters at Silver Spring, Maryland. The building's logo has since changed.
Type	Public company
Traded as	NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, and DISCK NASDAQ-100 Components (DISCA and DISCK) S&P 500 Components (DISCA and DISCK)
ISIN	US25470F1049 US25470F3029
Industry	Mass media
Predecessor	Discovery Holding Company
Founded	1985; 32 years ago (1985) as The Discovery Channel 1994; 23 years ago (1994) as Discovery Communications
Founder	John S. Hendricks
Headquarters	Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Robert Miron (Chairman) David M. Zaslav (President and CEO)
Revenue	US$6.497 billion (2016)
Operating income	US$2.4 billion (2016)
Net income	US$1.19 billion (2016)
Number of employees	7,000 (2017)
Divisions	Discovery Networks Discovery Networks International Discovery Education Discovery Digital Networks Discovery Studios Discovery Global Enterprises
Subsidiaries	Media Alliance (20%) All3Media (50%) Group Nine Media (35%) Lionsgate (3.08%)
Website	corporate.discovery.com

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific

Type	Subsidiary
Founded	1994; 23 years ago (1994)
Headquarters	3 Changi Business Park Vista, Singapore
Area served	Asia-Pacific
Products	Broadcasting, cable television, and video streaming
Website	asia.discovery.com

Discovery Communications is an American mass media company based in Silver Spring, Maryland. The company was first established in 1985 as the owner of its namesake U.S. television channel, Discovery Channel; the company operates other major factual television networks in the United States as well, including Animal Planet, and TLC, along with other spin-offs of Discovery. It also owns or has interests in local versions of its channel brands in international markets, as well as other major regional operations such as Eurosport.

The company's namesake and flagship brand, Discovery Channel, first launched on June 17, 1985. In 1991, Discovery Channel's owners acquired The Learning Channel.

In October 1996, Discovery launched several new spin-off networks, including Animal Planet, and the digital cable channels Discovery Kids, Discovery Travel & Living, Discovery Civilization, and Science Channel. This was followed by the 1997 purchase of a 70% stake in Travel Channel, and the 1998 launches of Discovery en Español, Discovery Wings, and Discovery Health Channel. Also in 1998, Discovery acquired a stake in the struggling CBS Eye on People channel; Discovery eventually acquired the remainder of CBS's stake, leading to its January 1999 re-launch as Discovery People. The network quietly folded in 2000, being replaced by other Discovery channels on providers.