Discovery Communications announced a new programming slate packed with action, adventure, and intrigue and never to disappoint – all in high definition. The vast array of new and impressive programming will be available to third-party broadcasters at MIPTV 2010.
“Discovery continues to create some of the most remarkably entertaining content in the industry that continues to enlighten audiences around the world,” said Nicolas Bonard, Senior Vice President, Discovery Enterprises International. “At MPTV, our programming catalogue will present action-packed entertainment to third-party broadcasters that will satisfy curiosity for hours on end.”
Covering an unmatched range of nonfiction genres including factual entertainment, animals and nature, science and engineering, crime and investigation, lifestyle, health and world affairs from across a wide portfolio of networks, including flagship Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Planet Green, Investigation Discovery and more, Discovery’s programming will enthrall audiences with some of the most invigorating content in the industry. Key HD titles that will be introduced for the first time at MIPTV include the following:
Worst Case Scenario
Worst Case Scenario (8 x 30), based on the bestselling series of books with the same name, premieres this spring on Discovery Channel. On the show, survival expert and Man vs. Wild host Bear Grylls portrays potentially life-threatening situations to demonstrate how to survive in a worst case scenario. Filmed like a feature film, Grylls pushes his physical boundaries – part stuntman, part urban survivalist – to exhibit scenarios that viewers could find themselves in and equip them with potentially life-saving information. Worst Case Scenario is produced for Discovery Channel by Pilgrim Films & Television.
The Kamen Code
The Kamen Code (8 x 30) chronicles the inventor of the segway, Dean Kamen, as he attempts to change the world for the better using the most cutting-edge technology on the planet. Kamen created the Segway so we could travel short distances without using absurd amounts of fuel. He devised the “Luke Arm” so people who have lost their hand can grip objects anew. He invented the Insulin Pump, so individuals with diabetes wouldn’t need to inject themselves over and over again every day. He created the “Slingshot”, a small device that can purify water, so the 1.5 million children who die every year from dirty water might live. And those are just a select few inventions – Dean Kamen has over 400 patents…so far. Every day he’s working on new ways to better humanity, and he has access to the greatest minds of our time. The Kamen Code is produced for Planet Green by Radical Media.
Last Days of the Dinosaurs
Last Days of the Dinosaurs (1×120) reveals an epic story of survival, from the asteroid impact and its fiery aftermath, to the desperate fight for life among the dinosaurs who escaped the blast, only to face a more horrific fate in the days and weeks that followed. Using the latest archeological research and 3D photo-real animation technology, Last Days of the Dinosaur creates the most exacting and accurate portrait of the prehistoric mega-beasts, the world they inhabited, and the cataclysm that brought the 100-million year reign of the lizard kings to an end. Science, drama, cutting-edge graphics, and compelling story-telling combine to produce the definitive account of the dinosaurs and their final days on Earth. Last Days of the Dinosaur is produced for Discovery Channel by Dangerous Films, Ltd.
About Discovery Enterprises International
Discovery Enterprises International focuses on maximizing sales opportunities with international third-party broadcasters and licensees by streamlining access to Discovery’s worldwide brands and content. The Enterprises team partners with local clients through regional offices in London, Miami, Munich, Singapore, Sydney and Discovery’s global headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, to analyze international markets in order to break down the programming needs of individual broadcasters within each territory.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISAD, DISBD, DISCK) is the world’s number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green, Investigation Discovery and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.
