MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
Chris Forrester, on 17-09-2008 Discovery Holding's shareholders approved a scheme to spin off the business into a new public company. The timing may not be perfect, but on Sept 16 it was agreed to...
Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | 17/09/2008
Silver Spring, Md. - Shareholders of Discovery Holding Company (DHC) (NASD: DISCA) have cleared the way for Discovery Communications to go public, approving a measure to combine their stake in the cable broadcaster with those owned by Advance/Newhouse. read more
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Discovery Holding Company (Nasdaq: , DISCB) ("DHC") announced today that at DHC's annual meeting held on September 16, 2008, the shareholders of DHC approved all of the proposals submitted to the shareholders, which included a series of proposals that authorize DHC to combine its stake in Discovery Communications, LLC ("Discovery") and Animal Planet...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Global Media Exchange (GMX), a division of media production and services firm Ascent Media (which in turn is owned by John Malone's Discovery Holding) has acquired Silicon Valley-based inDplay , an online content licensing marketplace specializing in indie films. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company was notable for receiving investment from some heavyweights including CEO of Google...
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
At the end of April, Jean-Marie Eveillard did not see much opportunites. But it seems that he saw a lof of them during the second quarter. He made new buys in varieties of companies. These are his buys and sells during the second quarter. Jean-Marie Eveillard owns 337 stocks with a total value of $11.2 billion.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 13/08/2008
Discovery Holding Co., run by billionaire John Malone, plans to sell some assets of its subsidiary Ascent Media Corp. to AccentHealth Holdings LLC, another Malone enterprise.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Douglas County-based Discovery Holding Co. said shareholders will meet Sept. 16 to vote on the proposed new structure for the company.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- American Tower Corp. said late Wednesday Chief Financial Officer Brad Singer will leave the company by the end of June to be the financial chief of Discovery Communications, owned by Discovery Holding Co. . American Tower said Jean Bua, the company's corporate controller, will act as interim CFO as it searches for Singer's replacement. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire,...
Digital Media Wire (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Silver Spring, Md. - In major step to becoming a public company, Discovery Holding Company (DHC) and Advance/Newhouse Programming Partnership said that they have agreed to combine their stakes in Silver Spring-based Discovery Communications, a move that leads the way for the company to become publicly listed. read more
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Douglas County-based Discovery Holding Co. and Advance/ Newhouse Communications reached a definitive agreement to combine their stakes in Discovery Communications into a new public company.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
Discovery Holding and Advance/Newhouse will combine their stakes in Discovery Communications. The deal will create a new publicly traded company consisting of the Discovery and Animal Planet channels.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Discovery Holding Co. and Advance/Newhouse Programming said Wednesday that they'll combine their stakes in Discovery Communications to form a new publicly-traded entity called Discovery Communications Inc. Former Discovery CEO John Hendricks will be named chairman, while David Vaslav assumes the role of chief executive. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter....
The Street (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
Goldman Sachs, Discovery Holding, American Reprographics upgraded; Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, Watsco downgraded.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 14/05/2008
Stock Market Alerts' performance stock list includes: Symposium Productions Corp. (PINKSHEETS: SYPJ), Discovery Holding Company ("DHC") (NASDAQ: DISCA), Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) and Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). There is important news coming from Symposium Productions Corp.
MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008
*Discovery IPO delayed* *Chris Forrester, Discovery Holding Co has delayed its IPO plans, originally set for Q2 this year. John Malone's Discovery's Holding Co was...
