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Discovery
Digital Media across real life entertainment and sport.
- 1001+ employees
- B2C
- Entertainment
- Digital Media
- Virtual Reality
- Downtown Silver Spring, Silver Spring, MD
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Company mission
To ignite people’s curiosity to engage, entertain and enlighten the world around them through amazing viewing experiences.
6% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year and has category leadership across deeply loved content genres around the world. Available in 220 countries and territories and nearly 50 languages, Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens. It owns and operates television networks under many brand names, including Discovery, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science, Velocity, Discovery Family, the Oprah Winfrey Network, Eurosport, and Discovery Kids.
The company’s content genres include survival, exploration, sports, lifestyle, general entertainment, heroes, adventure, crime and investigation, health, and kids. It's diversified and distributes content across various platforms such as brand-aligned websites, web-native networks, online streaming, mobile devices, video on demand, broadband channels and radio stations.
To fit in the fast evolving TV and streaming world, the company has also recently launched its own streaming service Discovery+, which is increasingly taking up a larger part of the business. The global video streaming market is set to grow by 21% year on year from 2021 to 2028, making it the primary way to reach new audiences over the next decade.
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Benefits
- Flexible Working
- Family support & leave
- Wellness and fitness Centers
- Comprehensive health plans
- Paid volunteer time
- Financial Wellbeing, Savings Plans & Educational Assistance
Leadership
David M. Zaslav
(President & CEO)Zaslav has led Discovery since 2007, launching some of the fastest-growing cable networks in the U.S. Prior to joining Discovery, Zaslav was at NBCUniversal and was previously an attorney with the New York firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae.
People progressing
Liz has held her role since Jan 2019 with an expanded remit across all of Eurosport’s digital properties including Eurosport.com (web & app) plus OTT - on demand streaming service, Eurosport Player. They've been promoted to Group Vice President Sports Product in March 2022.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Discovery
Christian Hug (VP LifeWorks&Inclusion)
- At Discovery, we believe the greatest ideas come from our diverse teams. As much as we are committed to putting shows on air which help give perspectives on diversity, we are equally committed to a genuinely open, respectful and safe work environment to support our LGBT+ community. Our transgender guidelines also ensure equal treatment for employees who may be transitioning. Our PriDe group is one of our strongest, most active and engaged employee resources groups, massively enriching and impacting the culture of Discovery