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About DEI

Discovery Enterprises International

Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISAD, DISBD, DISCK) is the world’s number one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in 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 Discovery HD, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com. Discovery Enterprises International serves as the streamlined access point for all of Discovery Communications’ content franchises and brands, licensing properties in multiple markets including the UK, Japan, France, Germany, China, India and Russia. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.

Discovery International Program Sales

Discovery International Program Sales, the program sales arm of Discovery Enterprises International, has a robust program sales catalogue of more than 4,000 hours, providing international broadcasters with the best in compelling nonfiction entertainment. Our engaging content spans a wealth of nonfiction genres including science, exploration, adventure, natural history, technology, health and wellness, lifestyles, current events, from across our wide portfolio of networks including Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Planet Green, Investigation Discovery and more.

For more than 20 years, Discovery has worked with the best producers, programmers and distributors around the globe to extend the boundaries of nonfiction entertainment. The team offers tailor-fits individual series, specials or customized branded programming blocks to fill the specific needs of broadcasters around the world. Discovery is committed to working in close coordination with our development and production teams from around the world in order to offer partners a vast array of innovative program sales and co-financing opportunities. Opportunities range from investing in Discovery Channel's large-scale tent pole programming productions and high-quality series to innovative original productions for Animal Planet, Planet Green, Investigation Discovery, Discovery Kids and more. Discovery’s vast programming maintains relevance for a long period of time and translates well across international borders.

Discovery International Licensing and Home Video

Discovery International Licensing, the licensing arm of Discovery Enterprises International, extends the Discovery experience to a worldwide audience through a broad array of entertaining and informative products and services. These include programming-focused and brand-based licensed products and strategic third-party merchandising partnerships. Discovery International Licensing also offers home video rights to programming broadcast on Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Travel & Living, Discovery Home & Health, Discovery Real Time, DMAX, Discovery Geschichte, Discovery Kids, and Discovery HD, creating a library of over 5,000 hours of content available for home video distribution. Discovery Networks International distributes 19 television brands in 35 languages to 877 million cumulative subscribers in 170 countries.

Discovery Private Networks

Discovery Private Networks is a brand extension of Discovery Enterprises International, which currently provides programming to more than 100 clients worldwide. Discovery Private Networks licenses and distributes programming from across Discovery vast portfolio of networks to strategic non-theatric venues and clients including airlines, cruise lines, trains, science centers, retail outlets, hotels, museums, zoos, and other site-based markets. In addition to licensing individual programs from the Discovery networks family, Discovery Private Networks also offers various services and program packages to clients including branded blocks, short programming, and dual-language programming (available in more than 20 languages).