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D-Nets October Programming Highlights

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Danielle Langer

D-Nets October Programming Highlights

Airing this October on Discovery Channel are Series “Alaskan Bush People,” “Alaska: The Last Frontier,” “A Cut Above,” “Love Off the Grid,” and “Mysteries of the Abandoned.” Also Beginning this October is Egypt Month with Returning Themed Series & Episodes, alongside New Programs “Tut’s Toxic Tomb” and the King Tut 100 Year Anniversary Special “King Tut: A Century of Secrets.”

This October, Discovery Channel has many programs set to premiere. Including, Season 14 of “Alaskan Bush People” and all-new series “A Cut Above” both airing on 10/2, New Season of “Alaska: The Last Frontier” on 10/9, the hit series “Love Off the Grid” on 10/4, and Season 7b of “Mysteries of the Abandoned” on 10/12. October also brings the start to Egypt Month, with all new programs “Tut’s Toxic Tomb” premiering 10/12 on Discovery Channel & 10/23 on Science Channel, as well as “King Tut: A Century of Secrets” premiering 10/19 on Discovery Channel & 10/30 on Science Channel.

See below for a full schedule.

Week of October 2, 2022

Sunday, October 2

“Alaskan Bush People” S7 Debuts – 8pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel
In this new season, the family forges forward with their biggest plans yet which immediately face obstacles. Now settled into fatherhood, Noah shocks the family with big plans for a move back to Alaska. His hope is to raise his family in the same way he was brought up in the bush, but the hunt for a remote property around the islands of Southeast Alaska is ambitious and dangerous. Bear faces a real life “love off the grid” story as city-born wife Raiven, along with son River, decide to inhabit the mountain. But will the isolated nature of bush living and lack of comforts be too much for the newly married couple to overcome?

“A Cut Above” Debuts – 10pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel
In an all new, high-octane competition series, twelve of the world’s top woodcarvers unleash their epic chainsaw skills to create mind-blowing masterpieces. Hosted by Golden Globe®-nominee Adam Beach, A CUT ABOVE puts the contestants to the ultimate test of artistry, stamina and carving skills as they re-imagine ordinary wood logs into jaw-dropping works of art. Each week, the carvers will compete in Quick and Master Carve challenges while racing against the clock in hopes of avoiding elimination. At the end of the grueling twelve-week competition, the artist who out-carves the rest will win a cash prize and be named “A Cut Above.”

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

“Love Off the Grid” Debuts – 9pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel
Four couples think they have found “the one,” with one problem: one partner lives completely off the grid – no running water, no electricity and no civilization in sight. LOVE OFF THE GRID follows four people accustomed to modern amenities who give it all up for a chance at true love. For the first time, these couples will live together in total isolation to see if they can make it work in the wild. Will the great outdoors bring these relationships closer together? Or will their extreme differences in lifestyles bring the couples to their breaking points?

Week of October 9, 2022

Sunday, October 9, 2022

“Alaska: The Last Frontier” New Season Debuts – 9pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel
The Kilcher family return to Discovery Channel as their lives as homesteaders outside of Homer, Alaska continue to be documented in this multiple Emmy-Award nominated series. The all-new season begins when Otto Kilcher is critically mauled by a steer during a severe snowstorm. With doctors unsure if he will recover, his wife Charlotte is left reeling with grief and the family overwhelmed with homestead work. Life has always been unpredictable yet rewarding on the homestead but now the Kilcher family is faced with a hard truth after Otto’s accident: the younger generation must step up and take on more responsibilities or the homestead will not survive. Other stories this season include Atz, with the help of his daughter, singer-songwriter Jewel, mobilize a group of military veterans to do good deeds for others and bring water to a local homesteader, August and his brother Eivin take a trip to Red Mountain, and Atz’s son Etienne endure a homestead rite of passage in the wilderness before he leaves the homestead for college.

Wednesday October 12, 2022

“Tut’s Toxic Tomb” Debuts – 8pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel
Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi unravels the gripping science behind the Tutankhamun curse. As she discovers if toxins inside the tomb and on the treasures can explain a number of ‘curse deaths’. A journey shining fresh light on this global legend.

Thursday, October 13, 2022

“Mysteries of the Abandoned” Debuts – 8pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel
Scattered across the world are numerous abandoned sites; forgotten fragments of incredible engineering feats, sprawling ghost towns, puzzling industrial complexes and the sinister remains of bloody conflicts. This new season of Mysteries of the Abandoned scours the globe for intriguing locations, including a monstrous boat-plane hybrid decaying on the edge of the Caspian Sea, the gaudy remains of an Iraqi dictator’s palace, mystical ancient ruins deep in the Cambodian jungle and a remote Argentine island once the laboratory for Nazi scientists working on a secretive nuclear project. Within these decaying structures are the echoes of history. They speak of death and destruction, but also human ingenuity and endeavor; each haunted shell now ready to be unmasked and tell its own unique story.

Week of October 16, 2022

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

“King Tut: A Century of Secrets” Debuts – 8pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel
King Tut…The Most famous pharaoh in history.. Yet he remains as elusive today as he was on the day of his discovery, 100 years ago. Now, in celebration of the Boy King’s centennial, his treasures are being transferred from the Cairo Museum to a brand new museum in the shadow of the pyramids. Egyptologist Zahi Hawass has gained special permission to examine them before they are locked away. It’s the chance he’s waited decades for – a golden opportunity to see things other experts have missed. The race is on to re-examine the crucial items that can answer some of Tut’s great riddles. Why did he turn against the religion of his father? Was he a disabled puppet of his advisors or a mighty king in his own right? And most mysteriously, how did King Tut die? To answer these questions, Zahi isn’t just going to re-examine Tut’s treasures. He and his team will cast their net across the whole of Egypt: visiting spectacular temples…… lost palaces……and long forgotten tombs that hold unexpected secrets about the Golden Boy King. Together, they will separate myth from reality to tell the real story of the boy who became…Tutankhamun.

Week of October 23, 2022

Sunday, October 23

“Tut’s Toxic Tomb” Debuts – 8pm ET/PT on Science Channel
See above for synopsis

Week of October 30, 2022

Sunday, October 30, 2022

“King Tut: A Century of Secrets” Debuts – 8pm ET/PT on Science Channel
See above for synopsis

About Discovery

Discovery Channel is dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains its consumers about the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. The network, which is distributed to 100.8 million U.S. homes, can be seen in 224 countries and territories, offering a signature mix of compelling, high-end production values and vivid cinematography across genres including, science and technology, exploration, adventure, history and in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the people, places and organizations that shape and share our world. For more information, please visit www.discovery.com.

About Science Channel

Science Channel, a multi-media business unit of Discovery, Inc. is the home of all things science around the clock, including series such as WHAT ON EARTH?, HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS, UNEARTHED, and MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED. Science Channel’s programming also includes timely, expert-driven specials covering breaking science news and discoveries. Science Channel is the premiere TV, digital and social community for those with a passion for science, space, technology, archeology, and engineering, providing immersive, engaging, high-quality entertainment across all Science Channel assets including: Science Channel television network, available in more than 63 million homes in the U.S; complimentary Video On Demand offering; SCI Go app allowing viewers to catch up on full episodes of their favorite shows anytime; deep video, interactive storytelling and virtual reality at www.sciencechannel.com; and conversations on Science Channel’s popular social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat via @ScienceChannel.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

Discovery Channel and Science Channel will air the feed for NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test

Posted on September 24, 2022 by Danielle Langer

Discovery Channel and Science Channel will air the feed for NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) in a live special, ASTEROID IMPACT LIVE: DART MISSION, airing on both networks Monday, September 26 from 6-7:30PM ET/PT. The special and its simulcast coverage will be of the NASA feed of DART as the mission undergoes its final leg of its journey to make a first attempt to alter the course of an asteroid by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into it. The spacecraft has a camera with a feed back to Earth that will provide live, stunning visuals to the Discovery and Science audiences during the mission’s approach to the two asteroids.

NASA’s DART Mission, built and managed for NASA by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, is humanity’s first attempt to change the motion of an asteroid in space by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into it. DART’s target asteroid is not a threat to Earth. However, it is the perfect testing ground to see if this method of asteroid deflection – known as the kinetic impactor technique – would be a viable way to protect our planet if an asteroid on a collision course with Earth were discovered in the future.

Audiences can join the conversation on social media by using #AsteroidImpactLIVE and following @Discovery and @ScienceChannel on TikTok, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Science Channel Announces Season Premieres Filled with Out-of-This-World Stories

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Danielle Langer

Science Channel Announces Season Premieres Filled with Out-of-This-World Stories of All the Previously Unexplained Phenomena Caught on Camera
“What on Earth” returns tonight, June 22, followed by “Strange Evidence” on Thursday, June 30.
[via press release from Science Channel]
SCIENCE CHANNEL ANNOUNCES SEASON PREMIERES FILLED WITH OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD STORIES OF ALL THE PREVIOUSLY UNEXPLAINED PHENOMENA CAUGHT ON CAMERA

Episodes to Air Weekly Beginning With ‘What on Earth’ on Wednesday, June 22, and ‘Strange Evidence’ on Thursday, June 30, at 9 ET/PT

(NEW YORK) – Science Channel has a line-up of brand new seasons premiering this month, filled with more compelling and mind-boggling content than ever before. Shining light on some of the world’s strangest phenomena using the billions of cameras and thousands of satellites that watch our every move, these episodes take viewers on a journey around the universe to begin uncovering the hidden truths behind all the unexplainable mysteries, physical feats, and unusual events caught on tape.

The programming lineup will include –
What on Earth

Premiering Tonight, June 22 at 9pm ET/PT on Science Channel

· With access to thousands of satellites over places like Kazakhstan, the Congo, the Atlantic Ocean, and more, ‘What on Earth’ reveals stories about the Soviet Union’s secret space shuttle from the space race, alien invaders that are destroying North American forests, ghost fleets from WWII that emerged from the water, and ancient structures deep within Welsh mountains. This season reveals multiple political, environmental, and out-of-this-world secrets and phenomena per episode that would have stayed hidden forever if not for modern science.

Strange Evidence

Premiering Thursday, June 30 at 9pm ET/PT on Science Channel

· Cameras today catch everything from a colossal fireball rising up from the Caspian Sea, an unidentified object hovering over Chicago, all the way to a poltergeist pedestrians warning us about the future. With unprecedented access to all this raw footage, experts investigate mysteries caught on tape and carry out forensic analyses to determine the truth behind these unusual events: are they supernatural, meant to send us a message, or simply fake? Following multiple stories per episode, ‘Strange Evidence’ aims to explain the previously unexplainable.

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Upcoming Specials This Month on Science Channel

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Danielle Langer

Upcoming Specials This Month on Science Channel
“The Lost Colony of Roanoke: New Evidence” kicks things off this Sunday, May 8 at 8:00/7:00c.
[via press release from Science Channel]
UPCOMING SPECIALS THIS MONTH ON SCIENCE CHANNEL

Specials to Air Beginning This Sunday With ‘The Lost Colony of Roanoke: New Evidence”

(NEW YORK) – Science Channel has a line-up of compelling specials airing over the next month. Shining light on some of the world’s most captivating mysteries, archaeological discoveries and secrets from history, these specials will take viewers on a journey through our past using expert insights, the latest scientific technology and 3D animation that bring these stories to life.

The programming lineup includes –

The Lost Colony of Roanoke: New Evidence

Premiering Sunday, May 8 at 8pm ET/PT

In 1587, a group of 117 men, women and children set sail for America from England. Arriving three decades before the Mayflower, they were on track to become American heroes. Instead, they became the subject of America’s first mystery. The colonists landed on Roanoke Island, part of the outer banks of North Carolina. Three years later, they vanished. One of the only clues to their fate: a coded message carved into a tree. In this new Science Channel special, The Colony of Roanoke: New Evidence, a joint team of investigators from the US and UK makes astonishing new archaeological discoveries and pieces together centuries-old clues to reveal what really happened to the settlers, uncovering a story of hope and inspiration to change the history books forever. Produced by BriteSpark Films and Saloon Media for Science Channel.

Abandoned: Uncovering Fukushima

Premiering Sunday, April 15 at 8pm ET/PT

On March 11, 2011, a powerful earthquake and the resulting tsunami wreaked havoc on Japan’s east coast, causing the second biggest nuclear accident to ever affect our planet. When emergency safeguards failed, 3 of the nuclear plant’s 6 reactors went into meltdown, and 460,000 people were displaced overnight. The homes and towns they left behind remain, frozen-in-time ghost towns. In Abandoned: Uncovering Fukushima, investigators return to the hazardous nuclear zone to uncover the secrets behind the wildlife that has claimed the toxic environment as its own, not just surviving the radiation, but thriving against all odds. From fearsome wild boar to mysterious Japanese macaques, experts examine what effect the radiation has had on the species that live there – from their behavior and appearance to observable genetic mutations – giving a rare, breathtaking insight into some of the greatest mysteries in nature today.

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About Discovery

Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. 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, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as Eurosport Player, Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media; a landmark natural history and factual content partnership with the BBC; and a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf. Discovery’s portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the forthcoming multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.

Discovery and AT&T Close WarnerMedia Transaction

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Danielle Langer

Discovery and AT&T Close WarnerMedia Transaction
The combination creates a premier standalone global media and entertainment company, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., which will begin trading on the Nasdaq with the start of trading on Monday, April 11, under the new ticker symbol “WBD.”
[via press release from Discovery, Inc.]

Discovery and AT&T Close WarnerMedia Transaction

Combination of Discovery and WarnerMedia Creates Warner Bros. Discovery, Global Leader in Entertainment and Streaming

Warner Bros. Discovery to Begin Trading on the Nasdaq as “WBD” on Monday, April 11

NEW YORK and DALLAS, April 8, 2022 – Today Discovery, Inc. and AT&T Inc.* (NYSE:T) announced that they have closed their transaction to combine the WarnerMedia business with Discovery. The combination creates a premier standalone global media and entertainment company, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., which will begin trading on the Nasdaq with the start of trading on Monday, April 11, under the new ticker symbol “WBD.”

Warner Bros. Discovery will create and distribute the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film and streaming. The new company combines WarnerMedia’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses, including Discovery Channel, discovery+, Warner Bros. Entertainment, CNN, CNN+, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, TLC, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others.

“Today’s announcement marks an exciting milestone not just for Warner Bros. Discovery but for our shareholders, our distributors, our advertisers, our creative partners and, most importantly, consumers globally,” said David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive officer. “With our collective assets and diversified business model, Warner Bros. Discovery offers the most differentiated and complete portfolio of content across film, television and streaming. We are confident that we can bring more choice to consumers around the globe while fostering creativity and creating value for shareholders. I can’t wait for both teams to come together to make Warner Bros. Discovery the best place for impactful storytelling.”

“We are at the dawn of a new age of connectivity, and today marks the beginning of a new era for AT&T,” said John Stankey, AT&T chief executive officer. “With the close of this transaction, we expect to invest at record levels in our growth areas of 5G and fiber, where we have strong momentum, while we work to become America’s best broadband company. At the same time, we’ll sharpen our focus on returns to shareholders. We expect to invest for growth, strengthen our balance sheet and reduce our debt, all while continuing to pay an attractive dividend that puts us among the top dividend paying stocks in America.

“In WarnerMedia, Discovery inherits a talented and innovative team and a dynamic growing and global company that is well positioned to lead the transformation that’s taking place across media and entertainment, direct-to-consumer distribution and technology. The combination of the two companies will strengthen WarnerMedia’s established and leading position in media and streaming. And our shareholders will now have a significant stake in Warner Bros. Discovery and its future successes. We look forward to seeing what the WBD team accomplishes with these industry-leading assets.”

Under terms of the agreement, which was structured as a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, at close AT&T received $40.4 billion in cash and WarnerMedia’s retention of certain debt. Additionally, shareholders of AT&T received 0.241917 shares of WBD for each share of AT&T common stock they held at close. As a result, AT&T shareholders received 1.7 billion shares of WBD, representing 71% of WBD shares on a fully diluted basis. Discovery’s existing shareholders own the remainder of the new company. In addition to their new shares of WBD common stock, AT&T shareholders continue to hold the same number of shares of AT&T common stock they held immediately prior to close.

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About Discovery

Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. 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, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as discovery+, Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media; a landmark natural history and factual content partnership with the BBC; and a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf. Discovery’s portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Network, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.

About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, CNN+, DC, Eurosport, HBO, HBO Max, HGTV, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, TLC, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.

About AT&T

We help more than 100 million U.S. families, friends and neighbors connect in meaningful ways every day. From the first phone call 140+ years ago to our 5G wireless and multi-gig internet offerings today, we @ATT innovate to improve lives. For more information about AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), please visit us at about.att.com. Investors can learn more at investors.att.com. AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc. Additional information is available at about.att.com. © 2022 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the Globe logo and other marks are trademarks and service marks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this communication, including any financial estimates and statements as to the expected timing, completion and effects of the transaction between AT&T, Magallanes, Inc. (“Spinco”), and Discovery constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These estimates and statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. Such estimates and statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the transaction, including future financial and operating results, the combined Spinco and Discovery company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of AT&T and Discovery and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties outside of our control. Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements are the following: risks that the anticipated tax treatment of the transaction is not obtained; risks related to litigation brought in connection with the transaction; the risk that the integration of Discovery and Spinco being more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected; risks related to financial community and rating agency perceptions of each of AT&T and Discovery and its business, operations, financial condition and the industry in which it operates; risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the merger; failure to realize the benefits expected from the merger; effects of the announcement, pendency or completion of the merger on the ability of AT&T, Spinco or Discovery to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers, and on their operating results and businesses generally; and risks related to the potential impact of general economic, political and market factors on the companies or the transaction. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may give rise to risks that are currently unknown or amplify the risks associated with the foregoing factors.

These risks, as well as other risks associated with the transaction, are more fully discussed in the proxy statement/prospectus included in the registration statement on Form S-4 filed by Discovery with the SEC in connection with the transaction, the registration statement on Form 10 filed by Spinco with the SEC in connection with the transaction and the information statement made available to AT&T’s shareholders in connection with the transaction. Discussions of additional risks and uncertainties are contained in AT&T’s and Discovery’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Neither AT&T nor Discovery is under any obligation, and each expressly disclaims any obligation, to update, alter, or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Persons reading this announcement are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date hereof.

DESERTED LOCATIONS WITH CURIOUS PASTS: MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED RETURNS

Posted on April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 by Danielle Langer

DESERTED LOCATIONS WITH CURIOUS PASTS: MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED RETURNS TO DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE CHANNEL FOR AN ALL-NEW SEASON

MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED Premieres Thursday, April 14 at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery and Tuesday, April 19 at 9 PM ET/PT on Science Channel

(LOS ANGELES) – A luxurious skyscraper in the center of a bustling Bangkok metropolis is now an eerie ghost tower. An enormous war machine lies stranded in a coastal grave along the beaches of Dagestan, Russia. A majestic estate for the rich and powerful now lies abandoned in the highlands of Argentina. With some of the world’s most amazing engineering projects now in ruins, MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED follows experts as they uncover the stories behind these deserted marvels to reveal their once rich, sometimes mysterious, past and why they were left behind. MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED premieres on Thursday, April 14 at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery and Tuesday, April 19 at 9 PM ET/PT on Science Channel.

Travel to Bangkok where a lavish skyscraper in the center of the city is now left to erode while experts discover a devastating financial crisis and a murder mystery that led to the development’s demise. Investigate the ruins of an imposing coastal fortress along the beaches of Wales which has been used for many things, including an exotic private zoo. Along the highlands of Argentina, a beautiful estate for the rich and powerful with a troubling past as a lavish resort for elite Nazi German sympathizers now lies abandoned.

Explore the sprawling ruins of a luxurious spa resort in the mountains of Romania and uncover its connection to an alleged web of corruption. Experts investigate an enormous war machine stranded on a beach of Dagestan, Russia to uncover the ruins of an experimental Soviet ground-effect vehicle designed to strike fear in Western governments during the Cold War.

All the abandoned and decaying structures from around the world have unique stories to tell and their history sheds light on what was happening in society when they were created.

Follow the conversation on social media with #MysteriesoftheAbandoned, and follow Discovery Channel on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and Science Channel on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more updates.

MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED is produced for Science Channel by Like A Shot Entertainment. For Like A Shot, Henry Scott and Steve Gillham are executive producers. For Science Channel, Neil Laird is executive producer and Andrew Lessner is producer.

About Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains its consumers about the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. The network, which is distributed to 88.3 million U.S. homes, can be seen in 224 countries and territories, offering a signature mix of compelling, high-end production values and vivid cinematography across genres including, science and technology, exploration, adventure, history and in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the people, places and organizations that shape and share our world. For more information, please visit www.discovery.com.

About Science Channel
Science Channel, a multi-media business unit of Discovery, Inc. is the home of all things science around the clock, including series such as WHAT ON EARTH?, HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS, UNEARTHED, and MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED. Science Channel’s programming also includes timely, expert-driven specials covering breaking science news and discoveries. Science Channel is the premiere TV, digital and social community for those with a passion for science, space, technology, archeology, and engineering, providing immersive, engaging, high-quality entertainment across all Science Channel assets including: Science Channel television network, available in more than 63 million homes in the U.S; complimentary Video On Demand offering; SCI Go app allowing viewers to catch up on full episodes of their favorite shows anytime; deep video, interactive storytelling and virtual reality at www.sciencechannel.com; and conversations on Science Channel’s popular social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat via @ScienceChannel.

About Discovery
Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. 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, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as discovery+, Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media; a landmark natural history and factual content partnership with the BBC; and a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf. Discovery’s portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Network, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.

Mike Baker Returns for New Season of “Black Files Declassified” March 9 on Science Channel

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Danielle Langer

Mike Baker Returns for New Season of “Black Files Declassified” March 9 on Science Channel
In an all-new season, former CIA operative, Mike Baker, follows the money trail each week to reveal the many secrets at the core of these Black Files and pull back the curtain on the secret government programs that sometimes sound more like science fiction than truth.
[via press release from Science Channel]
Mike Baker Returns for New Season of ‘Black Files Declassified’ March 9 on Science Channel

STRANGER THAN SCIENCE FICTION: FORMER CIA OPERATIVE MIKE BAKER RETURNS TO INVESTIGATE TOP-SECRET GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS IN NEW SEASON OF ‘BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED’

‘BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED’ Premieres Wednesday, March 9 at 9 PM ET/PT on Science Channel

(NEW YORK) – Every year, there are billions of dollars allocated to clandestine government programs around the world known as the ‘black budget.’ Each individual operation is known as a Black File, and each is shrouded in secrecy and mystery. What are these classified government programs? What is their purpose, and what do they reveal about our world? In an all-new season of BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED, former CIA operative, Mike Baker, follows the money trail each week to reveal the many secrets at the core of these Black Files and pull back the curtain on the secret government programs that sometimes sound more like science fiction than truth.

A new season of BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED premieres Wednesday, March 9 at 9pm ET/PT on Science Channel. Follow the conversation on social media with #BlackFilesDeclassified, and follow Science Channel on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more updates.

With unprecedented access, Mike is able to dig into these top-secret government programs steeped in cutting edge science and conduct his own research by speaking with experts, journalists, and former government and Black File officials.

This season, Mike will explore a top-secret aerospace program that, according to recently uncovered documents, has been involved in investigations into the paranormal such as werewolves, ghosts, cattle mutilations and more. When the US Navy recently confirmed the existence of a covert group investigating unknown aerial phenomena, AATIP, or the Advanced Aerial Threat Identification Program became front page news. But there is a much more secretive and equally shadowy precursor to AATIP known as AAWSAP, or the Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems Applications Program. Their focus was firmly on what can only be termed as “the real-life X Files.” But how and why was our government investigating such phenomena? And how does it affect the safety of our nation?

Also this season, Mike investigates what’s been called one of America’s best kept secrets – a list of emergency powers the President has at their disposal during extreme events like nuclear war or governmental collapse. Recently, there have been calls in Congress to limit the powers coming from a Black File called PEADS, short for ‘Presidential Emergency Action Documents.’ These highly secretive documents confer extraordinary and unlimited Presidential powers during “Acts of Wartime” without any congressional approval or oversight. What are the scenarios that trigger PEADS and what powers do they contain?

Each week, BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED will seek out the truth behind some of the world’s most intriguing secret operations. From unraveling the mystery behind a sighting of the famous Black Budget funded squadron known as the Red Eagles 30 years after they were decommissioned, to exploring one of the most daring Black Budget funded special operations in history known only as Mission 7, each week Mike will choose another truth to seek behind some of the world’s greatest mysteries.

BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED is produced for Science Channel by Espiritus Productions and Arcadia Entertainment. For Espiritus Productions executive producers are Bill and Michelle Katz. For Arcadia Entertainment, executive producer is John Wesley Chisholm. For Science Channel, Neil Laird is Executive Producer and Andrew Lessner is Producer.

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Science Channel, a multi-media business unit of Discovery, Inc. is the home of all things science around the clock, including series such as MYTHBUSTERS, WHAT ON EARTH?, HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS, UNEARTHED, and MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED. Science Channel’s programming also includes timely, expert-driven specials covering breaking science news and discoveries. Science Channel is the premiere TV, digital and social community for those with a passion for science, space, technology, archeology, and engineering, providing immersive, engaging, high-quality entertainment across all Science Channel assets including: Science Channel television network, available in more than 63 million homes in the U.S; complimentary Video On Demand offering; SCI Go app allowing viewers to catch up on full episodes of their favorite shows anytime; deep video, interactive storytelling and virtual reality at www.sciencechannel.com; and conversations on Science Channel’s popular social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat via @ScienceChannel.

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Here’s What’s Coming to Science Channel This Month

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Danielle Langer

Here’s What’s Coming to Science Channel This Month
“This Came Out of Me,” “Secrets in the Ice,” “How the Universe Works” and “Black Files Declassified” are all on tap.
[via press release from Science Channel]
HERE’S WHAT’S COMING TO SCIENCE CHANNEL THIS MONTH

THIS CAME OUT OF ME

Premiering tonight, February 23 at 8pm ET/PT on Science Channel

· Working in the Emergency Room is all about rolling with the punches and is not for the squeamish. For the doctors and nurses at the 21 SignatureCare Emergency Center locations throughout Texas, it’s a chance to take on the challenge of helping people with painful, unusual, and sometimes even gruesome emergency cases. In the series that begs the question ‘how did that get there?’, audiences will be guided by fashion model turned ER physician, Dr. Ruby Rose, one of twenty-one medical directors who oversee these freestanding ERs. She will treat us to everyday situations in which things end up in places… they just shouldn’t be. From a monster bug getting stuck in a patient’s ear to a piece of concrete getting trapped in a patient’s leg, what goes in must come out!

SECRETS IN THE ICE

Premiering Thursday, March 3 at 9pm ET/PT on Science Channel

· Using cutting-edge CGI animation along with state-of-the-art archaeological technologies, SECRETS IN THE ICE spotlights the mysteries that have been locked away in icy tombs all over the world for centuries. A decades old mystery involving the questionable deaths of nine experienced hikers in Russia’s Ural Mountains. A legendary ship pulled from the icy Arctic waters. A cave said to have once been the home to a fire giant. In a new season of SECRETS IN THE ICE, experts, historians and scientists are exposing dark secrets, forgotten treasures and lost relics from the coldest and harshest places on Earth.

HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS

New Season Premiering Sunday, March 6 at 10pm ET/PT on Science Channel

· As HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS returns for a new season, the world’s leading cosmological experts and stunning CGI take us straight into the heart of the latest discoveries in space and astronomy. How old is the Universe? Does dark matter really exist? Would there be life on Earth if not for a series of cataclysmic disasters? This season follows the latest probes and rovers exploring our neighboring planets of Saturn and Mars, revealing worlds more alive than we ever imagined. Viewers will go on a thrill ride as a fictional asteroid strikes the planet in 2029, and experts reveal new discoveries such as an invisible network of dark matter that connects over two trillion galaxies littering the cosmos. Across six brain-expanding episodes, HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS takes you deep under the hood of the greatest machine in existence.

BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED

New Season Premiering in March 9 at 9pm ET/PT on Science Channel

· In an all-new season of BLACK FILES DECLASSIFIED, former CIA operative, Mike Baker, follows the money trail each week to reveal the many secrets at the core of the ‘Black Files’ and pull back the curtain on these secret government programs that sometimes sound more like science fiction than truth. This season, Mike will explore Black Files such as a top-secret aerospace program that, according to recently uncovered documents, has been involved in investigations into the paranormal such as werewolves, ghosts, cattle mutilations and more. Also this season, Mike investigates what’s been called one of America’s best kept secrets – a list of emergency powers the President has at their disposal during extreme events like nuclear war or governmental collapse – as well as one of the most daring Black Budget funded special operations in history known only as Mission 7.

SCIENCE CHANNEL SPOTLIGHTS THE OFTEN UNSEEN HISTORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Danielle Langer

SCIENCE CHANNEL SPOTLIGHTS THE OFTEN UNSEEN HISTORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, NOW REVEALED BY MODERN TECHNOLOGY

Narrated by Actor-Director Clark Johnson, ‘Underground Railroad: The Secret History,’ a Four Part Docu-Series, Premieres Sunday, January 30 at 10 PM ET/PT on Science Channel and
Streaming on discovery+
(NEW YORK) – Much of the history of enslaved people in the United States has gone undocumented. Now, cutting edge technology, and the perseverance of archaeologists and historians, is bringing to light the secret pathways, communities and outposts that provided refuge to Freedom Seekers. Experts are also uncovering crucial details about the people behind those locations, and the individuals who made these life-changing journeys.

Narrated by actor-director Clark Johnson (Homicide: Life on the Street, The Wire, Your Honor, Percy), UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: THE SECRET HISTORY, a four-part docu-series, premieres Sunday, January 30 at 10 PM ET/PT on Science Channel and streaming on discovery+. Viewers can join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #UndergroundRailroadTheSecretHistory and follow Science Channel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest updates.

To be successful, the Underground Railroad had to operate in secrecy – therefore, little written documentation about these journeys exists. Now, new technology and extensive research are revealing that the Underground Railroad’s path not only led north – from southern U.S. states where slavery was legal into free northern states and Canada. But it also took surprising turns to the south, all the way into Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean. The details uncovered also show that stops in the north often proved as dangerous as those in the states from which Freedom Seekers fled.

From secret hideaways located in graveyards just outside of the nation’s capital and underground tunnels originally built by George Washington, to a refuge deep in a swamp, the series uses thermal drones, LiDAR, GPR and GIS to map and record the hidden underground tunnels, remote caves and thriving yet isolated communities used by Freedom Seekers escaping enslavement.

Across the series, viewers will hear from the descendants of Freedom Seekers who add insight with their family history, passed down from generation to generation. Audiences also hear from archaeologists including Dr. Justin Dunnavant of UCLA, Dr. Ayana Omilade Flewellen of UC Riverside, Dr. Cheryl LaRoche of the University of Maryland, Dr. Dan Sayers of American University, Jeffrey Shanks of the National Park Service and Dr. Terrance Weik of University of South Carolina, as well as historians and academics including Anthony Cohen, President of the Menare Foundation, Lisa Fager of the Mt. Zion-FUBS Foundation, Dr. Maria Hammack of University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander of Norfolk State University, Dr. Rolonda Teal of Steven F. Austin State University and Dr. Javier Wallace of Duke University. These experts share their research and discoveries, giving valuable context to these stories and helping to solidify the legacies of those who sought freedom on the Underground Railroad.

In the series premiere, we travel south into Florida, Texas and Mexico. Archaeologists unravel the mystery of a free Black fort in Florida that was nearly erased from history by the U.S. military. After two centuries, little evidence of its existence can be seen at the site today. What can the latest technology reveal about the people who lived in this stronghold and its ultimate demise? And in Texas, oral tradition points to nature as an important resource, and now, thermal drones are uncovering Texas caves that provided shelter to those heading toward the treacherous Rio Grande on the way to Mexico.

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: THE SECRET HISTORY brings new focus on courageous Freedom Seekers and their allies in this critical chapter of American history. These are the stories of those who risked their lives in the ultimate pursuit of freedom, and the ingenious methods used achieve liberty.

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: THE SECRET HISTORY is produced by Attraction for Science Channel. For Attraction, Producer is Nicole Hamilton, Executive Producers are Joey Case and Richard Speer, and Series Producer is Margot Daley. For Science Channel, Executive Producers are Caroline Perez and Lindsey Foster Blumberg and Co-producer is Andrew Lessner.

About Science Channel
Science Channel, a multi-media business unit of Discovery, Inc. is the home of all things science around the clock, including series such as WHAT ON EARTH?, HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS, UNEARTHED, and MYSTERIES OF THE ABANDONED. Science Channel’s programming also includes timely, expert-driven specials covering breaking science news and discoveries. Science Channel is the premiere TV, digital and social community for those with a passion for science, space, technology, archaeology, and engineering, providing immersive, engaging, high-quality entertainment across all Science Channel assets including: Science Channel television network, available in more than 63 million homes in the U.S; complimentary Video On Demand offering; SCI Go app allowing viewers to catch up on full episodes of their favorite shows anytime; deep video, interactive storytelling and virtual reality at www.sciencechannel.com; and conversations on Science Channel’s popular social platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat via @ScienceChannel.

About Discovery
Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. 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, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as Eurosport Player, Food Network Kitchen and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media; a landmark natural history and factual content partnership with the BBC; and a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf. Discovery’s portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, and the forthcoming multi-platform JV with Chip and Joanna Gaines, Magnolia, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.

About discovery+
discovery+ is the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service. discovery+ has the largest-ever content offering of any new streaming service at launch, featuring a wide range of exclusive, original series across popular, passion verticals in which Discovery brands have a strong leadership position, including lifestyle and relationships; home and food; true crime; paranormal; adventure and natural history; as well as science, tech and the environment, and a slate of high-quality documentaries. For more, visit discoveryplus.com or find it on a variety of platforms and devices, including ones from Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Roku and Samsung.

The Secrets of Espionage: The All-New Series “Spycraft” Premieres January 11 on Science Channel

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Danielle Langer

The Secrets of Espionage: The All-New Series “Spycraft” Premieres January 11 on Science Channel
In an all-new Science Channel series, intelligence experts offer an unprecedented look behind the CIA’s most secretive operations throughout history and the fantastic devices that made them possible.
[via press release from Science Channel]
THE SECRETS OF ESPIONAGE: THE ALL-NEW SERIES “SPYCRAFT” PREMIERES JANUARY 11 ON SCIENCE CHANNEL

In the mysterious world of espionage, the tools and technologies developed for spies are just as critical as the spies themselves. In an all-new Science Channel series, SPYCRAFT, intelligence experts offer an unprecedented look behind the CIA’s most secretive operations throughout history and the fantastic devices that made them possible.

SPYCRAFT premieres Tuesday, January 11 at 10 pm ET/PT on Science Channel. Viewers can join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #Spycraft and follow Science Channel on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest updates.

From Clandestine Collection to ciphers, sabotage, and everything in between, each episode of SPYCRAFT blends history and compelling storytelling to illustrate how cutting-edge technology has transformed the art of espionage and broadened a spy’s capabilities by tenfold.

Throughout this season, viewers will learn how intelligence-gathering has changed and advanced the spy game over the years. Experts such as internationally renowned intelligence historian Keith Melton, and former CIA director of the Office of Technical Service, Robert Wallace, explain how spy tactics such as drone technology and hypersonic missiles are crucial to obtaining classified government secrets during war. They also reveal how poison has become one of the most popular weapons of choice for assassinations.

SPYCRAFT is produced for Science Channel by Big Media. For Science Channel, Lindsey Foster Blumberg is Executive Producer, Jennifer Gross is Producer, and Robyn Salzman is Associate Producer.

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