Discovery Channel's THE FLIGHT THAT FOUGHT BACK Garners First-Ever Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Made for Television Movie

Discovery Channel's THE FLIGHT THAT FOUGHT BACK Garners First-Ever Primetime Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Made for Television Movie

- Discovery Channel Receives a Total of Seven Primetime Emmy Nominations -

SILVER SPRING, Md., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Channel garnered its first-ever Primetime Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Made For Television Movie category today for its critically acclaimed retelling of the heroic efforts aboard United Airlines Flight 93 in THE FLIGHT THAT FOUGHT BACK. Discovery Channel received a total of seven nominations as the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced today by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Discovery Channel's DEADLIEST CATCH series, about the lives of Alaskan crab fishermen, led the network in Primetime Emmy nominations in the following categories: Outstanding Nonfiction Series; Outstanding Cinematography For Nonfiction Programming (multi-camera); and Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming (single or multi-camera). The network's BEFORE THE DINOSAURS received nominations for Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or more) and Outstanding Special Visual Effects For a Miniseries, Movie or Special. Discovery Channel's PERFECT DISASTER: SUPER TORNADO is nominated in the category of Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series.

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences present the Primetime Emmy Awards, long considered the highest honor in television. Winners will be announced at the Creative Artists Awards ceremony held on Saturday, August 19, in Los Angeles and the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards telecast on NBC on Sunday, August 27.

Discovery Communications, Inc. is the leading global real-world media company with operations in 170 countries and territories reaching 1.4 billion cumulative subscribers. DCI's over 100 networks of distinctive programming represent 28 trusted brands including Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet. DCI's other properties consist of Discovery Education and COSMEO, a revolutionary online homework help service, as well as Discovery Commerce, which operates more than 100 Discovery Channel Stores in the U.S. Discovery brings the real world to the whole world through its global multiplatform initiatives including Discovery Travel Media, Discovery Mobile and multiple broadband services. DCI's ownership consists of four shareholders: Discovery Holding Company (NASDAQ:DISCA)(NASDAQ:DISCB), Cox Communications, Inc., Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, the Company's Founder and Chairman. More information about Discovery and its businesses can be found at http://www.discovery.com/.

Source: Discovery Communications, Inc.

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Discovery Communications, Inc.

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