Discovery Holding Company
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Discovery Holding Company was an American company headquartered in Meridian, Colorado. The postal designation of nearby Englewood was commonly listed as the company's location in corporate filings and news accounts.
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Company type | Holding Company |
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Industry | Broadcasting & Cable TV |
Predecessor | Liberty Media |
Founded | 2005; 19 years ago (2005) |
Defunct | September 18, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-09-18) |
Fate | Merged operations with Discovery Communications, LLC and Advance/Newhouse Communications |
Successor | Discovery Communications |
Headquarters | Principal executive offices located at Meridian, Colorado |
Key people | John C. Malone, CEO & Chairman Robert R. Bennett, President and Director |
Products | Holding Company focused on media |
Revenue | US$6,497 million[1] |
Number of employees | 3,800, essentially all with subsidiaries |
Website | discoveryholding.com (archived) |
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The company used to hold a 66-2/3% ownership stake in Discovery Communications, LLC, and operated Ascent Media and AccentHealth, LLC. On September 17, 2008, Discovery Holdings divested its interest in Ascent Media, and reorganized its remaining businesses around a new publicly traded holding company, Discovery Communications, Inc.