Who owns the Discovery Networks?

Question

Discovery cable stations, does it have a parent company?

Answer 1

Discovery Cable Stations is owned by Discovery Communications.

Discovery Communications is a publicly listed joint-venture. The JV was started by John Malone (Liberty Media), Advance/Newhouse (e.g. Conde Naste, GQ, Wired), Cox Communications and the original CEO (John Hendricks).

You can own part of Discovery Communications through Discovery Holdings, which Liberty Media (LMG.A) spun off. Like its progentor, it has two classes of stock (DISCA and DISCB).
Discovery Holdings is listed on NASDAQ.

Answer 2

Discovery Communications Inc. (DCI) is an American global media and entertainment company that began as a single channel, the Discovery Channel, launched in 1985. Today, DCI has global operation offering 21 network entertainment brands on over 100 channels in over 160 countries in 33 languages for over 1.3 billion subscribers around the globe.[1] Discovery Communications is based in Silver Spring, Maryland.

DCI both produces original programming and acquires content from producers worldwide. This programming is offered through DCI's 21 network entertainment brands, including Discovery Channel, TLC (The Learning Channel), Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel, Discovery Kids and a family of digital channels. DCI also distributes BBC America and BBC World to cable and satellite operators in the United States.

Answer 3

The parent company is called Discovery Communications, Inc. I was surprised to see that the networks aren't owned by Turner or Disney.