Discovery Holding Company

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Type	Public (NASDAQ: DISCa)
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Founded	Spin-off from Liberty Media Corporation(2005)
Location	Principal executive offices located in Englewood, Colorado
Key people	John C. Malone, CEO & Chairman; Robert R. Bennett, President and Director
Industry	Broadcasting & Cable TV
Products	Holding Company focused on media
Revenue	$631M (2004)
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Employees	3,800, essentially all with subsidiaries
Website	www.discoveryholding.com
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Discovery Holding Company (NASDAQ: DISCa, NASDAQ: DISCb) is a company headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, USA, that oversees and manages Ascent Media Group, Inc. and holds a 50% ownership stake in Discovery Communications, Inc. (DCI). A public company is a company owned by the public. ... NASDAQ (originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is a U.S. electronic stock market. ... The Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: L) is an American media conglomerate. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Englewood is a city located in Arapahoe County, Colorado. ... John C. Malone is the current chairman of Liberty Media and graduate and philanthropist of Hopkins School. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Revenue is a US business term for the amount of money that a company can receive from its activities, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Green up arrow for a positive change in revenue from last fiscal year. ... EBIT stands for Earnings before Interest and Taxes (operating income). ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... NASDAQ (originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is a U.S. electronic stock market. ... NASDAQ (originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is a U.S. electronic stock market. ... Englewood is a city located in Arapahoe County, Colorado. ... See also Discovery Channel Discovery Communications, Inc. ...

Discovery Holding Company's CEO, John C. Malone, is also the chairman of Liberty Media Corporation from which Discovery Holding Company was spun-off in 2005. John C. Malone is the current chairman of Liberty Media and graduate and philanthropist of Hopkins School. ... The Liberty Media Corporation (NYSE: L) is an American media conglomerate. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Corporate governance

Current members of the board of directors of Discovery Holding include: John C. Malone and Robert R. Bennett. It has been suggested that Board of Trustees be merged into this article or section. ... John C. Malone is the current chairman of Liberty Media and graduate and philanthropist of Hopkins School. ...

Financials

Source: SEC filings The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires public companies to file reports regularly so that they can be made available to the public. ...

• Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2005: $228M USD
• Total shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2005: $4,567M USD
• Revenue for 2004: $631M USD
• Net earnings for 2004: $66M USD

Holdings

• Ascent Media
• 50% of Discovery Communications, Inc. (DCI)

See also Discovery Channel Discovery Communications, Inc. ...

External links

• [1] - SEC Information statement on Discovery Holding Company, Inc.
• Yahoo! - Discovery Holding Inc. Company Profile