Discovery Communications, Inc. (DCI) is a privately held, diversified global media company headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. DCI operates three distinct business units including: Discovery Networks, U.S., consisting of Discovery Channel, TLC (The Learning Channel), Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Kids Channel, Discovery Science Channel, Discovery Home & Leisure Channel, Discovery Civilization Channel and Discovery Wings Channel, media also markets and distributes BBC America; Discovery Networks International, which distribute programming in 24 languages through 32 different feeds transmitted over 15 satellites to 74 million U.S. households and 67 million additional homes on fie continents in 143 countries; Discovery Enterprises Worldwide, consisting of Discovery Channel Interactive Media, Discovery Channel Online, Discovery Channel Video, Discovery Channel Publishing, Discovery Channel Pictures, Discovery Channel Education and Discovery Channel Retail.

This course is an intensive, five-day introduction to the cable television industry. The trainee will be exposed to the production and business operations of a major, international media company. Training opportunities include hands-on experience in programming and production, editing, affiliate sales and marketing, network operations and Discovery Channel Online.

To provide participants with the opportunity to develop new skills and to enhance existing understanding of the cable television industry.

Managerial and technical

Oct. 13

Oct. 16-19

Bethesda, MD

Suggested Course Sequence

K2-310 to one of the following: K2-312 ,K2-313 to K2-316, K2-319 to one of the following: K2-322, K2-323