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562. Discovery Communications
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Financials: Latest Results
Rank: 562 (Previous rank: N.A.)
Compare tool: Discovery Communications vs. Top 10
CEO: David M. Zaslav
Address: 1 Discovery Place
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 240-662-2000
Website: www.discoverycommunications.com
  $ millions % change from 2007
Revenues 3,927.0 455.3
Profits 317.0 N.A.
Assets 10,484.0 —
Stockholders' equity 5,536.0 —
Market value (3/27/2009) 4,533.9 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 8.1
Assets 3.0
Stockholders' equity 5.7
Earnings per share  
2008 $ 0.98
% change from 2007 N.A.
1998-2008 annual growth rate % N.A.
Total return to investors %
2008 -38.2
1998-2008 annual rate N.A.
Industry: Entertainment
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rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 Time Warner 48 46,984.0
2 Walt Disney 60 37,843.0
3 News Corp. 70 32,996.0
4 Viacom 177 14,625.0
5 CBS 186 13,950.4
6 CC Media Holdings 372 6,764.8
7 Live Nation 524 4,327.1
8 Discovery Communications 562 3,927.0
9 Warner Music Group 616 3,491.0
10 Activision Blizzard 705 2,898.1
11 Regal Entertainment Group 724 2,771.9
12 AMC Entertainment 777 2,504.3
13 Univision Communications 888 2,049.8
14 Cinemark Holdings 989 1,742.3
Issue date: May 4, 2009
Revenues: Includes revenues from discontinued operations.
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