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.
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.
Corporate governance
Members of the board of directors of Discovery Holding included: John C. Malone and Robert R. Bennett. Former CEO John C. Malone is also the chairman of Liberty Media Corporation from which Discovery Holding Company was spun off in 2005.[2]
Financials
Source: SEC filings
- Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2007: $150M USD
- Total shareholders’ equity at March 31, 2007: $4,570M USD
- Revenue for 2006: $688M USD
- Net earnings for 2006: -$28M USD
Holdings
Discovery Holding owned the following subsidiary companies until the corporate restructuring completed on September 17, 2008.
- Ascent Media
- 66-2/3% of Discovery Communications, LLC.
Spin-off and restructuring
On December 13, 2007, Discovery Holdings announced a restructuring plan with that being completed on September 17, 2008, with Discovery Holding's Ascent Media business being spun off, and the remaining businesses, Discovery Communications, LLC and Advance/Newhouse Communications, were combined into a new holding company, Discovery Communications, Inc, with the new fully public company and trading on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbols DISCA, DISCB, and DISCK, with the SEC filings being submitted by the Discovery Holding Company.[3][4][5]
External links
- - Form 8-K for Discovery Communications, Inc.: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets, Changes in Reg
- - SEC Information statement on Discovery Holding Company, Inc.
- Yahoo! - Discovery Holding Inc. Company Profile
References
- Discovery Communications Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2016 Results Discovery Communications, February 14, 2017, retrieved August 7, 2017^
- Richard Siklos, Geraldine Fabrikant. Another Spinoff Completed in Remaking Liberty Media The New York Times, 22 July 2005, retrieved 11 June 2025^
- Discovery to combine stakes in Discovery Communications with Advance/Newhouse^
- Discovery Communications goes public, stock sinks* Los Angeles Times, 19 September 2008, retrieved 11 June 2025^
- Information statement: Discovery Holding Company. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.^