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Discovery Will Go Public

Educational channel's IPO will bring freer financial hand—and Wall Street scrutiny

By Jonas Oransky,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 14, 2007 5:38 PM CST

(Newser) – Discovery Communications will go public, upping the media company’s ability to make deals while opening it to shareholder and Wall Street opinion. The “MythBusters” and “LA Ink” broadcaster will be able to spend more on new programming and acquire other businesses more...   Read full story »

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