Discovery Turns 20

In our very first issue, way back in 1997, RealScreen profiled the founder and visionary behind the Discovery name - John Hendricks. At that point, 12 years after its debut, the Discovery Channel had grown from its 1985 launch into 156,000 U.S. homes into a budding global concern available in 110 million households in 145 countries.

June 1, 2005

In our very first issue, way back in 1997, RealScreen profiled the founder and visionary behind the Discovery name - John Hendricks. At that point, 12 years after its debut, the Discovery Channel had grown from its 1985 launch into 156,000 U.S. homes into a budding global concern available in 110 million households in 145 countries.