I picked up this news from Boing Boing, which picked it up from Cynopsis:
- Discovery Communications will now have video content on Google Earth If you’re not familiar, Google Earth is a way-cool satellite imagery-based mapping product that depicts 3D images and terrain with mapping capabilities and Google’s search engine. (Go ahead, plug your home address into it and get the aerial view!) Discovery will initially offer information and video content, in a two-to-four-minute segment, showcasing 10 American National Parks, including Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore and Dinosaur National Park.
- Discovery Communications will launch its first ad-supported broadband channels on April 15. Discovery Channel Beyond and Travel Channel Beyond will offer original and exclusive short-form programs as well as user-generated documentaries. Broadband channels for TLC, Animal Planet and Discovery Health Channel will launch later this year.
- And finally, Discovery Communications had their annual upfront presentation yesterday in New York City, and a goodly chunk of that information will be included in Monday’s edition of Cynopsis.
Can anyone confirm the first item? If so, I am very enthused to see this integration with Google Earth. Obviously, the DEN has talked extensively about this relationship, but this will be able to showcase it to everyone accessing Google Earth.
Tags: Discovery Education, Google, video
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