Discovery Holding Company (DISCA)

TMFWBuffettJr (99.86) Submitted: 9/15/06 7:31 PM : Start Price: $13.73 DISCA Score: 46.94

Whew, I've been looking at this beast since Bill Mann mentioned it, and I have to admit I have a hard time coming to terms with the value of assets, but through the murky water I can get a blurry vision of Discovery, and I see a powerful machine that...

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NetscribeMedia (< 20) Submitted: 2/07/07 1:06 AM : Start Price: $16.25 DISCA Score: 33.62

Through their wholly owned subsidiary, Ascent Media and equity affiliate Discovery Communications Inc, Discovery Holdings is involved in the production and distribution of entertainment and educational programs, the sale and licensing of branded and ...

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LW899 (55.91) Submitted: 3/14/07 2:38 PM : Start Price: $17.17 DISCA Score: 24.91

Dirty Jobs, Mythbusters, educational and interesting programming that suits a variety of tastes. Discovery also has stores that sell merchandise related to their programming. Their DVDs are great!

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amg2 (84.41) Submitted: 4/24/07 11:33 AM : Start Price: $21.43 DISCA Score: 6.42

Great programming. Room for growth.

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azbob99 (54.73) Submitted: 4/01/07 8:03 PM : Start Price: $19.13 DISCA Score: 13.93

nice chart

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jaywilliam (< 20) Submitted: 11/16/06 5:48 PM : Start Price: $15.67 DISCA Score: 34.86

Great brand name in control of a niche.

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SapphireSeas (77.33) Submitted: 8/05/07 3:39 AM : Start Price: $23.75 DISCA Score: -4.49

Giving this one a real hard look with the time-honored adage of "Invest in the products you use" firmly in mind.

I have been an avid fan and viewer of The Discovery Channel and non-fiction television for years. DISCA / DISCB nearly always...

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TMFOpie (97.94) Submitted: 9/26/06 1:40 PM : Start Price: $13.95 DISCA Score: 45.09

Fantastic brand properties, especially international, that investors will eventually reward with higher multiples. It's a complex equity arrangement that I hope they will clean up. For now, focus on the properties and the expansion opportunities.

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TMFGebinr (26.71) Submitted: 9/12/06 4:32 AM : Start Price: $13.69 DISCA Score: 46.35

A complicated situation designed to realize value from the Discovery Channel libraries and related services. Value Investing Club (I think that's right) had an excellent write up on this situation over a year ago. Probably won't play out until 2007 o...

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tenamaxtli (87.13) Submitted: 8/20/06 6:24 AM : Start Price: $14.20 DISCA Score: 40.91

Financials are difficult to follow, but they have some great assets. I miss Lance A...

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