December 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Discovery Communications has appointed Peter Liguori as chief operating officer, reporting to president and CEO David Zaslav. He replaces Mark Hollinger, who last week assumed the role of president and CEO of Discovery Networks International.

 Liguori will join Discovery on January 19, 2010. Most recently, Liguori was president of Entertainment for Fox Broadcasting company.

Discovery Communications is a nonfiction media company that operates various networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green, Investigation Discovery and HD Theater, as well as consumer and educational products and services, and a portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com.

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