FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 09.22.08

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Kentucky Educational Television Continues Commitment to Providing State Educators and Students High-Quality Digital Media

KET EncycloMedia to continue featuring Discovery Education content

Silver Spring, MD (September 22, 2008) – Renewing their commitment to provide Kentucky’s students and educators the largest and highest quality library of digital media available, Kentucky Educational Television (KET) recently agreed to a multiyear extension of its agreement to offer Discovery Education streaming content to all public schools in the state. KET delivers Discovery Education content through their KET EncycloMedia service.

KET is Kentucky’s most accessible and comprehensive educational institution, and a leading example of how statewide public television can work with education systems to improve teachers’ skills and students’ learning. KET’s top-notch P-12 educational resources – all aligned to Kentucky academic standards – are used by 97% of Kentucky public schools. KET also produces and delivers Kentucky-focused arts, cultural, documentary, and public affairs productions, as well as PBS programming, adult education programs and college-credit courses to viewers throughout Kentucky and in parts of seven surrounding states.

KET EncycloMedia, a partnership between KET and the Kentucky Department of Education, offers teachers and students more than 5,000 videos, 50,000 video clips and thousands of digital images, all searchable by keyword, content area, grade level, and Kentucky academic standards.

The only digital video-based learning resource scientifically proven to increase academic achievement, Discovery Education streaming enhances educators’ curriculum with digital media and engages today’s technology-savvy generation in learning. Today, educators in more than half of U.S. schools learn with Discovery Education streaming.

“Throughout Kentucky, educators depend on KET EncycloMedia’s high-quality digital media to improve student achievement in the classroom,” said Bill Wilson, KET’s deputy executive director of education. “We are pleased to continue to offer Discovery Education streaming as part of KET EncycloMedia.”

In schools nationwide, pressure is building for educators to teach the critical thinking and problem solving skills today’s students need to compete in a 21st century global workforce. The thoughtful integration and application of educational technology and digital media in the classroom helps teachers cultivate in their students the skills they need to succeed. KET continues to foster the integration and implementation of practical technology in the classroom by offering Kentucky public schools systems seamless access to high-quality, online digital content correlated to state educational standards.

“Great hardware, reliable infrastructure and quality content are critical to the academic success of Kentucky’s students,” commented David Couch, Kentucky Department of Education Chief Information Officer. “Po wered in part by Discovery Education content, KET EncycloMedia will continue to provide educators outstanding content from a trusted provider through a proven network infrastructure.”

According to Andy Schaefer, Discovery Education Vice President of Digital Sales, “Together, KET and Discovery Education put outstanding digital media literally at the fingertips of Kentucky public school teachers and students. We are pleased to continue our relationship with KET and look forward to continuing our efforts to empower Kentucky teachers to improve student achievement.”

In addition to Discovery Education streaming, Kentucky educators are supported by the Discovery Educator Network, a global community of more than 88,000 educators passionate about integrating media into classroom curriculum. Through the Discovery Educator Network, educators served by KET have free access to a wide range of technology training as well as a resource library of teacher-generated proj ects and tools.

For more information on Discovery Education streaming or any other products and services from Discovery Education, please visit www.discoveryeducation.com or call 800-323-9084.

About Discovery Education
Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB and DISCK) revolutionized television with Discovery Channel and is now transforming classrooms through Discovery Education. Powered by the number one nonfiction media company in the world, Discovery Education combines scientifically proven, standards-based digital media and a dynamic user community in order to empower teachers to improve student achievement. Already, more than half of all U.S. schools access Discovery Education digital services. Explore the future of education at www.discoveryeducation.com.

About KET As a leader in lifelong learning, KET is in every Kentucky community providing in-school and at-home educational programs for children and adults, as well as professional development seminars for educators and training programs for child care providers. As Kentucky’s only statewide public media resource, KET serves the Commonwealth via digital and high-definition broadcast technology, producing and presenting programming unique to Kentucky. Learn more at www.ket.org.