Discovery channel new boss promises more 'authenticity' [View all]

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Source: BBC News

The new president of the Discovery channel, Rich Ross, has promised a move away from sensationalist programming.

Many viewers regarded the network's recent "fake documentaries", including two on mermaids, as a betrayal of the network's science roots

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Speaking about the fake documentaries - including titles such as Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives - Ross, said he didn't think they were "right for Discovery Channel, and I think it's something that has run its course.

"They've done very well… but I don't think it's something that's right for us."


Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30746287

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Well, that certainly is refreshing. Maybe there's hope that we can start learning stuff on The Learning Channel again, other than how learning much money it costs to debase one's self and one's family in a brainless reality show.

Could A&E return to giving us programming that is actually artistic as well as entertaining?