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Assertion Partly supported
Hendricks: Chronicle board killed $6M Discovery funding on closing day
“And we had really counted on that. And it was absolutely devastating when Leo let his bankers know the board did not, in the end, approve the investment.”
John Hendricks Jan 17, 2022 ▶ 50:57 Discovery Channel and Curiosity Stream: John Hendricks
Assertion Supported
Hendricks: Westinghouse's $1M Discovery debt-for-equity swap reached $65M
“Now, that one million dollars, I think, turned in later to be like, sixty-five million.”
John Hendricks Jan 17, 2022 ▶ 50:23 Discovery Channel and Curiosity Stream: John Hendricks
Assertion Partly supported
Hendricks: Shark Week Is TV's Longest-Running Series Event
“I think it is the longest running television series event in, in television history right now. It's the longest one that's being maintained.”
John Hendricks Jan 17, 2022 ▶ 1:03:15 Discovery Channel and Curiosity Stream: John Hendricks
Assertion Supported
John Malone Wired Discovery $500,000 To Prevent Immediate Bankruptcy
“I mean, they actually wired 500,000 dollars to our accounts at Discovery.”
John Hendricks Jan 17, 2022 ▶ 55:08 Discovery Channel and Curiosity Stream: John Hendricks
Assertion Supported
Hendricks: Discovery Channel reached about 156,000 households on launch day
“Later, we learned about a 156,000 households were able to see the service. Yeah, had access on that very first day.”
John Hendricks Jan 17, 2022 ▶ 46:05 Discovery Channel and Curiosity Stream: John Hendricks
Assertion Contradicted
Hendricks: Discovery Channel's initial financing round was $2 million
“We closed on our very first Round of financing was two million dollars.”
John Hendricks Jan 17, 2022 ▶ 40:36 Discovery Channel and Curiosity Stream: John Hendricks
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