Shana Vickers
Manager, Production & Development
Discovery HD Theater

What genre of documentary/non-fiction do you program?
All the Discovery Networks' genres: travel, natural history, exploration, health, science, lifestyle, etc.

How many hours or slots do you program per year?
varies

What percentage or number of hours are commissioned vs. acquired? (Ie. 60% commissions/ 40% acquisitions)
70% commissions/co-pros through the DCI networks upgraded to HD 30% acquired in HD

What is the average amount for acquisitions and/or license fee?
varies

What are you looking for right now?
HD programming to share with another DCI network; must be greenlit by the other DCI network prior to HD Theater evaluation

How do you prefer to be pitched?
through the web portal: producers.discovery.com

What is your biggest pitch turnoff?
not getting all the necessary information to evaluate at the start: treatment, budget (both HD and SD), schedule