| MUMBAI:
Discovery Studios, the internal production arm of US broadcaster Discovery, has
announced the addition of Emmy Award-winning producer, writer and director Chad
Cohen. Cohen
comes to Discovery Studios from National Geographic where he spearheaded multiple
major productions including The Dinosaur Mummy, Incredible Human Machine and Earth
Report: State of the Planet. In
his position as executive producer, Cohen becomes the first member of a dedicated
internal Science Unit designed to bolster Discovery Studios’ science capabilities
for partnerships with network clients including Science Channel and Discovery
Channel. Science
is a core genre for Discovery and this new Science Unit is a key step toward Discovery
Studios expanding its presence within the scientific community. Discovery Studios
says that Chad’s novel thinking, topical expertise and proven track record
of programming success make him the ideal first member of this new team. Cohen
joins Discovery Studios after spending the past eight years at National Geographic.
During this time he also served as correspondent, writer and producer for the
newsmagazine NOVA science NOW on PBS. In 2008, Cohen won an Emmy Award for Outstanding
Individual Achievement in Craft Writing for the special, Incredible Human Machine. | 
