New Delhi, May 22, 2013: After two years of equipment breakdowns, infighting and battling Mother Nature, in Gold Rush crew finally strikes it rich.It took two years to get here, but in this incredible season, four competing gold mining crews have made it to the big leagues.

All new episodes of Gold Rush returns with its third incredible series on Discovery Channel every night at 10 pm starting Friday, 3rd June 2013.

Till now six men had risked everything to make it big by mining for gold in the wilds of Alaska. Todd Hoffman of Sandy, Oregon, along with his father led a group of greenhorn miners in search of the American dream and a new frontier. 18-year-old Parker Schnabel had to prove to his grandfather, John Schnabel, that he?s got what it takes to be a real Alaskan gold miner. After finding just 35 ounces of gold last year, worth about $56,000 in the last season, Parker hires a new crew, mines new land and rebuilds his aging wash plant from the ground up. And it paid off. In one week Parker gets more gold out of Big Nugget than all of last season. But can he keep up the momentum and turn a profit for the mine - and his grandfather?

In the new episodes, across the creek from Parker, is the Porcupine Creek mine, run by "Dakota Fred" Hurt and his son Dustin. And their plans are just as big. They pulled in 80.4 ounces last year, worth about $128,000, but that just whet their appetite. The weather turned just as they hit bedrock at the bottom of the glory hole - a spot thought to contain millions of dollars? worth of gold. With a female miner joining the Dakota Boys, they excavate a 90-foot crater and deal with the effects of the worst winter in 50 years to get to the gold.

In their quest to find 1,000 ounces of gold, more than ten times the amount they found last season, the Hoffmans double down with two claims, two wash plants, twice the crew and twice the equipment. And at his insistence, Dave Turin leads the second mine, forcing the Hoffman crew to pick sides. Half of the original crew chooses to mine with Dave and the strategy pays off. Between the two mines they break all previous gold counts - but the pressure to get to 1,000 ounces drives a wedge between the crews and it?s a battle between Team Todd and Team Turin for who can produce the most gold.

This time round the four crews out there are graduating to the big leagues. Parker Schnabel, Dakota Fred and the Hoffmans are all in it for a massive haul this season. And most excitingly one of the crews truly strikes it rich - but which one will it be?

Join the miners and company as they must ward off bears, build homes for their families, and keep the operation running all the while taking the fate into their own hands with a make or break venture that will change their lives forever.

New Delhi: Have you ever wondered what it takes to raise a future monarch? Discovery Channel will present an exclusive programme WILLS AND KATE: BABY FEVER taking a look at the intense global interest in the greatest unborn celebrity of our time: the future child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

The one-hour special WILLS AND KATE: BABY FEVER will premiere on Sunday, April 21, at 8 pm on Discovery Channel.

After a jubilant Royal Wedding last year and jubilee celebrations this year, interest in the royals has never been greater. With William and Kate having a fairy-tale wedding watched by millions, the world waits the next big chapter: when are they going to have a baby?

Nannies, fashion experts and commentators will give an interesting insight into the difficult journey faced by all the young parents and the more regal journey by the royal ones. This special programme will also feature royal experts, insiders and historians who look back at the childhoods of Queen Elizabeth, her children and grandchildren and offer their views on who William and Kate will look at for guidance.

This unborn baby was recently voted the most influential celebrity child. With recent change in the succession laws paving the way for a truly modern monarchy, this baby will have the potential to make a mark in history. As media interest in the British Royals sky rockets, WILLS AND KATE: BABY FEVER looks at how William and Kate will prepare their unsuspecting little one for the huge expectations placed upon its small shoulders.

Packed with insight and opinion, this is an account of family life in the house of Windsor and just what compromises will need to be made in order to raise a modern monarch.

MUMBAI: Mark Zuckerberg?s journey from Harvard psychology and computer science student to being the founder of one of the most influential new businesses in the world, is the stuff of legend. Facebook has already acquired nearly 900 million users. Half of them log on to the site every day to communicate with family, friends, acquaintances, celebrities, businesses and brands. With exclusive interviews with Zuckerberg himself and access to Facebook?s offices in Silicon Valley and it?s most senior staff, Discovery Channel?s one-off programme MARK ZUCKERBERG: INSIDE FACEBOOK tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg?s extraordinary rise and the hottest tech phenomenon of our time.

Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook premieres on Sunday, 17th June at 8 pm on Discovery Channel.

Zuckerberg has revolutionised the landscape of social media, entering unexplored realms and redefining communication, from posting news and photographs, to playing games and downloading other apps. Mark Zuckerberg: Inside Facebook showcases the inspirational story of Zuckerberg?s tremendous success as an internet entrepreneur and examines new challenges he face in combining his idealistic vision of a more open world with the business potential that Facebook now represents.

Facebook is said to be worth over $100 billion, but can its business model really justify the valuation? While the ad industry is buying into Facebook?s claims for the value of linking products with the recommendations of friends, some question the effectiveness of Facebook?s advertising model. Discovery Channel?s one hour exclusive talks about how Facebook can function as a giant market research database to target ads to specific groups of consumers, and examines the threats faced by the company in the form of other networking websites like Google. The programme also assesses the critical role that Zuckerberg himself plays in determining its prospects.

Zuckerberg started off as a psychology and computer science student and now is considered an inspiration and a role model by millions of youngsters the world over. The programme follows his journey from the Harvard University to the Silicon Valley made famous in the film The Social Network. And it relates how he acquired colossus in just a few short years.

New Delhi: RA.One represents a significant milestone in Indian cinema. One of the most ambitious and expensive science fiction films with world-class visual effects and animation wizardry, it has proved India?s expertise to produce high quality VFX films. Deconstructing the production of one of the most illustrious films in its one-hour special, Discovery Channel will premiere REVEALED: THE MAKING OF RA.ONE, on Friday, March 30th at 8 pm.

The programme will repeat on Sunday, April 1st at 8 pm. A unique initiative by Discovery Networks, the programme will also simulcast on TLC, Discovery Science and Discovery Channel Tamil.

A celebration of glorious triumphs in innovation and technology, Discovery Channel will provide unique access to various aspects of filming the movie.

REVEALED: THE MAKING OF RA.ONE will provide an account of some of the biggest challenges to produce the film including release of all 3500 plus VFX shots on time. A 5,000- strong team from India, UK and the US, including 400 at Shah Rukh Khan?s own company Red Chillies VFX worked in shifts in 14 studios across the world. A testimonial for its accomplishment, the film has also won the National Film Award for best special effects. Achieving the unprecedented, the movie proved the expertise to create cinema at a global scale. The first to use Dolby 7.1 surround sound, RA.One raised the bar of excellence in Indian cinema.

Commenting on the programme, Rahul Johri, senior vice president and general manger - South Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific said, "Discovery Channel brings signature mix of compelling, high-end production programmes across genres including, science and technology, exploration, adventure, in-depth and behind-the-scenes glimpses to entertain and inform its audiences. Taking viewers on a cinematic journey, the programme Revealed:

The Making of RA.One will captivate their fantasy about unique filming techniques."

Shah Rukh Khan expressed, "RA.One is a landmark film. It demonstrates the growing confidence and capability of the Indian talent to produce films of global benchmarks. I am happy that Discovery Channel will decode the path-breaking technology and never-seen-before concepts that were used to create RA.One. Viewers will able to appreciate the entire creative process from the closest distance possible. A must-watch for every Indian movie fan."

REVEALED: THE MAKING OF RA.ONE will lift the curtain off the science behind production of India?s much acclaimed science fiction film, revealing how this spectacular film has transformed into reality after crossing numerous obstacles. The programme will delve into the designing of highly stylised action sequences, special-effects, the look of the characters and the sets and will explain the challenges faced by VFX team while making the film.

The experts talk about their experiences through the process, discussing their reactions.

Director Anubhav Sinha said, "When I started working on the special effects of the film, I had the confidence that we have the talent to visualize it and to execute it. Discovery Channel?s programme attributes the genius and hard work that has gone behind creating one of the most technically advanced indigenous films."

Sharing his experience, sound designer <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resul_Pookutty> Resul Pookutty said, "RA.One raised Bollywood?s bar in sound design by taking it to a whole new level.

Discovery Channel viewers will appreciate the significance of good sound as a key element in producing a good movie."

Having an amalgamation of the industry?s best from around the world, RA.One has amazing footage of science in action, stunning photography, realistic imagery and pioneering techniques. Discovery Channel?s programme will admire the visual effects and adulate the Director?s vision.

The programme will also give an overview of how the time was devoted to designing separate software for the characters and the objects. Designed by experts Robert Kurtzman and Tim Flattery, the superhero suits were further enhanced digitally to create an impact of electricity

passing through the suits look real. The challenges, to name a few, ranged from the painstaking time slicing procedure to make the protagonist and antagonist fight in mid-air, to a highly stylised car chase with a crash to a bus, to recreating a miniature CST collapsing into mere rumbles, to the elaborate cloning process to create the 10 avatars of RA.One, to the fight-till-death sequence in the gaming arena, never once compromising with quality. Designing of the antagonist?s face, a sequence where RA.One comes back to life through cube formation and takes the form of actor Arjun Rampal took over a year to produce. The entire team spent sleepless hours on re-creating images which looked real whether it?s the cars crashing or the train going out of control, bent on massive destruction.

Revealed: The Making of RA.One is produced by Red Chillies Entertainment in association with Discovery Channel.