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Shark Week: The Super Bowl of the Discovery Channel

It's been 25 years since a genius Discovery Channel executive came up with the concept of "Shark Week," and the annual event shows no signs of slowing down, thanks, in part, to new technology that allows for new programming every year. Explains Brooke Runnette, director of production and development at Discovery Channel, "New, more advanced cameras allow viewers to see sharks doing things the naked eye could never see before."

Discovery's Sharks Go Live for Shark Week

To prepare for its famed 25th annual Shark Week, Discovery Channel has teamed up with Ustream to present a live-stream of the shark tank at the Georgia Aquarium. The stream runs daily from 6 AM - 11 PM ET and allows you to control the angle of the 360-degree camera.

See it in action here. (via Lost Remote)

Traversing the 'Frozen Planet': Documentary Series Takes Production to Polar Extremes

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<p>What took 38 cameramen and 38 sled dogs, 12 reindeer, 33 snowmobiles, 28 helicopters, 22 boats, two ice-breaker vessels, 10 four-wheelers, Alec Baldwin&#39;s voice, 18 nations, and eight pairs of snow shoes over four years in temperatures often hovering around -40&deg;F? The teeth-chattering answer is <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/frozen-planet/"><em>Frozen Planet</em></a>, an epic seven-part Discovery Channel documentary series premiering in the United States on March 18 and running on subsequent Sundays.</p>

What took 38 cameramen and 38 sled dogs, 12 reindeer, 33 snowmobiles, 28 helicopters, 22 boats, two ice-breaker vessels, 10 four-wheelers, Alec Baldwin's voice, 18 nations, and eight pairs of snow shoes over four years in temperatures often hovering around -40°F? The teeth-chattering answer is Frozen Planet, an epic seven-part Discovery Channel documentary series premiering in the United States on March 18 and running on subsequent Sundays.

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