David M. Zaslav is the president and chief executive officer of Discovery Inc., a position he has held since January 2007. Most recently under Zaslav, Discovery acquired Scripps Networks Interactive, in a transaction which closed in March 2018. The two companies comprise a world class portfolio of entertainment brands comprising nearly 20% of the ad-supported pay-TV viewership in the U.S. and more than 7 billion monthly video views.