Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ROSENTHALER ALBERT E
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Discovery Holding CO [DISCA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
12300 LIBERTY BLVD.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/17/2008
(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Series A Common Stock 09/17/2008   D   534 (1) D (2) 0 I By 401(k) Savings Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 13 09/17/2008   D     5,000   (3) 07/31/2013 Series A Common Stock 5,000 (4) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 11.84 09/17/2008   D     10,000   (5) 08/06/2014 Series A Common Stock 10,000 (4) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ROSENTHALER ALBERT E
12300 LIBERTY BLVD.
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
      Senior Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Albert E. Rosenthaler   09/18/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The number of shares represents equivalent shares based on the fair market value of the shares of the Issuer's Series A common stock held by a unitized stock fund under the Liberty Media Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan based on a report from the Plan Administrator dated August 29, 2008. The Reporting Person has an interest in the unitized fund, which holds shares of the Issuer's Series A common stock and short-term investments.
(2) On September 17, 2008, the Issuer merged (the "Merger") with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of a new public holding company ("New Discovery"), which was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer prior to the Merger. In the Merger, the Reporting Person disposed of each share of the Issuer's Series A common stock held at the time of the Merger in exchange for 0.50 of a share of Series A common stock of New Discovery plus 0.50 of a share of Series C common stock of New Discovery.
(3) The option was 100% vested
(4) In the Merger, the Reporting Person disposed of the option in exchange for a stock appreciation right relating to shares of New Discovery Series A common stock and a stock appreciation right relating to shares of New Discovery Series C common stock, in each case, at base prices to be calculated as described in the proxy statement/prospectus filed by the Issuer with the SEC on August 6, 2008.
(5) The option provided for vesting as to 20% of the total number of shares on each August 6th, beginning August 6, 2005.

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