Discovery Family to Air 100th Episode of MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC, 6/13

Get ready for a Ponyville celebration like no other as MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC, the beloved series created by Hasbro Studios, commemorates its 100th episode milestone. Full of fun surprises, true friendship and music, this special milestone episode airs on Saturday, June 13 at 11:30 AM EDT (10:30 AM CDT), only on Discovery Family Channel-the smart entertainment choice for families.

This special features a first-time spotlight on several supporting cast characters, as Ponyville's favorite residents - Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity - are busy protecting their community from a surprise attack. Meanwhile, as everyone prepares for Cranky and Matilda's highly anticipated wedding celebration, an invitation printing error forces last-minute changes, sending Mathilda's loyal Ponyville pals-a group of rarely seen and never-before-heard ponies-scrambling to rearrange everything for the nuptials.

Focusing on teamwork and putting their best hooves forward, the ponies work hard to make Cranky and Matilda's wedding extra special-with Octavia and DJ Pon-3 even producing a musical "Wedding Mashup" sure to delight fans. Complete with special guest appearances, the entire Ponyville community will come together in the spirit of everlasting love.

"The My Little Pony brand has taught fans of all ages about the power of friendship for more than 30 years through socially relevant messages of acceptance and kindness.," said Stephen Davis, Chief Content Officer, Hasbro Inc. "What a great celebration it will be with our 100th episode of MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC- chocked full of special character appearances, great music and lots of story surprises. In the words of Rainbow Dash, it's going to be 'Truly Awesome!'"

"100 episodes of any series is a tremendous accomplishment, validating its popularity and pop culture permanence," said Tom Cosgrove, General Manager of Discovery Family. "Over the years, MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC has established itself as a series for the entire family with its loveable characters, engrossing storylines and relatable themes. This extra special tribute salutes the series' amazing cast of both central and supporting ponies, and sets the stage for more exciting surprises to come."

Talk about MLP's 100th episode by using the hashtag #100ismagic.

About Discovery Family
The leading television destination for families in the United States, Discovery Family is the #1 co-viewed cable network[i] in 2015 to date. Available in nearly 70 million U.S. homes, Discovery Family is a joint venture of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, programmed with a clever mix of original series, programming from Discovery's non-fiction library and Hasbro Studios' popular animation franchises, including MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC, LITTLEST PET SHOP and TRANSFORMERS RESCUEBOTS. The smart entertainment choice for families, Discovery Family attracts children and their parents with the highest-quality, real-world content that appeals to the entire family in the General Entertainment, Adventure and Animals genres at night and award-winning animation programming in Daytime.

About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's #1 pay-TV programmer reaching nearly 3 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. For 30 years Discovery has been dedicated to satisfying CURIOSITY and entertaining viewers with high-quality content through its global television brands, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, ANIMAL Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science and Turbo/Velocity, as well as U.S. joint venture network OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Discovery controls Eurosport, the leading pan-regional sports entertainment destination across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools, including an award-winning series of K-12 digital textbooks, through Discovery Education, and a digital leader with a diversified online portfolio, including Discovery Digital Networks. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.

About Hasbro Studios
Hasbro Studios is responsible for entertainment brand-driven storytelling for Hasbro across television film, commercial productions and short-form content. It develops, produces and distributes TV shows based on Hasbro's world class brands, including TRANSFORMERS, MY LITTLE PONY, LITTLEST PET SHOP and FAMILY GAME NIGHT. Many of these shows air on Discovery Family Channel and on networks in more than 180 territories globally. Since its formation in 2009, the studio has received nine Daytime Emmy wins. On the film side, the studio has developed and produced a number of features based on Hasbro's brands. In addition to partnering with leading studios, the Company intends to make movies based on new and existing Hasbro brands for audiences globally through the Allspark Pictures film label. Films in development or planned for release, including CANDY LAND (Sony), G.I. JOE 3 (Paramount), JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS (Universal & Allspark Pictures), MAGIC: THE GATHERING (21st Century Fox) and an animated featured based on MY LITTLE PONY (Allspark Pictures).

Photo courtesy of Hasbro

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