Discovery Channel (Indian TV channel)
Discovery Channel India is the Indian version of Discovery Channel operated by Warner Bros. Discovery for the Indian subcontinent. It is available in eight languages including Hindi, English, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi while the Tamil language has a separate dedicated channel Discovery Tamil.[2][3] The channel can be viewed on digital cable and satellite television in India. The Discovery Channel has also launched its OTT services Discovery Plus recently.[4]
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Indian subcontinent |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi English Tamil (as Discovery Tamil) Telugu Malayalam Kannada Bengali Marathi |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery India |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 August 1995[1] 5 March 2010 (HD) |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Discovery+ (India) | SD & HD |
| Jio TV (India) | SD & HD |
Original programming
- A Haunting
- American Digger
- Asian Provocateur
- Bear Grylls Survival School
- Breaking Point: Commando School Belgaum
- Devil's Canyon
- Discovery Hits
- Dual Survival
- Hour China
- How Do They Do It?
- How It's Made
- India's Best Jobs
- India's Citizen Squad
- India's Ultimate Warrior
- In Inner Mongolia
- Man vs. Wild
- My 600-lb Life
- Naked and Afraid
- Real Story Of...
- Revealed: Slachen
- Ross Kemp: Extreme World
- Veer by Discovery
- What Went Down
- Wild Frank
- You Have Been Warned
Channels
| Channel | Launch date | avability | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Planet | 1996 | SD+HD | |
| TLC | 2004 | ||
| Investigation Discovery (ID) | 2014 | Formerly Discovery Jeet and Jeet Prime | |
| Eurosport | 2017 | Formerly Dsport | |
| Discovery Science | 2010 | SD | |
| Discovery Turbo | |||
| CNN | N/A | ||
| Cartoon Network | 1995 | SD+HD | |
| Pogo | 2004 | SD | |
| Discovery Kids | 2012 | ||
| DTamil | 2011 |
References
- The channel will air special 20 year celebration marathon on 15 and 16 August.... http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/factual-and-documentary/discovery-channel-to-complete-20-years-in-india-on-15-august-150814
- "Discovery Networks goes full throttle; launches Discovery Channel Tamil". www.afaqs.com. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "Discovery becomes first channel to support all South Indian languages". 12 August 2019.
- "Discovery launches streaming app Discovery Plus at subscription fee of Rs 299 per annum". The Financial Express. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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