Discovery Channel (Hungarian TV channel) explained

Discovery Channel Hungary
Launch Date:March 1, 2005
Picture Format:4:3 (2005-2011)
16:9 (2011-present)
Owner:Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Country:Hungary
Language:Hungarian
Area:Hungary
Affiliates:Discovery Romania
Replaced:Discovery Channel Europe
Website:discoverychannel.hu

Discovery Channel Hungary is a Hungarian television channel.

Discovery Channel began broadcasting to Hungary in 1997. The Hungarian version was launched on March 1, 2005.[1] [2] [3] [4] Advertising sales are handled by R-Time, which is owned by RTL Klub.

Along with the other Discovery channels in Central Europe, Discovery Hungary adopted the new Discovery logo on July 1, 2009.[5]

The Attraktor, the first Hungarian-made programme on the channel, was first shown on November 14, 2014 in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. The show had been formerly aired on the news website Index.hu which now produces the series.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Magyar reklámozókra vár a Discovery Channel. March 17, 2005. mfor.hu. October 15, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20110728053828/http://www.mfor.hu/cikkek/Magyar_reklamozokra_var_a_Discovery_Channel.html. July 28, 2011. dead.
  2. http://nextstoprussia.com/news.php?news_id=2929
  3. http://www.xpatloop.com/news/5155
  4. http://r-time.hu/hu/discovery-channel-superbrands-dijat-kapott-magyarorszagon{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  5. Web site: Márkamegújítás a Discovery-nél. June 9, 2009. R-Time.
  6. https://archive.today/20150118101436/http://www.est.hu/cikk/112269/indul_az_elso_hazai_gyartasu_musor_a_discovery_channel_musoran Attraktor starts on Discovery Channel (Hungarian)