Discovery Science (European TV channel) explained

Discovery Science
Closed Date: (Russia)
(Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Turkey)
(France)
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
Owner:Warner Bros. Discovery
Parent:Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Country:United Kingdom
Headquarters:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Replaced By:TLC (France)
Timeshift Service:Discovery Science +1
Online Chan 1:See separate section

Discovery Science is a pay television network, operated by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. It targets several European countries' television markets. It primarily features programming in the fields of space, technology and science. The channel originally launched as Discovery Sci-Trek. Its programming is mainly in English and locally subtitled or dubbed. It is available through numerous subscription services across Europe. In some countries the advertisement and the announcements between programs are localized.

Discovery Science, alongside DTX, ceased broadcasting in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East on 5 January 2024. The channel started to be removed from the TV operators from 1 January 2024.[1] [2] [3] [4] However, the channel continues to broadcast in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, the Nordic region and the Netherlands.

History

On 19 August 1998, Discovery announced they would launch several new digital channels to coincide with the launch of Sky Digital platform, one of which would be Discovery Sci-Trek, a UK version of the Discovery Science Channel in the United States. However, despite early plans to launch it under the US name, the channel went on air as Discovery Sci-Trek on 1 October 1998.[5]

The channel later saw launches in other European countries, and eventually the channel rebranded as the Discovery Science Channel on 1 April 2003.[6] [7]

In April 2008, the channel's name was shortened to simply Discovery Science, which was followed by the launch of a one-hour timeshift service on 21 April 2008 in the United Kingdom, located on Sky 549, which replaced a placeholder 90-minute timeshift of Discovery Channel, known as Discovery +1.5.[8]

On 24 January 2013, Discovery channels returned on Numericable in France.[9] In December 2016, Altice acquired an exclusivity agreement with NBCUniversal and Discovery Networks.[10] [11] Discovery Channel, Discovery Science and Investigation Discovery were removed from Canal+ on 17 January 2017.[12] The channel (along with Discovery Channel) had high shares (0,5% in 2014, 0,4% in 2016[13]) before have been removed from Canal+.[14]

On 9 March 2022, Discovery Inc. closed Discovery Science in Russia due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.[15]

In February 2024, it was announced that the channel would be replaced by TLC in France from 26 February 2024.[16]

Programming

Logos

Throughout its life as the Discovery Sci-Trek Channel, the channel used an image of the rings of Saturn as its logo and in idents. When relaunching as the Discovery Science Channel, it became a stylised molecule, with the Discovery Channel globe as one of its atoms.

Since then, the channel had followed its United States counterpart The Science Channel, currently known as 'Science', in logo trends. In March 2008, Discovery Science adopted a modified version of the periodic table logo used from 2007, and in 2012, the channel adopted the new 'Morph' logo introduced in 2011.

Availability

Cable

IPTV

Online

Satellite

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Intrekking toestemming Discovery Science – pan regional (12 omroepdiensten) . https://web.archive.org/web/20240105153907/https://www.cvdm.nl/besluiten/intrekking-toestemming-discovery-science-pan-regional-12-omroepdiensten . 2023-11-09 . 2023-11-09 . 2024-01-05 . Commissariaat voor de Media . nl . Withdrawal of permission for Discovery Science – pan regional (12 broadcasting services).
  2. Web site: 2023-09-06 . Lietuvoje nebebus transliuojami "Discovery Science" ir DTX kanalai . Discovery Science and DTX channels will no longer be broadcast in Lithuania . 2023-09-06 . delfi.lt . . lt.
  3. Web site: 9 September 2023 . Hamarosan eltűnik két tévécsatorna a magyar kínálatból (Frissített!) . Two TV channels will soon disappear from the Hungarian subscription .
  4. Web site: 2023-09-15 . Discovery Science и DTX прекратят вещание в Украине . Discovery Science and DTX ceases broadcasting in Ukraine . 2023-10-06 . mediasat.info . Mediasat . ru.
  5. Web site: Discovery unveils digital TV nets. 19 August 1998.
  6. Web site: Discovery Sci-Trek Change Log. KingOfSat. 1 April 2003.
  7. Web site: Discovery Science Channel Change Log. KingOfSat. 1 April 2003.
  8. Web site: Discovery Science +1 28E. Satellites.co.uk. Analoguesat. 21 April 2008.
  9. Web site: Discovery Channel HD et Discovery Science HD reprises sur Numericable à partir du 24 janvier Offremedia. 2013-01-23. offremedia.com. fr. 2020-04-28.
  10. Web site: SFR s'offre Discovery et NBCUniversal en exclu. 7 December 2016. CB News. fr. 2020-04-28.
  11. Web site: SFR vole l'exclusivité de nombreuses chaînes (Discovery, 13è Rue, Syfy...) à Canal+, et à la Freebox !. 2016-12-08. Freenews. fr-FR. 2020-04-28.
  12. Web site: Les chaînes Discovery ne sont déjà plus accessibles pour les abonnés Freebox Révolution avec TV by Canal. 2017-01-12. Univers Freebox. fr-FR. 2020-04-28.
  13. Web site: L'audience des chaînes sur le câble, le satellite et la TV par ADSL Du 28 décembre 2015 au 12 juin 2016. 2016-07-02. 3 January 2021. 18 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210618085152/https://www.acces.tv/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mediamat-thematik-janvier-juin-2016-2.pdf. dead.
  14. Web site: L'audience s'effondre pour les chaînes Discovery, qui ont quitté Canal et la Freebox Révolution pour être reprises en exclu par SFR. 2017-07-12. Univers Freebox. fr-FR. 2020-04-28.
  15. Web site: WarnerMedia and Discovery join the stampede of businesses leaving Russia. 9 March 2022 . CNN.
  16. Web site: 2024-02-15 . WBD launching TLC in France . 2024-02-15 . en-GB.