List of channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery India explained

This is list of channels that are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery in India.

Operating channels

Warner Bros. Discovery India currently owns and operates 18 TV channels (12 SD + 6HD) across many Indian languages – English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and Bengali.

ChannelLogoLaunchedLanguage (s)CategorySD/HD availabilityNotesReference
Cartoon NetworkEnglish
Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
Malayalam
Kannada		KidsSD & HD (as Cartoon Network HD+)1st kids channel in India and oldest among other sister channels.[1] [2]
PogoHindi
Tamil
Telugu
Malayalam
Kannada
Marathi		SD[3]
Cartoon Network HD+Hindi
English
Tamil
Telugu		HD & SD (as Cartoon Network)Different feed from Cartoon Network.[4]
CNN InternationalEnglishNewsSD
Discovery Channel15 August 1995
5 March 2010 (HD feed)		Hindi
English
Tamil
Telugu
Malayalam
Kannada
Bengali
Marathi		Wildlife and InformationSD & HD[5]
Animal Planet29, March 1999 (SD Feed)23, July 2014 (HD feed)Hindi
English
Tamil
TLCOctober 2004 (SD)2 June 2014 (HD)English and HindiKnowledge and LifestyleFormerly Discovery Travel & Living[6]
Discovery ScienceJanuary, 2010SD
Discovery Turbo
Investigation Discovery1 June 2014 (SD)31 January 2018 (HD)General EntertainmentFormerly Discovery Jeet (2018-2019) and Jeet Prime (2019-2020).[7]
Discovery KidsHindi
Tamil
Telugu
Malayalam
Kannada
Marathi		Kids[8]
Eurosport6 February 2017 (SD & HD) SportsSD & HDFormerlyDsport.[9]
DTamil1 April 2003TamilWildlife and InformationSDFormerly Discovery12 and Discovery Tamil.[10]

Defunct channels

ChannelDiscontinuedLaunchedReplaced By LanguageSD/HD availability CategoryReference
Real2 March 2009HindiSDGeneral EntertainmentIndian Television Dot Com" />
Imagine ShowbizSeptember 201115 August 2008MusicIndian Television Dot Com" />
Imagine TV11 May 201221 January 2008General EntertainmentIndian Television Dot Com">Web site: Real reviewsbiz plan, downsizes ops. ITV Team. Indian Television.com. 7 September 2009. 16 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20090911053141/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k9/sept/sept62.php. 2009-09-11. [11]
Lumiere Movies5 July 2012English and HindiMovies[12]
HBO Defined31 December 201521 February 2013English[13]
HBO HitsHindi and EnglishSD & HD[14]
HBO Hits HDHBO HD
Investigation Discovery12 February 20181 June 2014Discovery JeetGeneral Entertainment[15]
Toonami15 May 201826 February 2015Cartoon Network HD+SDKids[16]
Jeet Prime13 January 202012 February 2018Investigation DiscoverySD & HDGeneral Entertainment[17]
WB Channel15 December 202015 March 2009EnglishSDMovies[18]
HBO22 March 2000SD & HD

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cartoon Network - How has Cartoon Network been able to run successfully in the Indian Television - Studocu . 2023-08-01 . Studocu . en.
  2. Web site: Warner Bros. Discovery DTH Entertainment Pack @ Rs. 15/- Cartoon Network India . 2023-08-07 . en.
  3. Web site: 2003-11-25 . Turner International India to launch 24-hour kids' channel, POGO . afaqs!.
  4. Web site: Cartoon Network HD+ launched in India. .
  5. Web site: 2015 . Discovery Channel to complete 20 Years in India. .
  6. Web site: 2010-07-29 . TLC to replace Discovery Travel and Living from 1 September . 2023-08-07 . Indian Television Dot Com . en.
  7. Web site: Investigation Discovery launched in India . Business Standard.
  8. Web site: Choudhary . Vidhi . 2012-07-31 . Discovery Networks launches Discovery Kids in India . 2023-08-07 . mint . en.
  9. Web site: Arasu . Basil Kannagi . 2020-03-17 . MIB permits Discovery Communications India to launch Eurosport in India; renames DSport & DSport HD to Eurosport & Eurosport HD . 2023-08-07 . dreamdth.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2011-08-10 . Discovery Networks goes full throttle; launches Discovery Channel Tamil . 2023-08-07 . afaqs!.
  11. Web site: Turner shuts down Imagine TV. Rediff team. Rediff. 13 April 2012. 16 December 2015.
  12. Web site: Lumiere Movies to shutdown. .
  13. Web site: 2016-09-06 . Experience the magic with HBO HD! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171005202759/http://www.turner.com/pressroom/experience-magic-hbo-hd . 2017-10-05 . 2023-08-07 . Turner . en.
  14. Web site: 2016-09-06 . Experience the magic with HBO HD! . https://web.archive.org/web/20171005202759/http://www.turner.com/pressroom/experience-magic-hbo-hd . 2017-10-05 . 2023-08-07 . Turner . en.
  15. Web site: Bansal . Shuchi . 2017-12-22 . Karan Bajaj: A winning discovery . 2023-08-13 . mint . en.
  16. Web site: Bureau . Adgully . 2018-04-20 . Curtains down on Turner India’s kids’ channel Toonami from May 15 . 2023-08-07 . www.adgully.com . en-US.
  17. Web site: Jeet had reached 140 million on launch day. .
  18. Web site: Popular English film channels HBO and WB to be discontinued in India; find out why . 2023-08-07 . DNA India . en.

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