Discovery Channel (Australia and New Zealand)
| Discovery Channel | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | July 1995 |
| Owned by | Discovery Networks Asia Pacific[1] |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV 16:9) 720p (HDTV 16:9) |
| Audience share | 1.2% (February 2008, [2]) |
| Country |
Singapore Australia |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area |
Australia New Zealand |
| Replaced | Quest |
| Sister channel(s) |
Animal Planet Discovery K!ds Discovery Science Discovery Turbo MAX TLC |
| Timeshift service | Discovery +2 |
| Website | discoverychannel.com.au |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Igloo (New Zealand) | Channel 018 |
| Satellite | |
| Foxtel |
Channel 608 (SD/HD) Channel 640 (+2) Channel 1608 (SD) |
| SKY Network Television (New Zealand) | Channel 070 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel |
Channel 608 (SD/HD) Channel 640 (+2) Channel 1608 (SD) |
| Optus | Channel 608 |
| Vodafone TV (New Zealand) | Channel 70 |
| Igloo TV (New Zealand) | Channel 18 |
| IPTV | |
| Foxtel Play | Channel 608 |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 608 |
Discovery Channel is a television channel available on cable and satellite television in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian version of the US Discovery Channel was previously operated by XYZnetworks,[3] who also own the exclusive distribution rights for the channel.[1]
The channel was launched in July 1995, replacing the Quest documentary channel launched in April 1995 by XYZ.[4]
Since the renaming of Travel & Adventure to Travel & Living, much of the travel genre programming (including first run series) has been removed from the Channel. On 29 March 2009, Discovery rebranded in line with Discovery US, complete with new IDs and the slogan 'The World Is Just Awesome.'
The Discovery Channel has many sister stations including Discovery Home & Health, Discovery Science, Discovery Travel & Living and Discovery Turbo. Both Discovery Channel and Turbo have timeshift channels, which rebroadcast programming 2 hours later.
Original Programming
- Saltwater Heroes (5 August 2015 – 26 August 2015)[5]
- Question Everything (2016)[6]
- Sydney Harbour Patrol (2016)[6]
- Aussie Gold Hunters (since 2016)
References
- 1 2 Foxtel. "Foxtel - Channel Shareholdings". Archived from the original on 18 May 2008.
- ↑ Ratings Week 5 (27/1/2008 - 2/2/2008)
- ↑ Channels :: XYZ Networks Archived 22 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Network News". Variety. 396 (7): pD5. 4 October 2004.
- ↑ "ET's Saltwater Heroes premieres Wednesday". Fishing World. August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- 1 2 "Two new Australian productions for 2016 from Essential and WTFN". Media Week. August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.