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Discovery, Inc.
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| Discovery, Inc. | |
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| Founded | 1985 (as The Discovery Channel)
1994 (as Discovery Communications) March 6, 2018 (as Discovery, Inc.) |
| Dissolved | April 8, 2022 (merged with WarnerMedia to form Warner Bros. Discovery) |
| President | David M. Zaslav |
| Notable Works | |
Discovery, Inc. (previously known as Discovery Communications) was a media company based in the United States. Founded as parent company for the Discovery Channel in 1985, it operated in 2011 worldwide over 140 cable channels in 45 languages, specialized in nonfiction television.
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History
The namesake of the company, which is Discovery Channel, launched on June 17, 1985.
Discovery Networks US
Discovery Channels in English
- Discovery Channel, est. 1985
- TLC, acq. 1991
- established 1980 as The Learning Channel
- Animal Planet, est. 1996
- Investigation Discovery (ID), rebranded 2008
- rebranded 2003 as Discovery Times Channel (co-owned with New York Times from 2002 to 2006)
- established 1996 as Discovery Civilization
- Science, rebranded June 2011
- formerly named Science Channel (2007–2011) and The Science Channel (2002–2007)
- established 1996 as Discovery Science
- Destination America, rebranded May 2012
- rebranded 2004 as Discovery Home Channel
- formerly named Planet Green (2008–2012)
- established 1998 as Discovery Home and Leisure
- American Heroes Channel, rebranded March 2014
- established 1999 as Discovery Wings
- formerly named Military Channel (2005–2014)
- Discovery Life, rebranded January 2015
- merger of FitTV (acq. 2004) and Discovery Health (est. 1999)
- formerly named Discovery Fit & Health (2011–2015)
- Motor Trend, rebranded November 2018
- rebranded 2011 as Velocity
- rebranded 2007 as HD Theater (start of HD simulcast channels)
- established 2002 as Discovery HD Theater
- Joint venture Channels
- Discovery Family, rebranded October 2014
- joint venture with Hasbro (50 %), replacing Discovery Kids (est. 1996)
- formerly named The Hub (2010–2013) and Hub Network (2013–2014)
- OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, est. January 2011
- joint venture with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions (50 %)
- 3net, est. February 2011
- joint venture with Sony Pictures Television and IMAX Corporation
- Distribution by Discovery Networks
- BBC America
- owned & operated by BBC Worldwide
Acquired in March 2018 Scripps merger
- Travel Channel (launched 1987)
- distributed until January 2010 under Discovery Networks
- sold in 2007 to Cox Communications
- acquired 1997 (70 %) and 1999 (100 %) from Paxon Communications
- established 1987 as The Travel Channel by Trans World Airlines (TWA)
- re-acquired in Scripps merger in March 2018
- Food Network (launched 1993)
- Joint venture with Tribune Media
- HGTV (launched 1994)
- Great American Country (launched 1995)
- Magnolia Network (launched 1999)
- launched in 1999 as DIY Network
- Cooking Channel (launched 2010)
- launched in 2002 as Fine Living Channel
- rebranded in 2010 as Cooking Channel
Discovery Channels in Spanish
- Discovery en Español, est. 1998
- Discovery Familia, est. 2007
Future Channels
Former Channels
- Discovery Kids (1996–2010)
- replaced by The Hub in October 2010
- Discovery Health (1999–2010)
- replaced by OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in January 2011
- resurrected as Discovery Fit & Health in February 2011
- FitTV (2004–2011)
- merged in February 2011 with Discovery Health into Discovery Fit & Health
- acquired 2003 from Fox Entertainment Group, rebranded 2004 as FitTV
- merged 1999 with America's Health Network (AHN) into The Health Network
- established 1993 as Cable Health Club by International Family Entertainment
Discovery Networks International
Asia
- Discovery Channel (Asia)
- Animal Planet (Asia)
- Discovery Home & Health (Asia)
- Discovery Real Time (Asia)
- Discovery Travel & Living (Asia)
- Discovery Science Channel (Asia)
United Kingdom
- Discovery Channel (UK)
- Animal Planet (UK)
- Discovery Home & Health (UK)
- Discovery Kids (UK)
- Discovery Civilisation Channel (UK)
- Discovery Wings (UK)
- Discovery Real Time (UK)
- Discovery Travel & Living (UK)
- Discovery Science Channel (UK)
- Discovery HD (UK)
Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Discovery Channel (Europe)
- Animal Planet (Europe)
- Discovery Civilisation Channel (Europe)
- Discovery Real Time (Europe)
- Discovery Travel & Living (Europe)
- Discovery Science Channel (Europe)
- Discovery HD (Europe)
Iberia (Spain/Portgal)
Germany
India
Latin America
- Discovery Channel (Latin America)
- Animal Planet (Latin America)
- Discovery Home & Health (Latin America)
- Discovery Kids (Latin America)
- Discovery Travel & Living (Latin America)
- People + Arts (Latin America)
- Discovery en la Escuela
Brazil
- Discovery Channel (Brazil)
- Animal Planet (Brazil)
- Discovery Home & Health (Brazil)
- Discovery Kids (Brazil)
- Discovery Travel & Living (Brazil)
- People + Arts (Brazil)
- Discovery na Escola
Australia/New Zealand
Japan
External Sites
- Official website for Discovery, Inc.
