Discovery Networks UK

Discovery Networks UK

Type	Cable television, Digital television
Founded	1989
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Number of locations	Amsterdam, Bucharest, Budapest, Copenhagen, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw
Parent	Discovery Communications

Discovery Networks UK was a branch of Discovery Networks responsible for overseeing Discovery Networks Europe's channels in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland. As of autumn 2011, Discovery Networks UK is now operated by Discovery Networks Western Europe.^[1]

Discovery Networks UK started out with the launch of the Discovery Channel in Europe in 1989 and was for a long time a part of Discovery Networks Europe (DNE). In early 2007, DNE was split into two separate branches, Discovery Networks UK and Discovery Network EMEA, both headquartered in London.^[2] As of 2011 Discovery Networks Europe has merged its operations in the UK, Nordic region and other parts of Western Europe to form Discovery Networks Western Europe.^[3]

In the UK the Discovery Channel has been the number one factual channel throughout its 20 year history. It has a 47 percent share of the PAYTV factual market (Source BARB/TechEdge).

Current Operations

In 2007, Discovery Networks Europe decided to localize its networks across Europe. This resulted in the establishment of Discovery Discovery Networks Deutschland, Discovery Networks Benelux, Discovery Networks Nordic, Discovery Networks UK and Discovery Networks Italia and Discovery Networks EMEA (which served all other territories).^[4][5] As of 2011, operations in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, France and Flanders are operated by Discovery Networks Western Europe.^[6][7] All other operations in Europe are operated by Discovery Networks CEEMEA in Warsaw.^[8]

Networks

• Animal Planet
• Animal Planet +1
• Discovery Channel
• Discovery Channel +1
• Discovery HD
• Discovery Home & Health
• Discovery Home & Health +1
• Discovery History
• Discovery History +1
• Discovery Real Time
• Discovery Real Time +1
• Discovery Science
• Discovery Science +1
• Discovery Shed
• Discovery Travel & Living
• Discovery Turbo
• DMAX
• DMAX +1
• DMAX +2
• Investigation Discovery
• QUEST
• QUEST +1

Timeline

1989

• Discovery Channel Europe launches.

1992

• TLC launches.

1997

• Discovery Home & Leisure replaces TLC.

1998

• Animal Planet UK, Discovery Civilisation, Discovery Sci-Trek, Discovery Travel & Adventure and Discovery Channel +1 launches.^[9]

2000

• February: Discovery Wings and Discovery Kids launches.
• July: Discovery Health launches.^[10]

2001

• May: Animal Planet +1 and Discovery Home & Leisure +1 launches.^[11]

2003

• April: Discovery Science replaces Discovery Sci-Trek.

2005

• February: Discovery Travel & Living replaces Discovery Travel & Adventure.
• May: Discovery Home & Health and Discovery Real Time replace Discovery Health and Discovery Home & Leisure respectively. Discovery Home & Health +1 launches.
• August: Discovery Real Time Extra launches.^[12]

2006

• May: Discovery HD launches.

2007

• March: Discovery Turbo replaces Discovery Wings and Discovery Kids.
• June: Discovery Channel +1.5 launches.^[13]
• November: Discovery Knowledge replaces Discovery Civilisation.

2008

• January: DMAX and DMAX +1 launches.
• April: DMAX +2 launches. Discovery Science +1 replaces Discovery Channel +1.5.
• June: Discovery Knowledge +1 launches.
• August: DMAX +1.5 launches.
• November: Discovery Travel & Living +1 launches.

2009

• January: Investigation Discovery launches, replacing Discovery Travel & Living +1.
• March: Discovery Shed replaces Discovery Real Time Extra.
• September: QUEST launches.
• November: DMAX +1.5 closed; QUEST +1 launched.^[14]

2010

• November: Discovery History and Discovery History +1 replace Discovery Knowledge and Discovery Knowledge +1.^[15]

References

External links

• Discovery Network UK at Discovery Communications