Discovery Channel (Romanian TV channel)
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Country | Romania |
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Broadcast area | Romania |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Romanian |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
Sister channels | Animal Planet CNN International Cartoon Network Cartoonito Eurosport Eurosport 2 Food Network HGTV Investigation Discovery TLC Warner TV |
History | |
Launched | 1 July 2006 18 June 2024 (relaunched) |
Links | |
Website | discovery |
Discovery Channel (often referred to as simply Discovery) is a Romanian pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Its programming is primarily sourced from Discovery Channel in the US.
Discovery was officially launched in 1997 and, along with Eurosport, became one of the first foreign channels to be broadcast in the Romanian language, featuring Romanian subtitles on the Brisith European feed.[1][2]
In June 2006, with the establishment of the local subsidiary Discovery Romania in Bucharest, a separate feed specifically for Romania was launched on 1 July 2006.[3][4]
The channel adopted the new Discovery logo on 1 July 2009 along with its sister channels in Central Europe.[5]
On 3 June 2014, Discovery Channel Romania launched a new look, emphasizing its iconic D-globe logo.[6]
However, after several years of absence from the lineup of Digi, the largest cable operator, and over a year after its reintroduction, Discovery decided to close the local feed on 12 January 2018. It was replaced by the central European feed that included local advertising.[7]
On 18 June 2024, the Romanian local feed was relaunched.[8]
Programming
[edit]- Deadliest Catch
- Dr. G: Medical Examiner
- How It's Made
- Man vs. Wild
- One Way Out
- American Chopper
- MythBusters
References
[edit]- ^ "Discovery Channel a împlinit 25 de ani". tvmania.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Un sfert de secol de Discovery Channel". descopera.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Discovery Channel Romania versus National Geographic Romania". AdPlayers.ro. 24 July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Discovery are planuri mari pentru Romania". Săptămâna Financiară. 16 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Discovery Channel se rebranduieste" (in Romanian). Standard.ro. 4 June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 December 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Discovery Channel şi-a lansat un nou look, adoptând un stil de prezentare mai dinamic - FOTO". mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Discovery a renunțat la semnalul dedicat pentru România. Canalul a trecut la feed-ul european". paginademedia.ro. 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Lansarea feed-ului Discovery România - 18.06.2024". youtube.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 18 June 2024.