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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Indian subcontinent |
| Headquarters | Mumbai,Maharashtra,India |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English Telugu Kannada Malayalam Tamil (as Discovery Tamil) Bengali Marathi Hindi |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to576i for the SD feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery India |
| Sister channels | SeeList of channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery India |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 August 1995 (1995-08-15)[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | Discovery India |
| Availability - Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables. | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T2 (India) | Check local frequencies |
| Streaming media | |
| Discovery+ (India) | SD & HD |
| Jio TV (India) | SD & HD |
| Amazon Prime Video (India) | SD & HD |
Discovery Channel (often referred to as simplyDiscovery) is an Indianpay television channel owned byWarner Bros. Discovery for theIndian subcontinent. Launched on 15 August 1995. It is the Indian version ofDiscovery Channel. It is available in eight languages includingHindi, English,Telugu,Malayalam,Kannada,Bengali andMarathi while theTamil language has a separate dedicated channelDTamil.[2][3] The channel can be viewed on digital cable and satellite television in India. The channel also available on its OTT servicesDiscovery Plus.[4]
The channel was launched on 15 August 1995. At that time the channel mostly aired shows from itsAmerican counterpart.
On March 31, 2008, Discovery unveiled a new logo, which took effect on-air on April 15, 2008 (coinciding with the fourth season premiere ofDeadliest Catch). The new logo was designed by Viewpoint Creative, and integrated Discovery's long-time globe iconography into the "D" lettering of the wordmark, creating amonogram that was usable as a standalone icon. The launch was accompanied by a new advertising campaign, "The World is Just Awesome", which featured scenes of Discovery personalities singing an adapted version of the song "I Love the Mountains". Discovery Channel president John Ford explained that the campaign was intended to "showcase our earned place in the greater pop culture landscape".[5]
In August 2013 (coinciding withShark Week), the aforementioned monogram became the main on-air logo as part of a new imaging campaign, "Grab Life By the Globe", which was designed to emphasize the channel's current focus on personality-driven programming. The logo was portrayed in promos with visual effects relevant to their respective program.[6]
On April 1, 2019, Discovery unveiled a new logo, maintaining a refreshed version of the previous globe and D monogram. The new branding is accompanied by another new imaging campaign, "The World is Ours", which features scenes of Discovery personalities singing theBlue Swede version of "Hooked on a Feeling". The static version of the globe icon uses a non-standardprojection that shows all continents, reflecting Discovery's presence as an international brand.[7]
In 2021,Amazon Prime Video started streaming Discovery Channel along with its sister channels.[8]
Discovery also partnered withByju's forDiscovery School Super League, a critical thinking and aptitude-based quiz competition where students can go from representing their schools to representing their states in a nationally televised contest.[9]
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This is the list of shows produced by Discovery India.[11]
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Indian subcontinent |
| Headquarters | Mumbai,Maharashtra,India |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English Telugu Kannada Malayalam Tamil(as Discovery Tamil) Bengali Marathi Hindi |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery India |
| Sister channels | SeeList of channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery in India |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 March 2010 (2010-03-05) |
| Former names | Discovery HD World |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Discovery+ (India) | SD & HD |
| Jio TV (India) | SD & HD |
Discovery HD (formerly known asDiscovery HD World) is the HD time shift version ofDiscovery Channel India operated byWarner Bros. Discovery for theIndian subcontinent. Launched on 5 March 2010.[12] The channel runs time shift to main channel. It is available in eight languages includingEnglish,Hindi,Telugu,Kannada,Malayalam,Bengali andMarathi while theTamil language has a separate dedicated channel Discovery Tamil.[2][3] The channel can be viewed on digital cable and satellite television in India. The Discovery Channel has also launched its OTT servicesDiscovery Plus recently.[4]
DTamil is a separate Tamil dedicated channel of Discovery Channel.[13][3] The channel can be viewed on digital cable and satellite television in India. The channel is also available on its OTT servicesDiscovery Plus recently.[4]
Discovery partnered withByju's forDiscovery School Super League, a critical thinking and aptitude-based quiz competition where students can go from representing their schools to representing their states in a nationally televised contest and win prizes along the way.[9]DSSL is the national-level inter-school contest being telecasted on the Discovery channel. DSSL is an aptitude-based competition that provides a platform for students to compete and win awards. Students studying between Class 4 to Class 9 can apply for this contest. In 2022 season 5 was premiered.[14][15]
Veer by Discovery is India's first dedicated digital channel for theIndian Armed Forces. The debut series, "Battle Ops", premiered on Discovery Channel & Veer by Discovery digital channel on 26 January 2018. Other series on Veer include "India's Citizen Squad" and "Breaking Point: Indian Air Force Academy" (part of the larger Breaking Point franchise) among other shows.[16][17]
On March 31, 2008, Discovery unveiled a new logo, which took effect on-air on April 15, 2008 (coinciding with the fourth season premiere ofDeadliest Catch). The new logo was designed by Viewpoint Creative, and integrated Discovery's long-time globe iconography into the "D" lettering of the wordmark, creating amonogram that was usable as a standalone icon. The launch was accompanied by a new advertising campaign, "The World is Just Awesome", which featured scenes of Discovery personalities singing an adapted version of the song "I Love the Mountains". Discovery Channel president John Ford explained that the campaign was intended to "showcase our earned place in the greater pop culture landscape".[5]
In August 2013 (coinciding withShark Week), the aforementioned monogram became the main on-air logo as part of a new imaging campaign, "Grab Life By the Globe", which was designed to emphasize the channel's current focus on personality-driven programming. The logo was portrayed in promos with visual effects relevant to their respective program.[6]
On April 1, 2019, Discovery unveiled a new logo, maintaining a refreshed version of the previous globe and D monogram. The new branding is accompanied by another new imaging campaign, "The World is Ours", which features scenes of Discovery personalities singing theBlue Swede version of "Hooked on a Feeling". The static version of the globe icon uses a non-standardprojection that shows all continents, reflecting Discovery's presence as an international brand.[7]