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| Broadcast area | Current: Poland Former: Albania, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and CIS, Ukraine, Turkey, MENA |
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| Headquarters | Amsterdam,Netherlands |
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| Picture format | 1080iHDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
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| History | |
| Launched | 17 September 2013; 12 years ago (2013-09-17) (Poland) 1 April 2016; 9 years ago (2016-04-01) (Middle East) |
| Replaced | Discovery World |
| Closed | 5 January 2024; 22 months ago (2024-01-05) (EMEA Excluding Poland) |
| Former names | Discovery Turbo Xtra (2013–2016) |
DTX (previously known asDiscovery Turbo Xtra) was atelevision channel focused on programming about cars available in Poland and owned byWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA. It is a version ofDiscovery Turbo. A pan-regional feed was also available in most ofEMEA region from 2015 until it ceased broadcasting in January 2024.[1]
DTX andDiscovery Science ceased operations in allEMEA markets except Poland on 31 December 2023, with Almost complete network shutdowns by January 2024.[2][3][4]
In EuropeDiscovery Civilisation, also calledDiscovery Civilisation Channel, started in theUK on 1 October 1998, alongside the Sky Digital's launch, and this was later followed by other European countries.[5] Discovery Civilisation focused on history-related programmes. On 1 November 2007, it was re-branded asDiscovery Knowledge in the UK.[6][7]
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| Broadcast area | |
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| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English,Polish,Hungarian,Czech,Russian |
| Picture format | 576i16:9SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery(Discovery, Inc. at the time) |
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| History | |
| Launched | 1 October 1998; 27 years ago (1998-10-01) |
| Closed | 31 December 2020; 4 years ago (2020-12-31) |
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| Former names | Discovery Civilisation Channel (1998-2008) |
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| Ziggo GONetherlands | ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only) |
On 18 April 2008 Discovery Civilisation changed its name intoDiscovery World across Europe and extended its programme lineup to also include programmes about culture, crime and "mysterious phenomena".[8][9][10] Discovery World offered a mix of history, culture, real-life stories, investigation, mystery shows, factual series and documentaries. At time of closure its programming was mainly inEnglish andsubtitled inDutch.
In 2013, the channel got replaced by Discovery Turbo Xtra in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2015 the Canadian version was relaunched asDiscovery Velocity.[11] On 31 March 2016, the channel was replaced byDiscovery Family in Africa and the Middle East.[12] The network has closed down inItaly,[13]Portugal[14] andScandinavia.[15]
Discovery World, along withFine Living, closed on 31 December 2020, when it last aired in theNetherlands andBelgium.[16]
The channel was launched as Discovery Turbo Xtra to replace the European version of Discovery World, with the first launch in Poland on 17 September 2013.[17] The channel roll-out in 2015 in Albania and in 2016 in Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, Russia, CIS, Ukraine, Turkey and MENA. In the Middle East, it was launched on 1 April 2016 onbeIN Network.[18] A few months later the network was rebranded worldwide as DTX.
On 9 March 2022, Discovery Inc. pulled their channels from the Russian market after the nation'sinvasion of Ukraine.[19]
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