| Broadcast area | Norway |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
| Sister channels | Animal Planet Discovery World Discovery Science Investigation Discovery TLC |
| History | |
| Launched | 2001 |
| Links | |
| Website | discoveryplus.no/kanaler/discovery |
Discovery Channel (often referred to as simplyDiscovery) is a Norwegian television channel.
Norway is one of the Discovery Channel's strongest markets and the channel regularly has an overall share of viewing of about two percent. It is most popular among younger men.[1]
Theoriginal American network used to have one feed covering all four Nordic countries. Special feeds have been launched forDiscovery Channel Denmark in 2001 andDiscovery Channel Sweden in 2003. Norway and Finland received "Discovery Channel Nordic" until September 1, 2007, when the channel was split into Discovery Channel Norway andDiscovery Channel Finland. At the same date, the channels launched in the digital terrestrial network in viaRiksTV in Norway andPlusTV in Finland.
Discovery Networks also offerAnimal Planet,Animal Planet HD,Discovery HD,Discovery Science,Discovery World andTLC in Norway.