Discovery World (international TV channel)

Discovery World
Broadcast area
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
Programming
Language(s)English, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, Russian
Picture format576i 16:9 SDTV
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery (Discovery, Inc. at the time)
Sister channels
History
Launched1 October 1998; 26 years ago (1998-10-01)
Closed31 December 2020; 3 years ago (2020-12-31)
Replaced by
Former namesDiscovery Civilisation Channel (1998-2008)
Availability
(at time of closure)
Streaming media
Ziggo GO NetherlandsZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

Discovery World is a former European pay television channel which featured programming in the fields of travel, culture and history. It used to be a pan-European television channel. 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 in English and subtitled in Dutch.