Discovery Channel (Dutch TV channel)

Discovery

Country	Netherlands
Broadcast area	Netherlands
Network	Discovery Benelux
Programming
Language(s)	Dutch
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Warner Bros. Discovery
Sister channels	Animal Planet Discovery Science Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Investigation Discovery TLC
History
Launched	1 April 1989; 35 years ago (1989-04-01) (European feed) 12 April 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-12) (Localized Dutch feed)
Replaced	Discovery Channel Europe (1989-2003)
Links
Website	discoveryplus.nl/zenders/discovery
Availability
Terrestrial
Digitenne	Channel 16 (HD)
Streaming media
Ziggo GO	ZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

Discovery Channel is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel airing in the Netherlands. Its primary target is men aged 25–39. It launched on 12 April 2003.^[1]

Cable television is widely available in the Netherlands, and Discovery is available on virtually every platform. It has enjoyed relatively high ratings for several years; in 2018 it had 1.5 percent share of all viewing.