Discovery Science (European TV channel)

Discovery Science
Discovery Science logo.
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast area
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift serviceDiscovery Science +1
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery
ParentWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channels
History
Launched1 October 1998; 26 years ago (1998-10-01)
Closed9 March 2022; 2 years ago (2022-03-09) (Russia)
5 January 2024; 10 months ago (2024-01-05) (Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Turkey)
26 February 2024; 8 months ago (2024-02-26) (France)
Replaced byTLC (France)
Former names
  • Discovery Sci-Trek (1997–2003)
  • Discovery Science Channel (2003–2008)

Discovery Science is a pay television network, operated by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. It targets several European countries' television markets. It primarily features programming in the fields of space, technology and science. The channel originally launched as Discovery Sci-Trek. Its programming is mainly in English and locally subtitled or dubbed. It is available through numerous subscription services across Europe. In some countries the advertisement and the announcements between programs are localized.

Discovery Science, alongside DTX, ceased broadcasting in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East on 5 January 2024. The channel started to be removed from the TV operators from 1 January 2024.[1][2][3][4] However, the channel continues to broadcast in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, the Nordic region and the Netherlands.

  1. ^ "Intrekking toestemming Discovery Science – pan regional (12 omroepdiensten)" [Withdrawal of permission for Discovery Science – pan regional (12 broadcasting services)] (in Dutch). Commissariaat voor de Media. 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Lietuvoje nebebus transliuojami "Discovery Science" ir DTX kanalai" [Discovery Science and DTX channels will no longer be broadcast in Lithuania]. delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Hamarosan eltűnik két tévécsatorna a magyar kínálatból (Frissített!)" [Two TV channels will soon disappear from the Hungarian subscription]. 9 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Discovery Science и DTX прекратят вещание в Украине" [Discovery Science and DTX ceases broadcasting in Ukraine]. mediasat.info (in Russian). Mediasat. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.