Discovery Channel (Hungary)
Television channel
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Discovery Channel Hungary is a Hungarian television channel.
| Country | Hungary |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Hungary |
| Affiliates | Discovery Romania |
| Programming | |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Picture format | 4:3 (2005-2011) 16:9 (2011-present) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 March 2005 |
| Replaced | Discovery Channel Europe |
| Links | |
| Website | discoverychannel.hu |
Discovery Channel began broadcasting to Hungary in 1997. The Hungarian version was launched on 1 March 2005.[1][2][3][4] Advertising sales are handled by R-Time, which is owned by RTL.
Along with the other Discovery channels in Central Europe, Discovery Hungary adopted the new Discovery logo on 1 July 2009.[5]
The Attraktor, the first Hungarian-made programme on the channel, was first shown on 14 November 2014 in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. The show had been formerly aired on the news website Index.hu which now produces the series.[6]