Discovery Channel (Denmark)
Television channel
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Discovery Channel (often referred to as simply Discovery) is a Danish television channel.
Faroe Islands
Greenland
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| Country | Denmark |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
| History | |
| Launched | 2002 |
| Links | |
| Website | discoveryplus.dk/kanaler/discovery |
The Discovery Channel has been available to Danish viewers since 1989, but started becoming increasingly localised during the 2000s. For example, they have increasingly started broadcasting programmes in Danish.[1]
Since TNS Gallup started measuring viewing for the channel in 2002, the channel has continuously held a 1.3 percent share of all viewing.
The channel is available from most cable networks, including YouSee. On satellite it is available from Canal Digital. On 1 February 2009 it started broadcasting terrestrially via Boxer's transmitters.
Discovery Channel Denmark started using the new version of the Discovery Channel logo on 31 March 2009.[2]
Other channels from Discovery available in Denmark are Animal Planet, Discovery Travel & Living, Discovery Science, Discovery World, Discovery HD and Animal Planet HD.