Discovery Channel France
Television channel
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Discovery Channel is a French channel that was launched on 1 September 2004. Until then, France had been the only region in Western Europe not reached by the Discovery Channel. It initially reached 3.2 million subscribers via the CanalSat platform.[2] On 31 March 2009, the channel adopted the also known as a US channel.
Switzerland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Monaco
French Speaking Africa
Lebanon
Overseas France
Haiti
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| Country | United Kingdom[1] |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | France Switzerland Belgium Luxembourg Monaco French Speaking Africa Lebanon Overseas France Haiti |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
| Sister channels | Cartoon Network Cartoonito TCM Cinéma Warner TV TLC Warner TV Next Discovery Investigation Boomerang |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 August 2004 |
| Links | |
| Website | discoverychannel.fr |
The channel faces competition from other documentary channels such as Planète+ and National Geographic.
In December 2016, Altice acquired an exclusivity agreement with NBCUniversal and Discovery Networks.[3][4] Discovery Channel and Science were removed from Canal on 17 January 2017, and French versions of Investigation Discovery and Discovery Family were launched exclusively on SFR.[5] In June 2024, HBO Max was launched in France, and the channel was made available through the service for all HBO Max subscribers.[6]
Programming
Programs are mostly taken from the United Kingdom and the United States and include:
- American Chopper
- Biker Build-Off (Duels de bikers)
- Building the Future (Construire l'avenir)
- Eyewitness (Temoin sur le vif)
- How Do They Do It? (Comment ça marche ?)
- Long Way Round (L'echappee belle)
- Megastructures (Mega constructions)
- MythBusters (Myth busters)
- Really Big Things (Monstres Mecaniques)
- Smash Lab (Crash Lab)
- Time Warp
- Top Gear