Discovery Channel Italy
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Discovery Channel is an Italian television channel.
Discovery Channel has been present in Italy since 1997 and has been exclusive to the Sky Italia
platform since its launch in 2003. With the launch of Sky Italia, Discovery quickly branched out by launching the additional channels Discovery Travel & Adventure
, Discovery Science and Discovery Civilisation, followed by Animal Planet
and Discovery Real Time in 2005.
The present Discovery Channel logo was adopted on March 10, 2009.
A timeshifted version of the channel, called Discovery Channel +1, started in November 2008.
A high-definition simulcast of Discovery Channel started on July 20, 2009. It was the first channel from Discovery Networks EMEA to be simulcasted in both SD and HD.
Discovery Channel has been present in Italy since 1997 and has been exclusive to the Sky Italia
Sky Italia
Sky Italia S.r.l. is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation launched on 1 August 2003, when the former platforms TELE+ and Stream TV merged together...
platform since its launch in 2003. With the launch of Sky Italia, Discovery quickly branched out by launching the additional channels Discovery Travel & Adventure
Discovery Travel & Living Italy
Discovery Travel & Living Italy is a television channel broadcasting to Italy owned by Discovery Networks EMEA.Broadcasting lifestyle programmes targeting women, it is similar to sister channel Discovery Real Time...
, Discovery Science and Discovery Civilisation, followed by Animal Planet
Animal Planet Italy
Animal Planet Italy is an Italian television channel broadcasting programmes about animals. All content is adapted for an Italian audience.The channel launched on May 1, 2005, exclusively available on Sky Italia...
and Discovery Real Time in 2005.
The present Discovery Channel logo was adopted on March 10, 2009.
A timeshifted version of the channel, called Discovery Channel +1, started in November 2008.
A high-definition simulcast of Discovery Channel started on July 20, 2009. It was the first channel from Discovery Networks EMEA to be simulcasted in both SD and HD.