Discovery Asia

Southeast Asian pay television channel

Not to be confused with Discovery Channel (Southeast Asian TV channel).

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Discovery Asia" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

Television channel

Discovery Asia

Country| Singapore
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
Philippines
India
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Nepal
Maldives
Australia
New Zealand
China
Japan
South Korea
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Macau
Mongolia
Broadcast area| Asia-Pacific (including East, South, Southeast Asia, Australia & New Zealand and the Pacific Islander)
Headquarters| 3 Changi Business Park Vista, Singapore
Programming
Language(s)| English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Nepali, Marathi, Sinhala, Pashto, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Māori, Mongolian, Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Filipino, Vietnamese
Picture format| 1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner| Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
Sister channels| Discovery Channel, Discovery Channel Tamil, Animal Planet, Asian Food Network, Food Network Asia, TLC, DMAX, Discovery Science
History
Launched| February 2005
Replaced| Discovery Science (NJOI)
Former names| Discovery HD (2005–2010)
Discovery HD World (2010–2017; except in India)
Availability
Streaming media
Astro (Malaysia)| Astro GO / On Demand

Discovery Asia (formerly known as Discovery HD and Discovery HD World) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel that features Asia-related documentaries and original Asian programming. It is operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its Asia-Pacific division.

## History

[edit]

The channel was launched in 2005 as Discovery HD, the first high-definition channel in Asia. It was first available in South Korea in February, and in Japan in December. The channel launched in Singapore on January 19, 2007.[1] On April 1, 2010, Discovery HD was rebranded to Discovery HD World. In 2008, Discovery Channel HD was launched in Japan. In February 2010, Discovery HD World India was launched with dubbed programming in Hindi and Tamil.[2]

## Programming

[edit]

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Discovery Channel

* Acopan Tepui
* Against the Elements
* American Loggers
* At Sea
* Baltic Coast
* Chasing Classics Cars
* Classic Autos: Paris Auction
* Disappeared
* Discovery Atlas
* Earth Diaries
* Faces of a Vanishing World
* Fantastic Festivals Of The World
* Fight Quest
* Fish Life
* Getaway to Africa
* Great Lodges... National Parks
* The Greatest Auto Race On Earth
* Green Paradise
* Hotels
* I Have Seen the Earth Change
* An Inside Look
* King of Construction
* Laura McKenzie's Traveler
* Lost City in the Sky
* Mighty Ships
* Mixer Season
* Mysterious Journeys
* My Cypriot Kitchen
* Nature's Keepers
* On The Run
* Orangutan Island
* Prototype This!
* Really Big Things With Matt Rogers
* Rhythm & Blooms
* Sarah Palin's Alaska
* Secret Creatures of Jao
* Splash of Color
* Star Racer
* Stunt Stars
* Suggs' Italian Job
* Sunrise Earth
* Three Sheets
* Ultimate Journeys
* Unique Hotels and Restaurants
* Unusual World
* Water Life
* Weird Creatures
* The World From Above

## See also

[edit]

* Animal Planet
* Discovery Channel
* Discovery Home & Health
* Discovery Science
* TLC
* Discovery Turbo

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "S'pore gets high-definition cable TV". The New Paper. 19 January 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
2. ^ Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, Corporate News http://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-news/discovery-networks-asia-pacific-brings-discovery-h/

## External links

[edit]

* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific

Headquarters: Singapore

Pan-Asia|

* Animal Planet
* Asian Food Network
* Cartoon Network
* Cartoonito
* Discovery Asia
* Discovery Channel
* Discovery Science
* DMAX
* Eurosport Asia Pacific
* EVE
* Food Network
* TLC
* Travel Channel

East Asia|

* Cartoon Network
* Japan
* Korea
* Taiwan
* Cartoonito Korea
* Mondo TV (Japan)
* Tabi Channel

South Asia|

* Cartoon Network
* India
* Pakistan
* Pogo
* Animal Planet India
* Discovery Channel India
* HGTV India
* Travel Channel
* Food Network
* DTamil India
* Discovery Science India
* Discovery Turbo India
* Discovery Kids India
* Eurosport India
* Investigation Discovery
* TLC India

Southeast Asia|

* Boomerang Thailand
* Cartoon Network
* Asia
* Philippines
* Cartoonito Asia
* Cinemax Asia
* HBO Asia
* Family
* Hits
* Signature
* World Heritage Channel
* Warner TV

Australasia|

* Animal Planet
* Discovery
* Discovery Turbo
* Investigation Discovery
* TLC

| Australia|

* 9Rush (co-owned with Nine)

|

New Zealand|

* Cartoon Network
* HBO
* Living

Online|

* Discovery+ (India only)
* Max Asia

Defunct|

* Boomerang Australia
* Breeze TV
* C4
* C42
* China Entertainment Television (36%)
* The Edge TV
* Food Network NZ
* Four
* \+ 1
* Imagine TV
* Imagine Showbiz
* Lumiere Movies
* Mondo Mah-jong
* Newshub
* Oh!K
* Red by HBO
* Setanta Sports Asia
* Tabi Tele
* ThreeLife
* \+ 1

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template