Discovery Real Time
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| Discovery Real Time | |
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| Launched | 1994 (Europe) 2004 (Asia) |
| Owned by | Discovery Networks Europe (UK) Discovery Communications (Asia) |
| Audience share | 0.1% (0.1% for +1, 0.1% for Extra) (February 2008, [1]) |
| Formerly called | Discovery Home & Leisure (until May 7, 2005); TLC (until mid-1998) |
| Sister channel(s) | Discovery Real Time Extra |
| Timeshift service | Discovery Real Time +1 |
| Website | realtimetv.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Top Up TV (UK) | Via Top Up TV Anytime |
| Satellite | |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 734[1] |
| Sky Digital (UK & Ireland) | Channel 250 Channel 264 (+1) Channel 251 (Extra) |
| Sky Italia (Italy) | Channel 118 |
| TrueVisions DSTV Thailand | Channel 48 |
| TelkomVision Indonesia | Channel 501 |
| Selectv (Australia) | Channel 34 |
| Cable | |
| Neighbourhood Cable (Australia) | Channel 21 |
| SkyCABLE Platinum (Philippines) | Channel 122 |
| StarHub CableTV (Singapore) | Channel 72 |
| Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 271 Channel 272 (+1) Channel 274 (Extra) |
| UPC Ireland (Ireland) | Channel 507 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Channel 59 |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 71 |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 212 |
| On Telecoms (Greece) | Channel ??? |
| Tiscali TV (UK) | Channel 24 |
Discovery Real Time is a male oriented factual television channel produced by Discovery Networks Europe.
It originally launched in the UK during the 1994 as TLC being a British version of the US channel of the same name. It later rebranded as Discovery Home & Leisure and was relaunched under its current name on May 7, 2005 in the UK market and is now aimed to complement the female skewed Discovery Home & Health (which itself replaced Discovery Health)[2]
It is also available in many other countries including France, Ireland, Italy, Australia, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, but owned by the Discovery Communications - Asia.
[edit] Programming (Asia)
- American Chopper
- American Hot Rod
- Biker Build Off
- Bangla Bangers
- Fifth Gear
- Flying Heavy Metal
- Is Born series
- In a Fix
- Martin Shaw: Aviators
- Overhaulin
- The Reality of Speed
- Wheeler Dealers
[edit] References
- ^ previously on Channel 78
[edit] External links
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