| Discovery Channel Germany | |
|---|---|
| Launched | August 26, 1996 |
| Owned by | Discovery Networks Europe |
| Country | Germany, Austria |
| Language | German |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
| Sister channel(s) | DMAX Animal Planet |
Discovery Channel Germany is the German version of the Discovery Channel. It is operated by Discovery Networks Deutschland, which is located in Munich.
It was launched on August 26, 1996 on the DF1 satellite platform. Back then, the channel was a joint-venture between Kirch Media and Discovery Communications. After DF1 merged with Premiere World in 1999, it remained on the new Premiere platform.
Kirch Media went bancrupt in 2002 and Discovery Communications subsequently became the sole owner of the channel.
The channel was lter joined by sister channel with the launch on Animal Planet in 2004, Discovery Geschichte in 2005 and Discovery HD in 2006.
Discovery Channel was exclusively available through Premiere until 2009, when a new agreement was entered between Premiere and Discovery. The new contract allows the Discovery Channel to broadcast from other providers from July 1 and means that Animal Planet and Discovery Geschichte would disappear from Premiere.[1]