| Discovery HD | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 2005 |
| Owned by | Discovery Communications |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Dish TV (US) |
Channel 9487 |
| Airtel Digital TV (India) |
Channel 338 |
| Sun Direct DTH (India) |
Channel 964 |
| D-Smart (Turkey) |
Channel 113 |
| n (Poland) |
Channel 71 |
| Canal Digital (Nordic) |
Channel 150 |
| Premiere (Germany, Austria) |
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| NTV Plus (Russia) |
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| Sky Italia (Italy) |
Channel 401 |
| Sky Link (Czech Republic) |
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| Skylife (South Korea) |
Channel 83 |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) |
Channel 567 |
| Tata Sky (India) |
Channel 567 |
| DishHD (Taiwan) |
Channel 6200 |
| Astro (Malaysia) |
Channel 571 |
| Cable | |
| Com Hem (Sweden) |
Channel 48 |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) |
Channel 461 |
| Bright House Networks | Channel 1340 |
| iO Digital Cable Service (USA) |
Channel 765 |
| Comcast (USA) |
channel varies from location to location |
| Time Warner Cable (USA) |
channel 819 |
| Ziggo (Netherlands) |
Channel 60 |
| Caiway (Netherlands) |
Channel 412 |
| Foxtel HD+ (Australia) |
Channel 211 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) |
Channel 164 |
| Vidéotron (Canada) |
Channel 725 |
| Zon (Portugal) |
Channel 101 |
| Cabovisão (Portugal) |
Channel 222 |
| UPC Romania (Romania) |
Channel 182 |
| UPC Poland (Poland) |
Channel 376 |
| IPTV | |
| iNES (Romania) |
Channel TBA |
| now TV (Hong Kong) |
Channel 208 |
Discovery HD is the international name of the high-definition television channels from Discovery Communications.
The international Discovery HD (now Discovery HD World in Asia-Pacific markets)[1] first launched in Korea on February 2005 as a programming block. In December 2005, Discovery HD Japan and Discovery HD Canada (since renamed Discovery World HD) launched as 24-hour channels, becoming the 100th and 101st Discovery networks overall.[2] After this, Discovery HD expanded into other markets as follows:
The first American HD Discovery channel has the name Discovery HD Theater, now just HD Theater, and launched in June 2002.
A second Discovery HD channel, called 'Discovery Channel HD', was launched in the USA on Dish Network the week of August 13, 2007. This new channel simulcasts the main Discovery Channel feed, but airs high-definition versions of programming when available. It is also available on DirecTV and various U.S. cable operators along with fellow sister high definition version networks TLC, Animal Planet, and Science Channel. [7]
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Discovery HD began to began to simulcast the main Discovery Channel feed in high-definition on June 30, 2011 rather than use a separate schedule.
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