Discovery Asia
| Discovery Asia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched |
February 2005 (South Korea) April 2005 (India) December 2005 (Japan) |
| Owned by | Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Country |
Singapore India Australia |
| Language | English, Hindi language |
| Broadcast area | Asia-Pacific |
| Headquarters | 3 Changi Business Park Vista, Singapore |
| Formerly called |
Discovery HD (2005-2010) Discovery HD World (2010-2017) |
| Sister channel(s) | Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Eve, TLC, DMAX, Discovery Kids, Discovery Science |
| Website | Official website |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | Channel 242 |
| Foxtel HD+ (Australia) | Channel 232 |
| DishHD (Taiwan) | Channel 6200 |
| SkyLife (South Korea) | Channel 83 |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 713 |
| Sun Direct (India) | Channel 964 |
| Airtel digital TV (India) | Channel 338 |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 571 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 555 |
| Reliance (India) | Channel 558 |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 114 |
| BiG TV (Indonesia) | Channel 354 |
| Asianet (India) | Channel 117 |
| Dish Home (Nepal) | Channel 960 |
| Transvision (Indonesia) | Channel 271 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel (Australia) | Channel 232 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel 164 |
| Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 164 (HD Digital) |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 363 |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 461 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Channel 251 |
| SCTV (Vietnam) | Channel 225 |
| VTVcab (Vietnam) | Channel 83 (HD) |
| Macau Cable TV (Macau) | Channel 408 |
| IPTV | |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 208 (HD) |
| Chunghwa Telecom MOD (Taiwan) | Channel 103 (HD) |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 204 (HD) |
Discovery Asia (formerly as Discovery HD World) is a satellite and cable TV subscription channel that features Asian related documentaries. It is operated by Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, a division of Discovery Communications Inc. and available in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Discovery Asia is broadcast in HD 1080i with Dolby 5.1 surround sound.[1] Before February 2017, Discovery Asia was known as Discovery HD World.
Overview
In 2005, Discovery Network Asia-Pacific launched Discovery HD (now Discovery HD World), the first high-definition channel in Asia. It became available in South Korea in February, and in Japan in December. On April 1, 2010, Discovery HD was rebranded to Discovery HD World. The service broadcast area is different from its Canadian counterpart, Discovery World HD. Back in 2002, Discovery Communications launched Discovery HD Theater in the United States. Discovery Communications also offers high-definition services to its sister channel, namely, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Science Channel and Planet Green. In Asia, it launched three high-definition channels, Discovery HD (now Discovery HD World), Animal Planet HD and TLC HD. In October 2008, Discovery Channel HD was launched in Japan. In February 2010, Discovery HD World India was launched with customized programming in English, Hindi and Tamil.[2]
Corporate governance
Officers
- Tom Keaveny, Executive Vice President and Managing Director
- Mandy Pattinson, Senior Vice President and General Manager (Australasia)
- Fang Chang, Senior Vice President and General Manager (China)
- Rahul Johri, Senior Vice President and General Manager (India)
- Louis Boswell, Senior Vice President and General Manager (Japan)
- Tommy Lin, Senior Vice President and General Manager (North Asia)
- Kevin Dickie, Senior Vice President and General Manager (Southeast Asia)
- Shitiz Jain, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Asia-Pacific)
- Charles Yap, Vice President, Communications
- Karen Cheah, Vice President, Creative Services
- Alice Foo, Vice President, Human Resource
- SeowSi Chin, Vice President, Legal Affairs
- Magdalene Ng, Vice President, Marketing (Asia-Pacific)
- Li Lee Cheong, Senior Vice President, Sales, Planning & Operations
- Charmaine Kwan, Vice President, Programming
- Vikram Channa, VP, Production (Asia-Pacific)
- Julie Petersen, Vice President, Research
- Victor Tai, Director, IT[3]
List of series
- 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
References
- ↑ CASBAA Member News, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ↑ Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, Corporate News http://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-news/discovery-networks-asia-pacific-brings-discovery-h/
- ↑ Corporate Directory http://www.pr-directory.asia/regional/broadcaster/discovery-hd-s-1041-c-18.html%5B%5D