Discovery Channel Germany

Discovery Channel Germany
Launched 27 August 1996 (1996-08-27)
Owned by Discovery Networks CEEMEA
Audience share 0.1% (May 2017 (2017-05), KEK)
Country Germany, Austria
Language German
Headquarters Munich, Germany
Sister channel(s) DMAX
Animal Planet
Availability
Satellite
Sky Deutschland (Germany/Austria) Channel 419 (SD) / Channel 409 (HD)
Cable
Kabel Deutschland (Germany) Channel 526 (HD)
Unitymedia (Germany) Channel 206 (SD) / Channel 32 (HD)
NetCologne (Germany) Channel 350 (SD) / Channel 305 (HD)
UPC Austria (Austria) Channel 260 (HD)
UPC Switzerland (Switzerland) Channel 106 (HD)
IPTV
Telekom Entertain (Germany) Channel 247 (SD/HD)
A1 TV (Austria) Channel 533 (SD) / Channel 633 (HD)

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 27, 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 bankrupt in 2002 and Discovery Communications subsequently became the sole owner of the channel.

The channel was later 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]

Audience share

January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
2017[2]0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% -

References

  1. ↑ "Discovery und Animal Planet bei Unitymedia". Meedia. May 26, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01.
  2. ↑ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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