Discovery Channel (French TV channel)

Discovery Channel is a French pay television channel that was launched on 1 September 2004. Until then, France had been the only region in Western Europe not reached by the Discovery Channel. It initially reached 3.2 million subscribers via the CanalSat platform.[2] On 31 March 2009, the channel adopted the new Discovery Channel logo and look.[3]

Discovery Channel
CountryUnited Kingdom[1]
Broadcast areaFrance
Switzerland
Monaco
Belgium
Morocco
Lebanon
Tunisia
Mauritius
Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa
New Caledonia
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format16:9 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channelsDiscovery Science France
Discovery Investigation
History
Launched1 August 2004 (2004-08-01)
Links
Websitediscoverychannel.fr

The channel faces competition from other documentary channels such as Planète+ and National Geographic.

In December 2016, Altice acquired an exclusivity agreement with NBCUniversal and Discovery Networks.[4][5] Discovery Channel and Science were removed from Canal on 17 January 2017, and French versions of Investigation Discovery and Discovery Family were launched exclusively on SFR.[6]

Programming

Programs are mostly taken from the United Kingdom and the United States and include:

References
  1. "Licence Details for Discovery Channel France". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  2. "DISCOVERY CHANNEL MAKES FRENCH DEBUT" (Press release). Discovery Communications. September 1, 2004. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008.
  3. "Nouvelle identité pour Discovery Channel". BLOG.lenodal.com. March 24, 2009.
  4. "SFR s'offre Discovery et NBCUniversal en exclu". CB News (in French). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  5. "SFR vole l'exclusivité de nombreuses chaînes (Discovery, 13è Rue, Syfy...) à Canal+, et à la Freebox !". Freenews (in French). 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  6. "Discovery Family : Lancement pour les abonnés SFR-Numericable en France". alloforfait.fr (in French). 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
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