Discovery Science (Asian TV channel)
Discovery Science is a Southeast Asia pay television channel (excluding Malaysia, formerly including Malaysia) owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific.[1] The channel replaced Discovery Sci-Trek.
 Logo used since 1 September 2021. | |
| Country | Singapore Philippines Thailand Indonesia Vietnam Australia China Taiwan Hong Kong Macau India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Southeast Asia (except Malaysia & Thailand) Australia China Hong Kong Taiwan |
| Network | Science Channel (Since 1 September 2021) |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
| Sister channels | Discovery Channel Animal Planet TLC DMAX Discovery Kids Eve Discovery Asia |
| History | |
| Launched | 1998 (Discovery Sci-Trek) 2003 (Discovery Science) 1 October 2021 (Indonesia) |
| Closed | 1 March 2021 (SD feed, Malaysia) 1 October 2021 (HD feed, Malaysia) |
| Former names | Discovery Sci-Trek (1998-2003) Discovery Hospital India (2003-2021) |
Discovery Science rebranded along with Travel Channel in Southeast Asia on September 1, 2021.
On September 15, 2021, Astro moved the channel number of Discovery Science from 554 to 557. On October 1, 2021, Discovery Science ceased to broadcast on Astro due to a decision made following a review of the channel's performance. It was later replaced by BBC Earth.
On October 1, 2021, Discovery Science was launched in Indonesia via the cable provider TransVision.
A separate feed is run for India and other South Asian countries with timeshifted schedule and old 2011 branding.
Programming
- Bad Universe
- Best Of G.I. Factory
- Blowing Up History
- Bone Detectives
- Catalyst
- Dark Matters: Twisted But True
- Deadliest Tech
- The Detonators
- Edge Of War
- Extreme Engineering
- Factory Made
- Futurescape With James Wood
- How Do They Do It?
- How It's Made?
- How The Universe Works
- How Tech Work
- Industrial Revelations: Best Of British Engineering
- Invent It Rich
- Junkies
- Junkyard Wars
- Massive Machines
- Mega Builders
- Mega Moves
- Moon Machines
- Mysteries of the Deep
- NASA's Unexplained Files
- The New Inventors
- Oddities
- Prophets of Science Fiction
- Richard Hammond's Big
- SciTrek
- Some Assembly Required
- Stephen Hawking 2: The Grand Design
- Stuck With Hackett
- Through The Wormhole With Morgan Freeman
- Triggers: Weapons That Changed The World
- Weaponizers
- Weaponology
- Weird Connections
- What You Can't See
- You Have Been Warned
Current feeds
Hong Kong
Available on Now TV Channel 211.[2]
Taiwan
Available on CHT MOD Channel 254,[3] as well as on selected locations of cable TV providers.
Singapore
Only available on Singtel TV Channel 205.[4]
Formerly available on StarHub TV .
Philippines
Available on G Sat Channel 24 [5] and ACCION PH .[6]
The channel was also available on Sky Cable [7] and Cablelink until January 1, 2017. Ever since, numerous Discovery Science programs have continued to air via Discovery Channel.[7]
Indonesia
Available on TransVision .
The channel was previously available on MNC Vision and First Media until January 1, 2017. Ever since, numerous Discovery Science programs have continued to air via Discovery Channel.
India
Available on In Digital .
Defunct feeds
Malaysia
This channel was only available on Astro via channel 554. On September 15, 2021, it was moved from channel 554 to 557. Thirty days after Discovery Science rebranded in Southeast Asia on September 1, 2021, its Malaysian feed closed on October 1, 2021 due to bad reviews of the channel's performance. It was later replaced by BBC Earth (launched on the said cable TV provider on September 15, 2021) on channel 554.
Thailand
This channel was available on Truevisions until December 26, 2016. Ever since, numerous Discovery Science programs have continued to air via Discovery Channel.
See also
References
- "Discovery Science". Discovery Networks. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- "Channel Overview". Now TV. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- "254 Discovery科學頻道". CHT MOD. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- "Channels". www.singtel.com. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- "GSAT Direct-to-Home Satellite". www.gsat.asia. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- "Discovery Science | ACCION Corp Website". Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- "DMAX, EVE, DISCOVERY KIDS AND DISCOVERY SCIENCE END OF BROADCAST". SKY. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2023.