Discovery Channel (Europe) is the

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version of the Discovery Channel. Over the years, the Discovery Channel has been split into many different channels for specific regions. Most language regions in Western Europe now have their own versions of the channel, and the Pan-European is therefore now mostly available in countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The channel is broadcast from the United Kingdom and holds an Ofcom licence. The channel was registered as "Discovery Channel Europe" until August 2006, when it changed its name to "Discovery (Central & Eastern Europe inc. Russia)". Later it changed back to Discovery Channel (Europe).Ofcom Television Broadcast Licensing
/ref> Discovery Channel (Europe) was launched from the UK in 1989. It launched on the Astra satellite in 1993. Eventually it split into different channels for different markets: *Discovery Channel Africa *Discovery Channel Bulgaria *

Discovery Channel Denmark Discovery Channel (often referred to as simply Discovery) is a Danish television channel. The Discovery Channel has been available to Danish viewers since 1989, but started becoming increasingly localised during the 2000s. For example, they have i ...

*Discovery Channel Estonia *

Discovery Channel Finland Discovery Channel Finland is a television channel targeting Finland owned by Discovery Networks. It has programming similar to its U.S. counterpart, the Discovery Channel. It was launched on September 1, 2007, replacing a former pan-Nordic version ...

* Discovery Channel Flanders * Discovery Channel France * Discovery Channel Germany * Discovery Channel Hungary * Discovery Channel Italy *Discovery Channel Latvia * Discovery Channel Netherlands * Discovery Channel Norway * Discovery Channel Poland * Discovery Channel Portugal * Discovery Channel Russia *Discovery Channel Serbia *Discovery Channel Slovenia *Discovery Channel Spain *

Discovery Channel Sweden Discovery Channel (often referred to as simply Discovery) is the Swedish language version of the Discovery Channel, using a "factual entertainment" concept similar to the original American channel. As of 2006, it was the eighth most watched chann ...

*Discovery Channel Turkey * Discovery Channel UK and Ireland Some of the countries that still receive the European version are

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, parts of the

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File:Discovery1985.svg, One logo (from 1 April 1989 to 18 September 1995)

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