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Warner Bros. Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery that operates several television channels in Asia and Australasia, along with the Discovery+ streaming service. In April 2022, WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific (founded in 1989) merged with Discovery Asia-Pacific (founded in 1994) after their owners, WarnerMedia (then owned by AT&T before being spun off), merged with Discovery, Inc., Discovery, Inc. It has consequently been announced that Discovery+ will become one with HBO Max.


Operating channels


Pan-Asia

* Discovery, Inc.#Discovery Networks International, Animal Planet * Asian Food Network * Cartoon Network (Asian TV channel), Cartoon Network * Boomerang (Asian TV channel), Boomerang * Discovery Asia * Discovery Channel (Southeast Asian TV channel), Discovery Channel * Discovery Science (Asian TV channel), Discovery Science * DMAX (Asian TV channel), DMAX * EVE * Food Network Asia, Food Network * TLC (Asian TV channel), TLC *Travel Channel International, Travel Channel


East Asia

* Animal Planet Japan * Boomerang Korea * Cartoon Network (Japanese TV channel), Cartoon Network Japan * Cartoon Network (South Korean TV channel), Cartoon Network Korea * Cartoon Network (Asian TV channel), Cartoon Network Taiwan * CNN International Asia Pacific * CNN International#CNNj, CNN Japan * Discovery Channel Japan * Discovery Channel Korea * Mondo TV (Japan) * Tabi Channel


Southeast Asia

* Asian Food Network * Boomerang (Asian TV channel), Boomerang Asia * Boomerang Thailand * Cartoon Network (Asian TV channel), Cartoon Network Asia * Cartoon Network (Philippine TV channel), Cartoon Network Philippines * Cinemax (Asian TV channel), Cinemax Asia * CNN Indonesia (licensed to Trans Media) * CNN International Asia Pacific * CNN Philippines (licensed to Nine Media Corporation) * Food Network Asia * HBO Asia ** HBO Hits ** HBO Family (Asian TV channel), HBO Family ** HBO Signature (Asian TV channel), HBO Signature * World Heritage Channel


South Asia

* Cartoon Network (India), Cartoon Network India **Cartoon Network HD+ * Cartoon Network (Pakistan), Cartoon Network Pakistan * CNN International South Asia, CNN International India * Pogo (TV channel), Pogo * Animal Planet India * Discovery Channel (Indian TV channel), Discovery Channel India * HGTV, HGTV India * Travel Channel International, Travel Channel * Food Network Asia * Discovery Tamil India * Discovery Science (Indian TV channel), Discovery Science India * Discovery Turbo (Indian TV channel), Discovery Turbo India * Discovery Kids (Indian TV channel), Discovery Kids India * Eurosport (Indian TV channel), Eurosport India * Investigation Discovery (Indian TV Channel), Investigation Discovery Eurosport (Indian TV channel), India * TLC (Indian TV channel), TLC India


Australia and New Zealand

* Animal Planet (Australia and New Zealand), Animal Planet * Cartoon Network (Australian and New Zealand TV channel), Cartoon Network * CNN International Asia Pacific * Discovery (Australia and New Zealand), Discovery * Discovery Turbo * HGTV * Investigation Discovery, ID * TLC (Australian TV channel), TLC


Australia only

* 9Rush (co-owned with Nine Entertainment, Nine) * Boomerang (Australian channel), Boomerang * Food Network Asia * Travel Channel


New Zealand only

* Bravo (New Zealand TV Channel), Bravo (co-owned with NBCUniversal International Networks) * Eden (New Zealand TV channel), Eden * Living (New Zealand), Living * Rush (TV channel), Rush * Three (TV channel), Three


Defunct

* 7food network (licensed) * Boomerang Japan * Breeze TV * China Entertainment Television (36%) * The Edge TV * Food Network (New Zealand) * HBO South Asia ** HBO Defined ** HBO Hits * WB Channel * Toonami (Indian TV channel), Toonami India * Imagine TV * Imagine Showbiz * Oh!K * Lumiere Movies * Mondo Mah-jong TV * Real (TV channel), Real * Red by HBO * SBS Food Network (licensed) * Setanta Sports Asia * Tabi Tele * Toonami (Asian TV channel), Toonami Asia * TruTV Asia * Turner Classic Movies (Asian TV channel), Turner Classic Movies Asia


Carriage disputes with StarHub

On May 30, 2018, StarHub announces it plans to discontinue seven Discovery channels, marking the end of partnership between Discovery and StarHub for more than 20 years, including Discovery Channel (Southeast Asia), Discovery Channel, Animal Planet (Southeast Asia), Animal Planet, TLC (Asian TV channel), TLC, Discovery Asia, Discovery Science (Asian TV channel), Discovery Science, Eurosport, and Setanta Sports Asia, Setanta Sports on both StarHub TV and streaming service (StarHub GO) at the end of June 30 due to StarHub's unpaid carriage fees and price increase. Discovery's expanded lifestyle channels, with the exception of HGTV, Asian Food Channel, Food Network Asia, Food Network and Travel Channel International, Travel Channel on both platforms are ceased transmission on August 31. On July 3, all seven Discovery channels was replaced by Gusto (TV channel), Gusto TV (until 23 November 2020), CuriosityStream, CuriosityStream HD, Travelxp, Travelxp HD, Makeful, Makeful HD, Fight Sports HD, Gem TV (Southeast Asia), GEM TV HD, and Colors Tamil, Colors Tamil HD. In the meanwhile, all Discovery channels (including HGTV, Food Network and Asian Food Channel, Exclude Eurosport until Resume on Air from 1 October 2021) will continue to air on Singtel TV.


References

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