Discovery Channel (often referred to as simply Discovery) is a Romanian
pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to Subscription business model, subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichan ...
channel owned by
Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational mass media and Outline of entertainment, entertainment Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It was formed from WarnerMedi ...
. Its programming is primarily sourced from
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel, known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery, is an American cable channel that is best known for its ongoing reality television shows and promotion of pseudoscience.
It init ...
in the US.
Discovery was officially launched in 1997 and, along with
Eurosport
Eurosport is a group of pay television networks in Europe and parts of Asia, owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its WBD Sports unit, it operates two main channels—Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2—across most of its territorie ...
, became one of the first foreign channels to be broadcast in the Romanian language, featuring Romanian subtitles on the
Brisith European feed.
In June 2006, with the establishment of the local subsidiary Discovery Romania in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
, a separate feed specifically for Romania was launched on 1 July 2006.
The channel adopted the new Discovery logo on 1 July 2009 along with its sister channels in Central Europe.
On 3 June 2014, Discovery Channel Romania launched a new look, emphasizing its iconic D-globe logo.
However, after several years of absence from the lineup of
Digi, the largest cable operator, and over a year after its reintroduction, Discovery decided to close the local feed on 12 January 2018. It was replaced by the central European feed that included local advertising.
On 18 June 2024, the Romanian local feed was relaunched.
Programming
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Deadliest Catch
''Deadliest Catch'' is an American reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing ...
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Dr. G: Medical Examiner''
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How It's Made
''How It's Made'' (''Comment c'est fait'' in French) was a Canadian documentary television series which focuses on how everyday items are being made. It premiered on January 6, 2001 on the Discovery Channel/USA Network in Canada and the Scien ...
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Man vs. Wild''
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One Way Out''
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American Chopper
''American Chopper'' is an American reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul Sr. (frequently called ''Senior''), and his son Paul Teutul Jr. (also know ...
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MythBusters
''MythBusters'' is a science entertainment television series created by Peter Rees (producer), Peter Rees and produced by Beyond International in Australia. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on January 23, 2003. It was broadcast in ...
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References
External links
Discovery investeste in brand si vrea mai multi bani din publicitate* [https://archive.today/20130416124419/http://standard.money.ro/articol_37735/discovery_channel_investeste_intr_o_grila_localizata_pentru_romania.html Discovery Channel investeste intr-o grila localizata pentru Romania]
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Discovery Channel, Romania
Television channels and stations established in 2006
2006 establishments in Romania
Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA