Discovery Channel is a French 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 Canal+ is a French subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and subscription TV provider. The TV provider was established as CanalSatellite in 1992 and later rebranding to CanalSat and the streaming service was launched a ...

platform. On 31 March 2009, the channel adopted the also known as a US channel. The channel faces competition from other documentary channels such as Planète+ and

National Geographic ''National Geographic'' (formerly ''The National Geographic Magazine'', sometimes branded as ''Nat Geo'') is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners. The magazine was founded in 1888 as a scholarly journal, nine ...

. In December 2016, Altice acquired an exclusivity agreement with

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and Discovery Networks. Discovery Channel and

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were removed from

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on 17 January 2017, and French versions of Investigation Discovery and Discovery Family were launched exclusively on SFR.

Programming

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

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 ...

'' * '' Biker Build-Off'' (Duels de bikers) * '' Building the Future'' (Construire l'avenir) * '' Eyewitness'' (Temoin sur le vif) * '' How Do They Do It?'' (Comment ça marche ?) * '' Long Way Round'' (L'echappee belle) * ''

Megastructures A megastructure (or macrostructure) is a very large artificial object, although the limits of precisely how large vary considerably. Some apply the term to any especially large or tall building. Some sources define a megastructure as an enorm ...

'' (Mega constructions) * ''

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 ...

'' (Myth busters) * '' Really Big Things'' (Monstres Mecaniques) * '' Smash Lab'' (Crash Lab) * '' Time Warp'' * '' Top Gear''

References

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Television stations in France Television channels and stations established in 2004 2004 establishments in France Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA