Discovery HD World
| Discovery HD World | |
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| Launched |
February 2005 (South Korea) December 2005 (Japan) |
| Owned by | Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Country | Asia-Pacific |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Asia |
| Headquarters | 3 Changi Business Park Vista, Singapore |
| Formerly called | Discovery HD (2005-2010) |
| Sister channel(s) | Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Eve, TLC, DMAX, Discovery Kids, Discovery Science |
| Website | Official Website |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | Channel 124 |
| Foxtel HD+ (Australia) | Channel 232 |
| DishHD (Taiwan) | Channel 6200 |
| SkyLife (South Korea) | Channel 83 |
| Sun Direct DTH (India) | Channel 964 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel TBA |
| Airtel digital TV (India) | Channel 338 |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 571 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 555 |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 558 |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 92 |
| BiG TV (Indonesia) | Channel 354 |
| Sky Net (Myanmar) | Channel 117 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel (Australia) | Channel 232 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel 164 |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 363 |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 461 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Channel 253 |
| SCTV (Vietnam) | Channel 225 |
| VTVcab (Vietnam) | Channel 83 (HD) |
| IPTV | |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 208 |
| Chunghwa Telecom MOD (Taiwan) | Channel 103 |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 204 (HD) |
Discovery HD World (formerly as Discovery HD) is a satellite and cable TV subscription channel that provides documentary and non-fiction programming; focuses primarily on science, technology, history and culture. It is operated by Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, a division of Discovery Communications Inc. and available in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Discovery HD World is broadcast in HD 1080i with Dolby 5.1 surround sound.[1]
Overview
In 2005, Discovery Network Asia-Pacific launched Discovery HD (now Discovery HD World), the first high-definition channel in Asia and became available in February and December in South Korea and Japan, respectively. On April 1, 2010, Discovery HD was rebranded to Discovery HD World. The service broadcast area is different from its Canadian counterpart, the Discovery World HD. Back in 2002, Discovery Communications launched Discovery HD Theater in the United States. In addition to HD Theater, Discovery Communications offers high-definition services to its sister channel, namely, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Science Channel and Planet Green. And in Asia, it launched three high-definition channels, Discovery HD (now Discovery HD World), Animal Planet HD and TLC HD. In October 2008, Discovery Channel HD was launched in Japan. In February 2010, Discovery HD World India was launched with customized programming in English, Hindi and Tamil.[2]
Corporate governance
Officers
- Tom Keaveny, Executive Vice President and Managing Director
- Mandy Pattinson, Senior Vice President and General Manager (Australasia)
- Fang Chang, Senior Vice President and General Manager (China)
- Rahul Johri, Senior Vice President and General Manager (India)
- Louis Boswell, Senior Vice President and General Manager (Japan)
- Tommy Lin, Senior Vice President and General Manager (North Asia)
- Kevin Dickie, Senior Vice President and General Manager (Southeast Asia)
- Shitiz Jain, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Asia-Pacific)
- Charles Yap, Vice President, Communications
- Karen Cheah, Vice President, Creative Services
- Alice Foo, Vice President, Human Resource
- SeowSi Chin, Vice President, Legal Affairs
- Magdalene Ng, Vice President, Marketing (Asia-Pacific)
- Li Lee Cheong, Senior Vice President, Sales, Planning & Operations
- Charmaine Kwan, Vice President, Programming
- Vikram Channa, VP, Production (Asia-Pacific)
- Julie Petersen, Vice President, Research
- Victor Tai, Director, IT[3]
List of series
- Acopan Tepui
- Against the Elements
- American Loggers
- An Inside Look
- At Sea
- Baltic Coast
- Chasing Classics Cars
- Classic Autos: Paris Auction
- Disappeared
- Discovery Atlas
- Earth Diaries
- Faces of a Vanishing World
- Fantastic Festivals Of The World
- Fight Quest
- Fish Life
- Getaway to Africa
- Great Lodges... National Parks
- Green Paradise
- Hotels
- Unique Hotels and Restaurants
- I Have Seen the Earth Change
- King of Construction
- Laura McKenzie's Traveler
- Lost City in the Sky
- Mixer Season
- Mighty Ships
- Mysterious Journeys
- My Cypriot Kitchen
- Nature's Keepers
- On The Run
- Orangutan Island
- Prototype This!
- Really Big Things With Matt Rogers
- Rhythm & Blooms
- Sarah Palin's Alaska
- Star Racer
- Secret Creatures of Jao
- Splash of Color
- Stunt Stars
- Suggs' Italian Job
- Sunrise Earth
- The Greatest Auto Race On Earth
- The World From Above
- Three Sheets
- Ultimate Journeys
- Unusual World
- Water Life
- Weird Creatures
See also
References
- ↑ CASBAA Member News, http://www.casbaa.com/media-and-resources/news-center/members-news/355-discovery-hd-rebrands-to-discovery-hd-world
- ↑ Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, Corporate News http://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-news/discovery-networks-asia-pacific-brings-discovery-h/
- ↑ Corporate Directory http://www.pr-directory.asia/regional/broadcaster/discovery-hd-s-1041-c-18.html