Discovery Science (Asian TV channel)
Discovery Science is a Southeast Asia pay television channel (excluding Malaysia, formerly including Malaysia) owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific. The channel replaced Discovery Sci-Trek.
Logo used since 1 September 2021. | |
| Country | Singapore Philippines Thailand Indonesia Vietnam Australia China Taiwan Hong Kong Macau India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Southeast Asia (except Malaysia & Thailand) Australia China Hong Kong Taiwan |
| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
| Sister channels | Discovery Channel Animal Planet TLC DMAX Discovery Kids Eve Discovery Asia |
| History | |
| Launched | 1998 (Discovery Sci-Trek) 2003 (Discovery Science) 1 October 2021 (Indonesia) |
| Closed | 1 March 2021 (SD feed, Malaysia) 1 October 2021 (HD feed, Malaysia) |
| Replaced by | BBC Earth (Astro, Malaysia) |
| Former names | Discovery Sci-Trek (1998-2003) |
Discovery Science rebranded along with Travel Channel in Southeast Asia on September 1, 2021.
On September 15, 2021, Astro moved the channel number of Discovery Science from 554 to 557. On October 1, 2021, Discovery Science ceased to broadcast on Astro due to a decision made following a review of the channel's performance. It was later replaced by BBC Earth.
On October 1, 2021, Discovery Science was launched in Indonesia via the cable provider TransVision.
A separate feed is run for India and other South Asian countries with timeshifted schedule and old 2011 branding.