Discovery Science (European TV channel)

Discovery Science is a pay television network, operated by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. It targets several European countries' television markets. It primarily features programming in the fields of space, technology and science. The channel originally launched as Discovery Sci-Trek. Its programming is mainly in English and locally subtitled or dubbed. It is available through numerous subscription services across Europe. In some countries the advertisement and the announcements between programs are localized.

Discovery Science
Discovery Science logo.
CountryUnited Kingdom
Broadcast area
NetworkWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
Programming
Language(s)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift serviceDiscovery Science +1
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery
Sister channels
History
Launched1 October 1998 (1998-10-01)
Closed9 March 2022 (2022-03-09) (Russia)
5 January 2024 (2024-01-05) (Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Turkey)
26 February 2024 (2024-02-26) (France)
Replaced byTLC (France)
Former names
  • Discovery Sci-Trek (1997–2003)
  • Discovery Science Channel (2003–2008)

Discovery Science, alongside DTX, ceased broadcasting in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East on 5 January 2024. The channel started to be removed from the TV operators from 1 January 2024. However, the channel continues to broadcast in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Poland, the Nordic region and the Netherlands.

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