Discovery Channel (Hungarian TV channel)

Discovery Channel Hungary
CountryHungary
Broadcast areaHungary
AffiliatesDiscovery Romania
Programming
Language(s)Hungarian
Picture format4:3 (2005-2011)
16:9 (2011-present)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
History
LaunchedMarch 1, 2005
ReplacedDiscovery Channel Europe
Links
Websitediscoverychannel.hu

Discovery Channel Hungary is a Hungarian television channel.

Discovery Channel began broadcasting to Hungary in 1997. The Hungarian version was launched on March 1, 2005.[1][2][3][4] Advertising sales are handled by R-Time, which is owned by RTL.

Along with the other Discovery channels in Central Europe, Discovery Hungary adopted the new Discovery logo on July 1, 2009.[5]

The Attraktor, the first Hungarian-made programme on the channel, was first shown on November 14, 2014 in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. The show had been formerly aired on the news website Index.hu which now produces the series.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Magyar reklámozókra vár a Discovery Channel". mfor.hu. March 17, 2005. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  2. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  3. ^ [2] Archived September 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ http://r-time.hu/hu/discovery-channel-superbrands-dijat-kapott-magyarorszagon[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Márkamegújítás a Discovery-nél". R-Time. June 9, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Attraktor starts on Discovery Channel (Hungarian)