Discovery Channel (Polish TV channel)

Discovery Channel Poland

Country	Poland
Broadcast area	Poland
Headquarters	Media Business Centre Warsaw, Poland
Programming
Language(s)	Polish English
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
Owner	Warner Bros. Discovery
Parent	TVN Warner Bros. Discovery
Sister channels	Animal Planet Discovery Science Discovery Historia Discovery Life DTX Investigation Discovery TLC
Links
Website	https://www.discoverychannel.pl

Discovery Channel Poland is a Polish television channel. It shows factual entertainment programming, just as its many siblings around the world.

Discovery Channel has been available in Poland at least since 1998 when the Wizja TV platform launched. The dedicated Polish schedule was launched in 2002.^[1]

The channel started using the new Discovery Channel logo on 1 July 2009.^[2][3]

With a share of overall viewing of 0.67 percent, the eponymous American basic cable channel was the 17th most watched television channel in Poland in 2011, according to Nielsen statistics.^[4] It is by far the most popular of the dedicated documentary channels available in Poland.

On 18 April 2012 Discovery Channel Poland started broadcasting in 16:9 picture format.

The HD version of the Discovery Channel Poland was launched on 17 January 2013 and replaced Discovery HD Showcase on all major TV platforms in Poland.

References

1. "Discovery Polska wprowadziła regionalną ramówkę dla Discovery Channel". Mediamikser.pl. October 30, 2002. Archived from the original on August 21, 2011.
2. "Opis kanału". Discovery Media Polska. Archived from the original on 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
3. "Discovery odświeża wizerunek swoich kanałów". Wirtualnemedia.pl. June 4, 2009. Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
4. "Rok 2011: 4 godz. przed TV, Polsat wyprzedził TVN, "Ranczo" hitem". media2.pl. 3 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.