DKids

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DKids
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Country United Arab Emirates
Broadcast area United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Lebanon
Syria
Yemen
Iraq
Kuwait
Bahrain
Qatar
Morocco
Mauritania
Oman
Libya
Tunisia
Algeria
Palestine
Jordan
Programming
Language(s) English
Arabic
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Discovery EMEA
Sister channels Discovery Channel
Discovery Science
Discovery Family
Investigation Discovery
Animal Planet
Fatafeat
DTX
DMAX
DLife
TLC
Quest Arabiya
History
Launched1 August 2016;7 years ago (2016-08-01)
Closed8 February 2021;2 years ago (2021-02-08)

DKids, also known as Discovery Kids, was a children's television channel owned by Discovery, Inc. It was an edition of the Discovery Kids channel that aired in the MENA region and was available in both English and Arabic. It first launched on August 1, 2016 and was broadcast via beIN Network. [1]

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Programming (before the network closed)

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