DMAX (Asian TV channel)

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DMAX
DMAX Logo 16 05 2011.jpg
Country Singapore
Broadcast areaSoutheast Asia
Australia
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
Discovery Science
Eve
Discovery Kids
Discovery Asia
History
Launched7 July 2014
Replaced Discovery Turbo (2008-2014, SD feed; 2013-2015, HD feed)

DMAX is a Southeast Asian pay television channel centred on broadcasting documentaries, factual-entertainment, lifestyle and reality programming TV series for male audiences.

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It is owned by Discovery Asia-Pacific, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery In South Asia, the channel is available under the Discovery Turbo name carrying the same content and schedule.

History

The channel was launched in 2004 as Discovery Real Time and rebranded as Discovery Turbo in 2008. [1] It was rebranded on 7 July 2014 as DMAX with the airing of American Digger at 6:00 AM (UTC+8). Some of its shows are also broadcast on Discovery Channel in Motor Mania every Thursday nights.

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References

  1. BiG TV Indonesia (July 3, 2014). "Discovery Turbo rebrands to DMAX". BiG TV Indonesia. YouTube . Retrieved July 3, 2014.