Broadcast area | Current: Poland Former: Albania, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and CIS, Ukraine, Turkey, MENA |
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Network | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | September 17, 2013 (Poland) April 1, 2016 (Middle East) |
Replaced | Discovery World |
Closed | 5 January 2024 (EMEA) |
Former names | Discovery Turbo Xtra (2013–2016) |
DTX (previously known as Discovery Turbo Xtra) is a television channel focused on programming about cars available in Poland and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. It is a version of Discovery Turbo. A pan-regional feed was also available in most of EMEA region from 2015 until it ceased broadcasting in January 2024. [1]
The channel was launched as Discovery Turbo Xtra to replace the European version of Discovery World, with the first launch in Poland on 17 September 2013. [2] The channel roll-out in 2015 in Albania and in 2016 in Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, Russia, CIS, Ukraine, Turkey and MENA. In the Middle East, it was launched on 1 April 2016 on beIN Network. [3] A few months later the network was rebranded worldwide as DTX.
On 9 March 2022, Discovery Inc. pulled their channels from the Russian market after the nation's invasion of Ukraine. [4]
DTX and Discovery Science ceased operations in all EMEA markets except Poland on December 31, 2023, with complete network shutdowns by January 2024. [5] [6] [7]
Paramount Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) is a division of Paramount International Networks which is fully owned by Paramount Global. The unit's headquarters are in Madrid, with additional offices in Berlin, Lisbon, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, Dubai, Johannesburg, Lagos, Budapest, Warsaw, Singapore, Stockholm, Tokyo, Beijing, Manila, Copenhagen, Prague, Helsinki, and Hong Kong. The company was originally founded under the name MTV Networks Europe in 1987.
Warner Bros. DiscoveryEurope, Middle East&Africa(EMEA) is a division of Warner Bros. Discovery. The division is responsible for managing the collection of their cable and satellite networks around the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.
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Warner Bros. Discovery International, formerly known as Turner Broadcasting System International and WarnerMedia International, is an international unit of Warner Bros. Discovery led by president Gerhard Zeiler. The division oversees the production, broadcasting and promotion of key WBD brands outside of the United States. These brands include Adult Swim, Animal Planet, Boomerang, Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel, HBO, TLC, TBS, TNT, and Warner TV, as well as Polish owned TVN Group channels and has a stake of some networks operated by CTV Speciality Television Inc., a joint venture between Bell Media and ESPN Inc. such as Discovery and Animal Planet.
TVN Warner Bros. Discovery has been subsumed into Warner Bros. Discovery in Poland, alongside other group assets including Eurosport and HBO Max.