Discovery Channel (Romanian TV channel)

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Discovery Channel Romania
Broadcast area Romania and Moldova
Ownership
Owner Discovery Networks CEEMEA
History
Launched2006
ClosedJanuary 2018 [1]
Replaced by Discovery Channel Europe
Links
Website http://discovery.ro/

Discovery Channel Romania was a television channel in Romania.

The dedicated channel for Romania was launched in 2006. [2] [3] At the same time Discovery Networks Europe opened a local office in Bucharest. [4] Before this, Romania had received a pan-regional feed of the Discovery Channel.

The channel adopted the new Discovery logo on July 1, 2009 along with its sister channels in Central Europe. [5]

Discovery Networks also broadcasts to Romania the Pan-Regional channels Animal Planet, Discovery Science, Investigation Discovery and Discovery HD.[ citation needed ] It was closed in Winter 2018.

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References

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