Discovery Channel Finland

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Discovery Channel Finland
Discovery Channel - Logo 2019.svg
Broadcast area Finland
Ownership
Owner Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
Sister channels Discovery HD Showcase
Animal Planet
Animal Planet HD
History
LaunchedSeptember 1, 2007
Links
Website http://www.discoverychannel.fi/
Availability
Terrestrial
DNA Channel 44

Discovery Channel Finland is a television channel targeting Finland owned by Discovery Networks. It has programming similar to its U.S. counterpart, the Discovery Channel.

It was launched on September 1, 2007, replacing a former pan-Nordic version of the Discovery Channel. On the same day, the analogue terrestrial transmitters were shut down and a new digital network containing, among other, Discovery Channel Finland was launched. [1] In the terrestrial network it is a part of both the Canal Digital and PlusTV packages.

The pan-Nordic version of the Discovery Channel had carried subtitles in Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian and Danish. The new channel only contains Finnish subtitles. [2]

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References

  1. "Suomi siirtyy digitaaliseen televisioaikaan - katvealueilla lähetykset näkyviin satelliitilla". DigiTV.fi. 2007-08-31. Archived from the original on 2010-09-20.
  2. "Discovery Finland saknar svensk textning". Vasabladet. 2007-08-15. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.