Type | Science Channel |
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Country | India |
Broadcast area | |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English Hindi |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery India |
Sister channels | See List of channels owned by Warner Bros. Discovery in India |
History | |
Launched | 25 January 2010 |
Former names | Discovery Home & Leisure (2004-2005) Discovery Real Time (2005-2008) |
Availability - Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables. | |
Terrestrial | |
DVB-T2 (India) | Check local frequencies |
Streaming media | |
Discovery+ (India) | SD & HD |
Jio TV (India) | SD & HD |
Amazon Prime Video (India) | SD & HD |
Discovery Science is an Indian pay television network, operated by Warner Bros. Discovery India. It primarily features programming in the fields of space, technology and science. The channel is a science television channel. It was launched in 2010. [4] [5] From 1 March 2021, it began to follow a timeshifted schedule of the Southeast Asia feed. [6] [7]
The channel was launched on 25 January 2010. [8]
Discovery Science introduced its 2011 global logo in India in July 2013. [9]
Discovery Science India did not rebrand to match the other international channels in 2016, and was the only channel left with this logo after the Canadian channel rebranded in 2021. [10]
Science Channel broadcasts a number of science-related television series originally produced by or aired on Discovery Channel, such as Beyond Tomorrow, among others. Discovery Communications has also produced a few programs specifically for Science, such as MegaScience and What The Ancients Knew. Programs from other Discovery Networks channels, PBS and the BBC are either regularly or occasionally aired on the network. Television series produced in the 1990s, such as Discover Magazine and Understanding , are carried on the network's weekday schedule. Science also broadcasts programs such as Moments of Impact and An Idiot Abroad . The channel has experienced some drifting from its intended format throughout its existence, increasingly adding reruns on several science fiction series such as Firefly and Fringe to its schedule in recent years. [11]
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