Discovery Channel (Australia and New Zealand)
Discovery is a television channel available on cable and satellite television in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian version of the US Discovery Channel was previously operated by XYZnetworks, who also own the exclusive distribution rights for the channel.
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Australia New Zealand |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV 16:9) 720p (HDTV 16:9) |
| Timeshift service | Discovery +2 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific |
| Sister channels | 9Rush Animal Planet Bravo Boomerang Cartoon Network CNN International Asia Pacific Discovery Turbo Eden HGTV ID Living Rush Three TLC |
| History | |
| Launched | July 1995 |
| Replaced | Quest |
| Former names | Discovery Channel (1995-2020) |
| Links | |
| Website | discoverychannel.com.au |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go (AU) | Channel 608 |
| Fetch Mobi (AU) | Channel 126 |
| Sky Go (NZ) | skygo.co.nz |
The channel was launched in July 1995, replacing the Quest documentary channel launched in April 1995 by XYZ.
It initially provided documentary television programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history, but by the 2010s had expanded into reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment.
Discovery's most popular content includes Aussie Gold Hunters, Gold Rush, Deadliest Catch, and Fast N' Loud and annual event Shark Week. Programming is primarily focused on reality television series geared towards the topics of science, extreme living, and motoring.
Both Discovery and Discovery Turbo have timeshift channels, which rebroadcast programming 2 hours later on Foxtel.