{{Infobox television channel | name = Discovery Channel | logo = Discovery Channel - Logo 2019.svg | logo_size = | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2004|8|1|df=y}} | closed_date = | picture_format = 16:9 1080i (HDTV) | network = | owner = Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA | country = United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/tvlicensing/cs/538.htm |title=Licence Details for Discovery Channel France |publisher=Ofcom |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117190925/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/tvlicensing/cs/538.htm |archive-date=2011-01-17 |url-status=dead |access-date=2009-06-17 }}</ref> | language = French | area = France<br/>Switzerland<br/>Belgium<br/>Luxembourg<br/>Monaco<br/>French Speaking Africa<br/>Lebanon<br/>Overseas France<br/>Haiti | affiliates = | headquarters = | former_names = | replaced = | replaced_by = | sister_channels = Cartoon Network <br> Cartoonito <br/> TCM Cinéma <br /> Warner TV <br /> TLC <br /> Warner TV Next<br/>Discovery Investigation<br/>Boomerang | timeshift_service = | website = [http://discoverychannel.fr/ discoverychannel.fr] | terr_serv_1 = | terr_chan_1 = }}
'''Discovery Channel''' is a French channel that was launched on 1 September 2004. Until then, France had been the only region in Western Europe not reached by the Discovery Channel. It initially reached 3.2 million subscribers via the CanalSat platform.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://corporate.discovery.com/news/press/04q3/040901r.html |title=DISCOVERY CHANNEL MAKES FRENCH DEBUT |date=September 1, 2004 |publisher=Discovery Communications |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512142947/http://corporate.discovery.com/news/press/04q3/040901r.html |archive-date=May 12, 2008 }}</ref> On 31 March 2009, the channel adopted the also known as a US channel.
The channel faces competition from other documentary channels such as Planète+ and National Geographic.
In December 2016, Altice acquired an exclusivity agreement with NBCUniversal and Discovery Networks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbnews.fr/medias/image-sfr-s-offre-discovery-nbcuniversal-exclu-21034|title=SFR s'offre Discovery et NBCUniversal en exclu|date=7 December 2016|website=CB News|language=fr|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freenews.fr/freenews-edition-nationale-299/concurrence-149/sfr-vole-lexclusivite-de-nombreuses-chaines-discovery-13e-rue-syfy-a-canal-a-freebox|title=SFR vole l'exclusivité de nombreuses chaînes (Discovery, 13è Rue, Syfy...) à Canal+, et à la Freebox !|date=2016-12-08|website=Freenews|language=fr-FR|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> Discovery Channel and Science were removed from Canal on 17 January 2017, and French versions of Investigation Discovery and Discovery Family were launched exclusively on SFR.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alloforfait.fr/tv/news/43128-discovery-family.html|title=Discovery Family : Lancement pour les abonnés SFR-Numericable en France|date=2017-09-14|website=alloforfait.fr|language=fr-FR|access-date=2020-04-28}}</ref> In June 2024, HBO Max was launched in France, and the channel was made available through the service for all HBO Max subscribers.<ref name="france3">{{cite web |last=Thibaud Gomès-Léal |date=January 16, 2023 |title=Amazon Prime Video : tout savoir sur le futur Pass Warner |url=https://www.lesnumeriques.com/svod/amazon-prime-video-tout-savoir-sur-le-futur-pass-warner-n203407.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115163647/https://www.lesnumeriques.com/svod/amazon-prime-video-tout-savoir-sur-le-futur-pass-warner-n203407.html |archive-date=January 15, 2023 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Les Numériques}}</ref>
==Programming== Programs are mostly taken from the United Kingdom and the United States and include: * ''American Chopper'' * ''Biker Build-Off'' (Duels de bikers) * ''Building the Future'' (Construire l'avenir) * ''Eyewitness'' (Temoin sur le vif) * ''How Do They Do It?'' (Comment ça marche ?) * ''Long Way Round'' (L'echappee belle) * ''Megastructures'' (Mega constructions) * ''MythBusters'' (Myth busters) * ''Really Big Things'' (Monstres Mecaniques) * ''Smash Lab'' (Crash Lab) * ''Time Warp'' * ''Top Gear''
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==External links==
{{Warner Bros. Discovery}} {{French television stations}}
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