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Southeast Asian pay television channel

Discovery Asia

Discovery Asia
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Country
SingaporeIndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam PhilippinesIndiaPakistanSri Lanka BangladeshNepal MaldivesAustraliaNew ZealandChinaJapanSouth KoreaHong KongTaiwanMacauMongolia
Broadcast area
Asia-Pacific (including East, South, Southeast Asia, Australia & New Zealand and the Pacific Islander)
Headquarters
3 Changi Business Park Vista, Singapore
Picture format
1080i HDTV
Owner
Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific (Skydance Corporation)
Sister channels
Discovery Channel, Discovery Channel Tamil, Animal Planet, Asian Food Network, Food Network Asia, TLC, DMAX, Discovery Science
Launched
February 2005
Replaced
Discovery Science (NJOI)
Former names
Discovery HD (2005–2010)Discovery HD World (2010–2017; except in India)
Astro
Channel 553 (HD)
NJOI
Channel 553 (HD)
StarHub TV
Channel 438 (HD)
Astro
Astro GO / On Demand
StarHub TV
StarHub TV+

Discovery Asia (formerly known as Discovery HD and Discovery HD World) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel that features Asia-related documentaries and original Asian programming. It is operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its Asia-Pacific division.

History

The channel was launched in 2005 as Discovery HD, the first high-definition channel in Asia. It was first available in South Korea in February, and in Japan in December. The channel launched in Singapore on January 19, 2007. On April 1, 2010, Discovery HD was rebranded to Discovery HD World. In 2008, Discovery Channel HD was launched in Japan. In February 2010, Discovery HD World India was launched with dubbed programming in Hindi and Tamil.

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