Discovery HD World
| Discovery HD World | |
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| Launched | February 2005 (South Korea) April 2005 (India) December 2005 (Japan) |
| Owned by | Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Country |
 Singapore India Australia
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| Language | English, Hindi language |
| Broadcast area | Asia-Pacific |
| Headquarters | 3 Changi Business Park Vista, Singapore |
| Formerly called | Discovery HD (2005-2010) |
| Sister channel(s) | Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Eve, TLC, DMAX, Discovery Kids, Discovery Science |
| Website | Official Website |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | Channel 242 |
| Foxtel HD+ (Australia) | Channel 232 |
| DishHD (Taiwan) | Channel 6200 |
| SkyLife (South Korea) | Channel 83 |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 713 |
| Sun Direct (India) | Channel 964 |
| Airtel digital TV (India) | Channel 338 |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 571 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 555 |
| Reliance (India) | Channel 558 |
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Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) |
Channel 114 |
| BiG TV (Indonesia) |
Channel 354 |
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Asianet (India) |
Channel 117 |
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Dish Home (Nepal) |
Channel 960 |
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Transvision (Indonesia) |
Channel 271 |
| Cable | |
| Foxtel (Australia) | Channel 232 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel 164 |
| Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 164 (HD Digital) |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 363 |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 461 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Channel 251 |
| SCTV (Vietnam) | Channel 225 |
| VTVcab (Vietnam) | Channel 83 (HD) |
| (Macau) | Channel 408 |
| IPTV | |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 208 (HD) |
| Chunghwa Telecom MOD (Taiwan) | Channel 103 (HD) |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 204 (HD) |
Discovery HD World (formerly as Discovery HD) is a satellite and cable TV subscription channel that provides documentary and non-fiction programming; focuses primarily on science, technology, history and culture. It is operated by Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, a division of Discovery Communications Inc. and available in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Discovery HD World is broadcast in HD 1080i with Dolby 5.1 surround sound.
In 2005, Discovery Network Asia-Pacific launched Discovery HD (now Discovery HD World), the first high-definition channel in Asia and became available in February and December in South Korea and Japan, respectively. On April 1, 2010, Discovery HD was rebranded to Discovery HD World. The service broadcast area is different from its Canadian counterpart, the Discovery World HD. Back in 2002, Discovery Communications launched Discovery HD Theater in the United States. In addition to HD Theater, Discovery Communications offers high-definition services to its sister channel, namely, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Science Channel and Planet Green. And in Asia, it launched three high-definition channels, Discovery HD (now Discovery HD World), Animal Planet HD and TLC HD. In October 2008, Discovery Channel HD was launched in Japan. In February 2010, Discovery HD World India was launched with customized programming in English, Hindi and Tamil.
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