Discovery Family
Discovery Family (formerly Discovery Kids ) is a cable, and satellite television network in the United States. Discovery Family replaced the Hub Network, the Hub, and Discovery Kids and has a joint venture of both Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Hasbro Entertainment.[1] The headquarters for the television channel is in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. on October 16, 2010, the Discovery Kids channel was renamed after a final marathon of Kenny the Shark. The channel is 40% owned by Hasbro and 60% owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.[2]
Discovery Family | |
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Country | United States |
Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Slogan | Better Together |
Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland, United States |
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Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
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Sister channels | Boomerang Cartoon Network Cartoonito American Heroes Channel Animal Planet CNN CNN International Cooking Channel The CW Destination America Discovery Channel Discovery en Español Discovery Familia Discovery Life Food Network HGTV Investigation Discovery Magnolia Network Motor Trend Oprah Winfrey Network Science Channel TLC TNT Travel Channel |
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Launched | October 7, 1996 |
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Website | http://www.discovery.com/discovery-family-channel |
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Cable | |
Available on most cable systems | Check local listings for details |
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DirecTV/Stream | Channel 294 Channel 1294 (VOD) |
Dish Network | Channel 179 |
C-Band | AMC 11-Channel 610 (4DTV Digital) |
SKY México | Channel 271 |
DirecTV (Latin America) | Channel 330 |
Discovery Family tried to advertise towards children and their families by offering a range of content to choose from. These include history, science, food and family living. Movies air as well. The channel maintained some of the Hub's content until it slowly went away. Also, My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, Pound Puppies, Handy Manny, Jungle Junction, and Dinotrux, however, has stayed on the channel.
References
change- ↑ "Introducing THE HUB - Discovery Commu… : Discovery Communications". Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ↑ Discovery and Hasbro name new kids channel 'The Hub' - latimes.com