Formerly | Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific (1989–2020) WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific (2020–2022) |
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Type | Division |
Predecessor | Discovery Asia-Pacific (1994–2022) |
Founded | January 1, 1989 (original) 2022 (merger with Discovery Asia-Pacific) |
Headquarters | Singapore |
Area served | Asia-Pacific |
Key people |
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Products | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery |
Parent | Warner Bros. Discovery International |
Subsidiaries | Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand Warner Bros. Discovery Japan |
Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific is a division of Warner Bros. Discovery that operates several television channels in Asia and Australasia, along with the Discovery+ streaming service.
In April 2022, WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific (founded in 1989) merged with Discovery Asia-Pacific (founded in 1994) after their owners, WarnerMedia (then owned by AT&T before being spun off), merged with Discovery, Inc. It has consequently been announced that Discovery+ which currently available in India and the Philippines would be merged with HBO Go which currently available in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries, which carried several content from HBO Max, to form simply Max in mid-2024.
Operating channels
Pan-Asia
- Animal Planet
- Asian Food Network
- CNN International Asia Pacific
- Cartoon Network
- Cartoonito
- Discovery Asia
- Discovery Channel
- Discovery Science
- DMAX
- Eurosport
- EVE
- Food Network Asia
- TLC
- Travel Channel
East Asia
- Boomerang Korea
- Cartoon Network Korea
- Cartoon Network Taiwan
- Discovery Channel Korea
Japan
- CNNj
- Movieplus
- LaLa TV
- Discovery Channel Japan
- Animal Planet Japan
- Cartoon Network Japan
- Mondo TV (Japan)
- Tabi Channel
Southeast Asia
South Asia
- Cartoon Network India
- Cartoon Network Pakistan
- CNN International South Asia
- Pogo
- Animal Planet India
- Discovery Channel India
- HGTV India
- Travel Channel
- Food Network Asia
- Discovery Tamil India
- Discovery Science India
- Discovery Turbo India
- Discovery Kids India
- Eurosport India
- Investigation Discovery India
- TLC India
Australia and New Zealand
Australia only
- 9Rush (co-owned with Nine)
- Boomerang
- Travel Channel
New Zealand only
Defunct
- 7food network (licensed)
- Boomerang Japan
- Boomerang Asia
- Breeze TV
- China Entertainment Television (36%)
- The Edge TV
- Food Network (New Zealand)
- HBO South Asia
- WB Channel
- Discovery News
- Toonami India
- Imagine TV
- Imagine Showbiz
- Jeet Prime
- Oh!K
- Lumiere Movies
- Mondo Mah-jong TV
- Real
- Red by HBO
- SBS Food Network (licensed)
- Setanta Sports Asia
- Tabi Tele
- Toonami Asia
- TruTV Asia
- Turner Classic Movies Asia
Carriage disputes with StarHub
On May 30, 2018, StarHub announces it plans to discontinue seven Discovery channels, marking the end of partnership between Discovery and StarHub for more than 20 years, including Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery Asia, Discovery Science, Eurosport, and Setanta Sports on both StarHub TV and streaming service (StarHub GO) at the end of June 30 due to StarHub's unpaid carriage fees and price increase. Discovery's expanded lifestyle channels, with the exception of HGTV, Asian Food Channel, Food Network and Travel Channel on both platforms are ceased transmission on August 31. On July 3, all seven Discovery channels was replaced by Gusto TV (until 23 November 2020), CuriosityStream HD (until 1 August 2023), Travelxp HD, Makeful HD (Until 25 November 2022), Fight Sports HD, GEM TV HD, and Colors Tamil HD. In the meanwhile, all Discovery channels (including HGTV, Food Network and Asian Food Channel, Exclude Eurosport until Resume on Air from 1 October 2021) will continue to air on Singtel TV.
References
- ↑ Middleton, Richard (21 April 2022). "Warner Bros. Discovery names int'l team, as Priya Dogra, James Gibbons & Anil Jhingan take new roles". TBI Vision. Retrieved 29 May 2022.