Discovery Science (France)

Discovery Science is a French pay television channel.

Discovery Science
LaunchedSeptember 18, 2012 (2012-09-18)
Owned byDiscovery Networks EMEA
Picture format16:9 1080i (HDTV)
Audience share0,1% (2020, Mediamat'Thématik)
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Broadcast areaFrance
Switzerland
Monaco
Madagascar
Sub-Saharan Africa
Antilles
ReplacedDiscovery HD Showcase (2010-2012)
Sister channel(s)Discovery Channel France
Discovery Investigation
Discovery Family
Websitediscoveryfrance.fr/discoveryscience
Availability
Terrestrial
StarTimesChannel 222
Satellite
Canal+ AfriqueChannel 159
StarTimesChannel 665
Canal+ RéunionChannel 140
Canal+ CaraïbesChannel 85
Cable
SFRChannel 40, 171
UPC SwitzerlandChannel 179 (Romandy)
Channel 479 (Deutschswizz)
Channel 679 (Ticino)
Citycable (Switzerland)Channel 81
SFR RéunionChannel 261
SFR CaraïbeChannel 129

History

The channel was launched on 18 September 2012, replacing Discovery HD Showcase and along with Discovery Channel HD launch.

On 24 January 2013, Discovery channels returned on Numericable.[1]

In December 2016, Altice acquired an exclusivity agreement with NBCUniversal and Discovery Networks[2][3]. Discovery Channel and Discovery Science were removed from Canal on 17 January 2017.[4]

The channel (along with Discovery Channel) had high shares (0,5% in 2014, 0,4% in 2016[5]) before have been removed from Canal.[6]

References
  1. "Discovery Channel HD et Discovery Science HD reprises sur Numericable à partir du 24 janvier | Offremedia". www.offremedia.com (in French). 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. "SFR s'offre Discovery et NBCUniversal en exclu". CB News (in French). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  3. "SFR vole l'exclusivité de nombreuses chaînes (Discovery, 13è Rue, Syfy...) à Canal+, et à la Freebox !". Freenews (in French). 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  4. "Les chaînes Discovery ne sont déjà plus accessibles pour les abonnés Freebox Révolution avec TV by Canal". Univers Freebox (in French). 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  5. "L'audience des chaînes sur le câble, le satellite et la TV par ADSL Du 28 décembre 2015 au 12 juin 2016" (PDF). 2016-07-02.
  6. "L'audience s'effondre pour les chaînes Discovery, qui ont quitté Canal et la Freebox Révolution pour être reprises en exclu par SFR". Univers Freebox (in French). 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
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