Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Launches Discovery HD in Australia on FOXTEL HD+
July 1, 2008
(Sydney) Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific in Australia, a unit of the number one non-fiction media company Discovery Communications, today announced that Discovery HD has launched as one of the five dedicated 24/7 HD channels offered by FOXTEL’s new service, FOXTEL HD +. Discovery HD first launched in the Asia-Pacific region in 2005 and is now available in 17 international markets.
Mandy Pattinson, senior vice president and general manager, Australia and New Zealand, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific said, "The launch of Discovery HD reinforces our commitment to the market as well as investment in the future of television and new services that enhance the viewing experience. Discovery HD will showcase a broad range of rich content from the full suite of Discovery’s global networks, offering Australian audiences breathtaking quality and panoramic, immersive detail."
Discovery HD features dynamic content that maximizes the potential of high-definition technology and lends itself perfectly to the type of rich, spectacular images Discovery is renowned for. In addition to key ASTRA Award-winning programs such as American Chopper in glorious high-definition, the new channel will also offer programming unique to Discovery HD, never seen in the market before, including the spectacular Monumental Vision and stunning Magnificent Italia.
Discovery is the leading international provider of HD networks with services offered in 17 markets including Australia, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, Germany, Austria, Ireland, the UK, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. In the United States, Discovery Communications was the first broadcaster to offer a 24/7 high-definition network with the launch of HD Theater in 2002. The company also operates five HD simulcast services in the United States for Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Science Channel and Planet Green. Discovery's HD networks reach 17 million households worldwide.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications is the world’s number-one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. Discovery empowers people to explore their world and satisfy their curiosity through 100-plus worldwide networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green, Investigation Discovery and HD Theater, as well as leading consumer and educational products and services, and a diversified portfolio of digital media services including HowStuffWorks.com. Discovery Communications is owned by Discovery Holding Company (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB), Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, Discovery's founder and chairman. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.
About Discovery HD
Discovery HD is the only global high-definition television network offering entertainment that fulfills the promise of high-definition technology. Delivering the ideal viewing experience, Discovery HD brings audiences even closer to their world with breathtaking imagery and expansive detail, featuring programming on the wonders of the world ranging from culture, science and natural history to travel and lifestyle themes. Offering exclusive content from Discovery's extensive worldwide library of thousands of hours of high-definition programming representing 29 television brands, Discovery HD delivers a mix of some of Discovery's best series and specials in addition to original programming commissioned specifically for the network, including Fantastic Festivals of the World and Monumental Vision.