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| Launched | 1996 as CBS Eye On People, 2002 in its present form. |
| Owned by | Discovery Communications, Inc. |
| Sister channel(s) | Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Health Channel, Travel Channel, TLC, Discovery Kids, The Science Channel, Discovery Home, Military Channel, Discovery en Español, Discovery HD Theater |
| Website | Official Site |
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| DirecTV | Channel 285 |
| Dish Network | Channel 192 |
| C-Band | AMC 11-Channel 614 (4DTV Digital) |
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| Available on many cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
The Discovery Times Channel is a digital cable channel that was a joint venture of Discovery Communications and The New York Times. The channel is now solely owned by Discovery Communications.
History
Beginning around 1995, the New York Times began a spinoff of sorts to its traditional print format called The New York Times Electronic Media Company. The purpose of this new venture was to develop new products and alternate distribution channels for The New York Times. Over the next several years, the new company's television unit (New York Times Television) began developing several series for predominantly cable networks such as TLC, The Discovery Channel, CNN, and Showtime. Non cable networks also picked up programming such as ABC, and PBS in the United States. The channel launched in 1996 as a joint venture between CBS and Discovery Communications, with each company owning half of the channel. The channel was called "CBS Eye On People" and featured news and human interest stories from CBS News. After two years, CBS sold its share to Discovery Communications, who accordingly renamed it "Discovery People". At the time, Discovery had begun to roll out its suite of themed digital channels (Discovery Home & Leisure, Discovery Wings, Discovery Science and Discovery Kids were the others). Discovery People accordingly rebranded as "Discovery Civilization" a year later. In 2002, New York Times Television and Discovery Communications announced a joint venture to run the channel. Later in that same year, the channel was rebranded as "Discovery Times Channel". In April 2006, the New York Times sold its stake in Discovery Times back to Discovery Communications ending its ownership in the channel.[1] Also in 2006, the network's on-air identity was rebranded by creative studio Trollback + Company. On January 27, 2008, the network will be renamed Investigation Discovery, and the programming focus will be shifted to crime programming.[2]
See also
- List of DirecTV channels
- List of Dish Network channels
- Discovery Channel
- Discovery Civilisation
- Discovery Civilization Channel
- Discovery Communications
- Discovery Home
- Discovery Kids
- Discovery en Español
- Discovery HD Theater
- New York Times
External links
- Official Site
- The New York Times in Television - Contains a complete chronological history of the New York Times Television events, and a list of New York Times Television's series'.
- Trollback + Company rebrand montage
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Ownership Discovery Holding Company (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB); Advance/Newhouse Communications, affiliated with Advance Publications; and John S. Hendricks, the Company's Founder and Chairman Discovery Networks in the United States Animal Planet • Discovery Channel • Discovery Health Channel • Discovery Home • Discovery Kids • Discovery Times • FitTV • Military Channel • TLC • The Science Channel • Discovery en Español • HD Theater UK: Discovery Channel • Discovery Civilisation • Discovery Home & Health • Discovery Real Time • Discovery Real Time Extra • Discovery Science • Discovery Travel & Living • Discovery Turbo • Discovery Kids On Demand • Animal Planet • DMAX EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA (EMEA): Discovery Channel Benelux, Discovery Channel Europe, Discovery Channel Poland, Discovery Channel Romania, Discovery Channel ME/Africa, Discovery Channel Turkey, Discovery Channel Nordic, Discovery Channel Sweden, Discovery Channel Denmark, Discovery Channel Italy, Discovery Channel France, Discovery Channel Germany, Discovery Channel Hungary, Animal Planet Benelux, Animal Planet Nordic, Animal Planet Europe, Animal Planet Poland, Animal Planet Romania, Animal Planet ME/Africa, Animal Planet Germany, Animal Planet Italy, Discovery Science Europe/ME, Discovery Science Italy, Discovery Civilisation Europe, Discovery Civilisation Italy, Discovery Civilisation ME, Discovery Real Time Italy, Discovery Real Time France, Discovery Travel & Living Europe, Discovery Travel & Living Italy, Discovery Geschichte, DMAX LATIN AMERICAN/IBERIA: Discovery Channel Latin America, Discovery Channel Venezuela, Discovery Channel Mexico, Discovery Channel Brazil, Discovery Channel Argentina, Discovery Channel Iberia (Spain/Portugal), Animal Planet Latin America/Brazil, Discovery Kids Latin America, Discovery Kids Brazil, Discovery Kids Mexico, People+Arts Argentina, People+Arts Latin America, People+Arts Iberia (Spain/Portugal), People+Arts Mexico, People+Arts Brazil, Discovery Travel & Living Latin America/Brazil, Discovery Home & Health Latin America, Discovery Science, Discovery Civilization, Discovery Turbo CANADA: Discovery Channel (Canada), Animal Planet (Canada), Discovery Civilization Channel, Discovery Health (Canada), Discovery Kids (Canada), Discovery HD (Canada) |
