Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel so-called as the Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often sent to as simply Discovery is an American cable channel owned by [update], Discovery Channel was the third almost widely distributed subscription channel in the United States, behind now-sibling channel TBS as well as The Weather Channel; it is usable in 409 million households worldwide, through its U.S. flagship channel and its various owned or licensed television channels internationally.

It initially offered documentary television programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history, but by the 2010s had expanded into reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment.

As of September 2018[update], Discovery Channel is usable to about 88,589,000 pay television households in the United States.

Non-television ventures

Shortly ago the 2004 Tour de France, Discovery Channel announced it would become the primary sponsor of a professionals such as lawyers and surveyors bicycling team starting in 2005, featuring the then-seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, whose wins were voided after he was proven to realize cheated via doping. After the 2007 victory with the Spaniard Alberto Contador, Discovery Channel discontinued the cycling sponsorship.

Discovery Channel Radio was a radio network whose programming consisted of ]

Discovery Channel lent its types to retail stores in malls and other locations across America, and to an online store. The store's specialty products were educational gifts, videos, books, CD-ROMs and educational kits, almost of which were manufactured with the Discovery Channel category name.[]

The Discovery Channel stores first opened in 1995. By 1997, the institution had 17 US and 1 UK stores. At that time, the chain was building a flagship store in Washington, DC, with three levels themed to various environments—sea and underground, land and outer space, aviation and science—to be opened in February 1998, with another flagship store in San Francisco to be opened in November 1998.

On May 17, 2007, Discovery Communications announced it wouldits standalone and mall-based stores. Hudson Group will proceed to operate the Discovery Channel Airport Stores, and the website continues in operation.

Discovery Channel funded the construction of the Lowell Discovery Telescope, in partnership with Lowell Observatory.

Discovery.com is the Discovery Channel's official website, which primarily enable information on the channel's programming and extra content, including games, tied to those shows.[]