Discovery Channel is a French

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channel that was launched on 1 September 2004. Until then, France had been the only region in Western Europe not reached by the Discovery Channel. It initially reached 3.2 million subscribers via the CanalSat platform. On 31 March 2009, the channel adopted the new Discovery Channel logo and look. The channel faces competition from other documentary channels such as Planète+ and

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. In December 2016, Altice acquired an exclusivity agreement with

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and Discovery Networks. Discovery Channel and

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were removed from

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on 17 January 2017, and French versions of Investigation Discovery and Discovery Family were launched exclusively on

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Programming

Programs are mostly taken from the United Kingdom and the United States and include: * '' American Chopper'' * ''

Biker Build-Off ''Biker Build-Off'' is a reality television series for the Discovery Channel. Created and narrated by Thom Beers, the series was originally conceived as a single special called ''The Great Biker Build-Off''. The show proved so popular that more ep ...

'' (Duels de bikers) * '' Building the Future'' (Construire l'avenir) * ''

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'' (Temoin sur le vif) * ''

How Do They Do It? ''How Do They Do It?'' is a television series produced by Wag TV for Discovery Channel. Each programme explores how 2 or 3 ordinary objects are made and used. The show's slogan is "Behind the ordinary is the extraordinary." The series is broa ...

'' (Comment ça marche ?) * '' Long Way Round'' (L'echappee belle) * '' Megastructures'' (Mega constructions) * ''

MythBusters ''MythBusters'' is a science entertainment television program, developed by Peter Rees and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on January 23, 2003. It was broadcast internatio ...

'' (Myth busters) * ''

Really Big Things ''Really Big Things'' is a series about massive man-made marvels like big machines, giant telescopes, skyscrapers and other massive structures. It airs on the Discovery Channel, HD Theater and Science Channel. It is now being aired on the UK versi ...

'' (Monstres Mecaniques) * ''

Smash Lab ''Smash Lab'' is a reality television series that premiered on December 26, 2007, on the Discovery Channel. The idea of the show is to take everyday technology and test it in "extraordinary ways". The show started broadcasting in the UK on 3 Marc ...

'' (Crash Lab) * ''

Time Warp Time travel is a common theme in fiction, mainly since the late 19th century, and has been depicted in a variety of media, such as literature, television, film, and advertisements. The concept of time travel by mechanical means was popularize ...

'' * '' Top Gear''

References

External links

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