Discovery Geschichte ("Discovery History") was a German

television channel A television channel is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the terrestrial or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with ...

focusing on history-related programmes owned by Discovery Networks Europe. The channel launched on March 31, 2005, on the Premiere platform.

Overview

The service was discontinued as a full 24-hour channel on May 16, 2009, after Premiere had signed a new contract with Discovery Networks Deutschland in preparation for Premiere's relaunch as

Sky Deutschland Sky Deutschland GmbH, branded as Sky, is a German media company that operates a direct broadcast satellite Pay TV platform in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (through Sky Switzerland). It provides a collection of basic and premium digital sub ...

in July. On Premiere, Discovery Geschichte was replaced by

National Geographic Channel Germany National Geographic is a German pay television channel dedicated to documentaries and factual programmes. The channel was launched on 1 November 2004 on Kabel Deutschland's digital platform, broadcasting 24 hours per day from the start. The chann ...

the following day. Discovery Geschichte continues as a programming block on DMAX.PREMIERE Pay-TV: DISCOVERY GESCHICHTE fliegt aus Programmangebot
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