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Discovery World
Discovery World may refer to: * Discovery World (museum), a science and technology museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US * Discovery World (international TV channel) Discovery World is a former European pay television channel which featured programming in the fields of travel, culture and history. It used to be a pan-European television channel. Discovery World offered a mix of history, culture, real-life st ..., in Europe * Discovery World (Canadian TV channel), later CTV Speed Channel * Discovery World, later known as Lihpao Land, a theme park in Taiwan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery World (international TV Channel)
Discovery World is a former European pay television channel which featured programming in the fields of travel, culture and history. It used to be a pan-European television channel. Discovery World offered a mix of history, culture, real-life stories, investigation, mystery shows, factual series and documentaries. At time of closure its programming was mainly in English and subtitled in Dutch. History In Europe the channel started as ''Discovery Civilisation'', also called ''Discovery Civilisation Channel'', in the UK the 1 October 1998, alongside the Sky Digital's launch and later followed by other European countries. Discovery Civilisation focused on history-related programmes. On 1 November 2007, it was re-branded as Discovery Knowledge in the UK. On 18 April 2008 Discovery Civilisation changed its name into ''Discovery World'' across Europe and extended its programme lineup to also include programmes about culture, crime and "mysterious phenomena". In 2013, the channel g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery World (museum)
Discovery World is a science and technology museum in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Discovery World is a 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that does not receive any public funding. History Founded by Robert Powrie Harland, Sr., Discovery World was initially known as the Science, Economics and Technology Center. Plans for it appeared in the ''Milwaukee Journal'' in 1981. The museum's early location was the Milwaukee Public Library, inside the Wisconsin Ave. entrance of the library. The museum featured hands-on exhibits, computerized simulations, and science shows. Discovery World was the former owner and caretaker of the replica 19th century Great Lakes schooner ''Denis Sullivan (schooner), Denis Sullivan'', the flagship of the state of Wisconsin. After financial and maintenance concerns following the COVID-19 pandemic, Discovery World controversially sold the ship to World Ocean School in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts in 2022, a sale that received mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discovery World (Canadian TV Channel)
Discovery World may refer to: * Discovery World (museum), a science and technology museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US * Discovery World (international TV channel) Discovery World is a former European pay television channel which featured programming in the fields of travel, culture and history. It used to be a pan-European television channel. Discovery World offered a mix of history, culture, real-life st ..., in Europe * Discovery World (Canadian TV channel), later CTV Speed Channel * Discovery World, later known as Lihpao Land, a theme park in Taiwan {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
