Discovery Science (Canada)

Discovery Science
Discovery Science logo
Launched	August 15, 2001
Owned by	CTV Speciality Television Inc. (80% and managing partner) Discovery Communications (20%)
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) (Launching Soon) 480i (SDTV) (2001-present)
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Toronto, Ontario
Formerly called	Discovery Civilization Channel (2001-2010)
Sister channel(s)	Animal Planet Discovery Channel Discovery World HD Investigation Discovery
Website	Discovery Science
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV	Channel 523
Shaw Direct	Channel 554
Cable
Available on most Canadian cable systems	Check local listings, channels may vary
IPTV
Bell Aliant TV	Channel 302
Bell Fibe TV	Channel 523
MTS	Channel 273
Optik TV	Channel 203
SaskTel	Channel 60

Discovery Science is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by CTV Speciality Television Inc. (Bell Media 80%/ESPN 20%) in partnership with Discovery Communications airing science-related programming.

History

Discovery Science was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on December 14, 2000 as Discovery Civilization Channel.^[1] The application was granted to CTV Inc., later to be transferred to its subsidiary, CTV Specialty Television Inc., in which ESPN owns a 20% interest. The channel was originally described in regulatory documents as "a national English-language Category 2 specialty television service dedicated to bringing the diverse people and cultures of the world to Canadian viewers. The service will be dedicated to exploring and understanding the roots of human development and learning from other cultures and traditions."^[1]

The channel launched on August 15, 2001 as Discovery Civilization Channel, with programming devoted to human civilization and history. The channel was originally intended to be a Canadian version of an American channel of the same name, which was later reformatted and renamed Discovery Times, and later became Investigation Discovery.

On June 4, 2010 CTVglobemedia announced that Discovery Civilization Channel would be rebranded as Discovery Science on September 27, 2010,^[2] focusing on science-related programming.

Discovery Science HD

On June 17, 2011 Bell Media announced that it will launch Discovery Science HD, a high definition (HD) simulcast of the standard definition feed, by the end of 2011.^[3]

Noted series

• Build It Bigger
• Daily Planet
• How Do They Do It?
• How It's Made
• Meteorite Men
• Monsters Inside Me
• Popular Science's Future Of...
• Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible
• Sci-Trek
• Science of the Movies

• Note: series list is current as of September 2010.

Former logo as Discovery Civilization.

International distribution

• Jamaica - distributed on Flow Cable systems.^[4]
• Bahamas - distributed on Cable Bahamas systems.^[5]
• Trinidad & Tobago - distributed on Flow Cable systems.^[6]
• Brazil - distributed on NET Serviços de Comunicação systems.^{[citation needed]}
• Chile - distributed on VTR Digital Cable systems.^[7]
• Mexico - distributed on Cablevision

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Decision CRTC 2000-553; CRTC; 2000-12-14
2. ^ Discovery to Launch Three New Channel Brands In Canada, CTV press release, June 4, 2010
3. ^ Discovery Channel and Bell Media Factual Networks Announce Fall 2011 "Must See" Highlights CNW 2011-06-17
4. ^ Flow Cable channel lineup
5. ^ Cable Bahamas channel lineup
6. ^ Flow Cable channel lineup
7. ^ VTR Digital Cable channel lineup

External links

• Discovery Science