Investigation Discovery Europe
| Investigation Discovery | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched |
January 2009 (United Kingdom and Ireland) April 2009 (Poland, Romania, Hungary and Greece) May 2009 (Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro) June 28, 2009 (Poland) August 2009 (Baltics) July 4, 2011 (Netherlands and Flanders) |
| Network |
Discovery Networks Northern Europe Discovery Networks CEEMEA |
| Owned by | Discovery Networks EMEA (Discovery Communications) |
| Picture format | 16:9 SDTV (PAL) |
| Audience share |
UK: 0.12% 3.6% (+1) (September 2015, BARB) |
| Language |
English Dubbed: Bulgarian, Czech, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Turkish |
| Broadcast area | Europe |
| Headquarters |
London, UK Warsaw, Poland |
| Replaced |
Discovery Travel & Living (Netherlands and Flanders) nTalk (Poland) TVN Lingua (Poland) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Animal Planet Discovery Channel Discovery HD Discovery Home & Health Discovery Historia Discovery History Discovery MAX Discovery Science Discovery Shed Discovery Travel & Living Europe Discovery Travel & Living Italy Discovery Turbo Discovery World DMAX Germany, Austria, Switzerland & Liechtenstein DMAX United Kingdom & Ireland Quest Real Time Italy TLC Netherlands TLC Poland TLC UK and Ireland |
| Timeshift service | Investigation Discovery +1 |
| Website | Investigation Discovery |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky (UK & Ireland) |
Channel 522 Channel 551 (+1) |
| CanalDigitaal (Netherlands) | Channel 51 |
| N (Poland) | Channel 136 |
| OSN (Middle East & North Africa) | Channel 505 |
| DStv | Channel 171 |
| Digitalb (Albania) | Channel 80 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 504 |
| YouSee (Denmark) | Channel 149 |
| Ziggo (Netherlands) | Channel 123 |
| CAIW (Netherlands) | Channel 113 |
| Kabel Noord (Netherlands) | Channel 253 |
| Delta NV (Netherlands) | Channel 351 |
| CAI Harderwijk (Netherlands) | Channel 136 |
| Stichting Kabelnet Veendam (Netherlands) | Channel 77 |
| Virgin Media (UK) |
Channel 170 Channel 171 (+1) |
| IPTV | |
| Glashart Media (Netherlands) | Channel 65 |
| KPN (Netherlands) | Channel 21 |
| Moja TV (Bosnia and Herzegovina) | Channel 002 |
| BT (United Kingdom) | Channel 324 |
| Plusnet (United Kingdom) | Channel 324 |
| Streaming media | |
| Horizon Go |
Horizon.tv (Netherlands only) Horizon.tv (Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
Investigation Discovery (abbreviated as ID) is a television channel available in several European nations. It competes in the same genre as Crime & Investigation Network which is also available in several European nations. The ID. channel features crime programming, including "missing persons and murder inquiries, cold cases and historical crime," as well as documentaries on forensic investigations. One such program is Deadly Women, an investigative series in which former FBI agent and profiler Candice DeLong looks at female killers throughout history.
Its programming is mainly in English and locally subtitled or dubbed. In some countries the advertisement and the announcements between programs are localized.
History
Investigation Discovery became available on cable television in the United States in January, 2008.[1]
In Europe the channel was first made available in the United Kingdom and the Ireland. The channel launched in Poland, Romania, Hungary and Greece in April 2009.[2][3]
This was followed by launches in Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro in May, 2009. On June 28, 2009, the channel replaced nTalk on the Polish platform N.[4][5] On 15 July it replaced TVN Lingua on Cyfra+.[6]
In August 2009, ID. came to the Baltic states when it launched on the Latvian Lattelecom platform.[7] In September 2009 it was announced that the channel would be added to RCS/RDS's offerings.[8]
On 4 July 2011, Investigation Discovery replaced Discovery Travel & Living in the Netherlands and Flanders.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Discovery Fall Program Guide, accessed September 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Kolejny kanał pod marką Discovery w Polsce". WirtualneMedia.pl. April 7, 2009.
- ↑ "Discovery ID channel heads East". broadbandtvnews.com. April 7, 2009.
- ↑ "ITI closes another channel". broadbandtvnews.com. June 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Grupa ITI likwiduje kolejną stację". WirtualneMedia.pl. June 19, 2009.
- ↑ "Cyfra+: ID Investigation Discovery za TVN Lingua". WirtualneMedia.pl. July 16, 2009.
- ↑ "ID Investigation launches in Baltics". broadbandtvnews. August 5, 2009.
- ↑ "ID Investigation extends CEE reach". broadbandtvnews. September 14, 2009.
- ↑ Jarco Kriek (June 20, 2011). "Investigation Discovery neemt plaats Discovery Travel & Living in". Totaal TV.
