Discovery Networks Launches Channels in Poland

Discovery Networks International, a division of Discovery Communications, will launch seven channels on the new ITI Neovision DTH platform in Poland before the end of 2006.

Two of the channels debuting on ITI Neovision are new to the market: Discovery HD, Poland’s first factual entertainment high-definition channel, and Discovery Historia, a contemporary history channel. Discovery Networks’ existing portfolio of five television brands in Poland, including flagship channel Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, will also be available on the ITI platform from launch.

Discovery HD, which is expected to launch on the ITI platform in October, will offer exclusive content from Discovery Networks’ worldwide library of thousands of hours of high-definition programming, including original HD commissions such as Discovery Atlas.

Discovery Historia will offer a contemporary perspective on the impact and significance of history, providing a broad range of historical content. Created specifically for the Polish market, the channel will consist of both local and international productions encompassing Polish, military, modern and ancient history presented in a variety of formats and from different viewpoints. Local productions will be supplied by a programming co-operation with TVN, Poland’s largest privately owned television broadcaster. The channel is expected to launch on the ITI platform in November 2006.

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