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Discovery Family

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Discovery Family
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
SloganBetter Together
HeadquartersSilver Spring, Maryland, United States
Programming
Language(s)
  • English
  • Spanish (via SAP audio track)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner
Sister channelsBoomerang
Cartoon Network
Cartoonito
American Heroes Channel
Animal Planet
CNN
CNN International
Cooking Channel
The CW
Destination America
Discovery Channel
Discovery en Español
Discovery Familia
Discovery Life
Food Network
HGTV
Investigation Discovery
Magnolia Network
Motor Trend
Oprah Winfrey Network
Science Channel
TLC
TNT
Travel Channel
History
LaunchedOctober 7, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-10-07)
Former names
  • Discovery Kids (1996-2010)
  • The Hub (2010-2013)
  • Hub Network (2013-2014)
Links
Websitehttp://www.discovery.com/discovery-family-channel
Availability
Cable
Available on most cable systemsCheck local listings for details
Satellite
DirecTV/StreamChannel 294
Channel 1294 (VOD)
Dish NetworkChannel 179
C-BandAMC 11-Channel 610 (4DTV Digital)
SKY MéxicoChannel 271
DirecTV (Latin America)Channel 330

Discovery Family (formerly Discovery Kids ) is a cable, and satellite television network in the United States. Discovery Family replaced the Hub Network, the Hub, and Discovery Kids and has a joint venture of both Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and Hasbro Entertainment.[1] The headquarters for the television channel is in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. on October 16, 2010, the Discovery Kids channel was renamed after a final marathon of Kenny the Shark. The channel is 40% owned by Hasbro and 60% owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.[2]

Discovery Family tried to advertise towards children and their families by offering a range of content to choose from. These include history, science, food and family living. Movies air as well. The channel maintained some of the Hub's content until it slowly went away. Also, My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, Pound Puppies, Handy Manny, Jungle Junction, and Dinotrux, however, has stayed on the channel.

References

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  1. "Introducing THE HUB - Discovery Commu… : Discovery Communications". Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  2. Discovery and Hasbro name new kids channel 'The Hub' - latimes.com

Other websites

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