Discovery Geschichte

Broadcast area	Germany, Austria
Programming
Picture format	576i (4:3 SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Discovery Networks Europe
Sister channels	Discovery Channel Animal Planet
History
Launched	31 March 2005; 18 years ago (2005-03-31)
Closed	16 May 2009; 14 years ago (2009-05-16)

Discovery Geschichte ("Discovery History") was a German television channel focusing on history-related programmes owned by Discovery Networks Europe. The channel launched on March 31, 2005, on the Premiere platform.^[1]

Overview

The service was discontinued as a full 24-hour channel on May 16, 2009, after Premiere had signed a new contract with Discovery Networks Deutschland in preparation for Premiere's relaunch as Sky Deutschland in July. On Premiere, Discovery Geschichte was replaced by National Geographic Channel Germany the following day. Discovery Geschichte continues as a programming block on DMAX.^[2][3]