Discovery EMEA Rolls Out HD Showcase

LONDON: Discovery Networks EMEA is launching Discovery HD Showcase, a channel featuring high-definition content from across the company’s portfolio of services, in Europe (excluding the U.K.), the Middle East and Africa.

Discovery HD Showcase replaces Discovery HD across EMEA on January 15, and will subsequently launch in France on January 26. The lineup will include Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch, Discovery Science’s Science of the Movies and Animal Planet’s Austin Stevens Adventures, plus new content such as Globe Riders.

David Rey, the COO of Discovery Networks EMEA, said: “Discovery, the pioneer in the HD space, is committed to providing consumers with content that enhances their viewing experience. Discovery HD Showcase draws on the best of our portfolio of channels, including Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Discovery Science, to bring audiences programming with breathtaking imagery and content, produced solely in HD.”