Discovery Channel France
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Discovery Channel France is a television channel broadcasting to France. It is the French version of the Discovery Channel
.
The channel launched on September 1, 2004. Until then, France had been the only region in Western Europe not reached by the Discovery Channel. It initially reached 3.2 million subscribers via the CanalSat
platform. On March 31, 2009, the channel adopted the new Discovery Channel logo and look.
The channel faces competition from other documentary channels such as Planète.
Programs are mostly taken from the United Kingdom and the United States and include:
and Voice-over translation. Voice over translation is culturally associated to past midnight shopping programs and unlike most of the CanalSat
's channels it didn't offer the original audio of the programs as an option.
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
.
The channel launched on September 1, 2004. Until then, France had been the only region in Western Europe not reached by the Discovery Channel. It initially reached 3.2 million subscribers via the CanalSat
CanalSat
CanalSat is a French digital satellite and DSL pay television service. It is owned by Vivendi with a 65% share, minority shareholders are Lagardère , TF1 and M6...
platform. On March 31, 2009, the channel adopted the new Discovery Channel logo and look.
The channel faces competition from other documentary channels such as Planète.
Programs are mostly taken from the United Kingdom and the United States and include:
- American ChopperAmerican ChopperAmerican Chopper is a reality television series that airs on Discovery Channel, produced by Pilgrim Films & Television. The series centers on Paul Teutul, Sr. and his son Paul Teutul, Jr. , who manufacture custom motorcycles. Orange County Choppers is in Newburgh, New York...
- Biker Build-OffBiker Build-OffBiker Build-Off is a reality television series for the Discovery Channel. Created and narrated by Thom Beers, the series was originally conceived as a single special called The Great Biker Build-Off...
(Duels de bikers) - Building the Future (Construire l'avenir)
- EyewitnessEyewitnessEyewitness may refer to:*Witness, someone who has knowledge about a crime or dramatic event through seeing it firsthand*Eyewitness , natural history television series*Eyewitness *Eyewitness...
(Temoin sur le vif) - How Do They Do It?How Do They Do It?How Do They Do It? is a television series produced by Wag TV for Discovery Channel. Each programme explores how 2 or 3 ordinary objects are made and used...
(Comment ça marche ?) - Long Way RoundLong Way RoundLong Way Round is a documentary television series, DVD set and book documenting the journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York on motorcycles...
(L'echappee belle) - MegastructuresMegaStructuresMegaStructures is a documentary television series appearing on the National Geographic Channel and Five in the United Kingdom, on France 5 in France and on 7mate in Australia....
(Mega constructions) - MythbustersMythBustersMythBusters is a science entertainment TV program created and produced by Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The series is screened by numerous international broadcasters, including Discovery Channel Australia, Discovery Channel Latin America, Discovery Channel Canada, Quest...
(Myth busters) - Really Big ThingsReally Big ThingsReally Big Things is a documentary series about massive man-made marvels like big machines, giant telescopes, skyscrapers and other massive structures...
(Monstres Mecaniques) - Smash LabSmash LabSmash Lab is a reality television series that premiered on December 26, 2007, on the Discovery Channel. The idea of the show is to take everyday technology and test it in "extraordinary ways."-Cast:...
(Crash Lab) - Time WarpTime Warp (TV series)Time Warp was a popular science-themed television program produced for the Discovery Channel in the United States, in which Jeff Lieberman, an MIT scientist, teacher, and artist, along with high speed camera expert Matt Kearney, turn their high speed camera on everyday occurrences and singular...
- Top Gear
Language localisation
The channel is known for its abysmal Language localisationLanguage localisation
Language localisationThe spelling "localization", a variant of "localisation", is the preferred spelling in the US and Canada. is the second phase of a larger process of product translation and cultural adaptation to account for...
and Voice-over translation. Voice over translation is culturally associated to past midnight shopping programs and unlike most of the CanalSat
CanalSat
CanalSat is a French digital satellite and DSL pay television service. It is owned by Vivendi with a 65% share, minority shareholders are Lagardère , TF1 and M6...
's channels it didn't offer the original audio of the programs as an option.