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Discovery Family

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Discovery Family
Launched October 7, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-10-07)
Owned by
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Slogan Better Together
Country United States
Language
  • English
  • Spanish (via SAP audio track)
Headquarters Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Formerly called
  • Discovery Kids (1996-2010)
  • The Hub (2010-2013)
  • Hub Network (2013-2014)
Sister channel(s) Boomerang
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
Website http://www.discovery.com/discovery-family-channel
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV/Stream Channel 294
Channel 1294 (VOD)
Dish Network Channel 179
C-Band AMC 11-Channel 610 (4DTV Digital)
SKY México Channel 271
DirecTV (Latin America) Channel 330
Cable
Available on most cable systems Check local listings for details

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

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