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(Redirected from Discovery HD World) Southeast Asian pay television channel Not to be confused with Discovery Channel (Southeast Asian TV channel).

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Television channel

Discovery Asia
Programming

Country	Singapore Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam Philippines India Pakistan Sri Lanka Bangladesh Nepal Maldives Australia New Zealand China Japan South Korea Hong Kong Taiwan Macau Mongolia
Broadcast area	Asia-Pacific (including East, South, Southeast Asia, Australia & New Zealand and the Pacific Islander)
Headquarters	3 Changi Business Park Vista, Singapore
Language(s)	English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Nepali, Marathi, Sinhala, Pashto, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Māori, Mongolian, Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Filipino, Vietnamese
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
Sister channels	Discovery Channel, Discovery Channel Tamil, Animal Planet, Asian Food Network, Food Network Asia, Eve, TLC, DMAX, Discovery Kids, Discovery Science
History
Launched	February 2005
Replaced	Discovery Science (NJOI)
Former names	Discovery HD (2005–2010) Discovery HD World (2010–2017; except in India)
Availability

Streaming media
Astro (Malaysia)	Astro GO / On Demand

Discovery Asia (formerly known as Discovery HD and Discovery HD World) is a Southeast Asian pay television channel that features Asia-related documentaries and original Asian programming. It is operated by Warner Bros. Discovery through its Asia-Pacific division.

History

The channel was launched in 2005 as Discovery HD, the first high-definition channel in Asia. It was first available in South Korea in February, and in Japan in December. The channel launched in Singapore on January 19, 2007. On April 1, 2010, Discovery HD was rebranded to Discovery HD World. In 2008, Discovery Channel HD was launched in Japan. In February 2010, Discovery HD World India was launched with dubbed programming in Hindi and Tamil.