Discovery Channel is a property of Discovery Communications primarily packaged as a network entertainment brand distributed
in virtually every pay-television market in the world.
The network brand is primarily known for its a variety of science
programming, particularly documentaries and nature shows. Discovery Channel's tagline is "Let's All Discover...", with a continuing phrase or sentence that relates to a show. Their previous tagline was "Entertain Your Brain". The Discovery Channel network brand launched in 1985 in the United States.
The Discovery Channel also is the branding for a multitude of stores in malls across America and also an online store. Educational gifts are its specialty.
Discovery Channel (Television)
The Discovery Channel has added programs on mechanics and popular science including American Chopper, MythBusters, and Monster Garage that widen the network's scope beyond its initial focus on science and because of it, have put it under scrutiny of presenting infotainment instead of educational television.
Discovery Networks U.S. has decided to return The Discovery Channel to its founding agenda after dropping out of the Top 10 of watched channels and ratings for two-year span have been low. Chris Moseley, Discovery Networks U.S.' Executive Vice President, has said that the channel will return programming to the channel's original intent, interesting science programming that educates
On January 4, 2006, Discovery Communications announced that Ted Koppel, longtime Executive Producer Tom Bettag and eight former Nightline staff members were joining the Discovery Channel.
Discovery Channel Radio
Discovery Channel Radio is a channel on both of the major United States
satellite radio services: XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio.
The programming consists of audio versions of popular programs from its multitude of TV channels.