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Asia-Pacific regional hub of Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
is a
division
of
Warner Bros. Discovery
that operates several television channels in
Asia
and
Australasia
, along with the
Discovery+
streaming service.
In April 2022,
WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific
(founded in 1989) merged with
Discovery Asia-Pacific
(founded in 1994) after their owners,
WarnerMedia
(then owned by
AT&T
before being spun off), merged with
Discovery, Inc.
It has consequently been announced that
Discovery+
which currently available in India and the Philippines would be merged with
HBO Go
which currently available in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries, which carried several content from HBO Max, to form simply
Max
in mid-2024.
Operating channels
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Pan-Asia
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East Asia
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Korea
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Japan
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Southeast Asia
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South Asia
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Australia and New Zealand
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Australia only
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New Zealand only
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Defunct
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Carriage disputes with StarHub
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On May 30, 2018,
StarHub
announces it plans to discontinue seven Discovery channels, marking the end of partnership between Discovery and StarHub for more than 20 years, including
Discovery Channel
,
Animal Planet
,
TLC
,
Discovery Asia
,
Discovery Science
,
Eurosport
, and
Setanta Sports
on both
StarHub TV
and streaming service (StarHub GO) at the end of June 30 due to StarHub's unpaid carriage fees and price increase. Discovery's expanded lifestyle channels, with the exception of
HGTV
,
Asian Food Channel
,
Food Network
and
Travel Channel
on both platforms are ceased transmission on August 31. On July 3, all seven Discovery channels was replaced by
Gusto TV
(until 23 November 2020),
CuriosityStream HD
(until 1 August 2023),
Travelxp HD
,
Makeful HD
(Until 25 November 2022), Fight Sports HD,
GEM TV HD
, and
Colors Tamil HD
. In the meanwhile, all Discovery channels (including HGTV, Food Network and Asian Food Channel, Exclude Eurosport until Resume on Air from 1 October 2021) will continue to air on
Singtel TV
.
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Pan-Asia
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East Asia
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South Asia
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Southeast Asia
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Australasia
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Online
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Defunct
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Executives
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Senior management
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Warner Bros.
Entertainment
| Warner Bros.
Motion Picture Group
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Warner Bros.
Television Group
| United States
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International
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Other units
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U.S. linear networks
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Home Box Office
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CNN Worldwide
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TNT Sports
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Global Streaming
& Interactive
Entertainment
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Global Brands and
Experiences
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International
Networks
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East Asia
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South Asia
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Southeast Asia
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Australasia
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Online
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Defunct
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| France, Belgium & Switzerland
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Germany
, Benelux & CEE
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Italy
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Scandinavia
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Iberia
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UK & Ireland
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Turkey
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Middle East & Africa
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Defunct
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| TV channels
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FAST channels
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Online services
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Other assets
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Former units
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from
Turner
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from HBO
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from
Discovery
& Scripps
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See also
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