Discovery Turbo (previously known as Discovery Turbo MAX in Australia) is a pay television channel devoted to programming about transport. It is similar to Discovery Velocity and Motor Trend . It was also briefly available as an on-demand service in the US in the late 2000s.
7-512: The channel launched in Latin America in 2005. It launched on 1 March 2007, replacing Discovery Wings and Discovery Kids . Discovery Turbo launched in Southeast Asia on September 22, 2008, replacing Discovery Real Time. Discovery Turbo Asia ended its broadcast on July 7, 2014 as it has been rebranded to DMAX on the same day. The channel launched on January 28, 2010. From March 1, 2021
14-592: A brand extension of Wings , a staple documentary programme of the Discovery Channel throughout the 1990s. In the United States it has been replaced by the Military Channel , which still has a large portion of its programming dedicated to military aviation. The channel timeshared with Discovery Kids . It later ceased broadcasting on 28 February 2007. The channel initially began broadcasting exclusively on
21-634: The On Digital service as an evenings/overnight channel, time sharing with Discovery Kids, which was also created initially as an On Digital exclusive. The channel eventually became available on other digital platforms such as Sky Digital , and Virgin Media . In the UK, Discovery Wings was axed in favour of a new channel called Discovery Turbo , on 1 March 2007 whose remit was widened to include also programmes related to speed and all motor vehicles. This article on
28-479: The channel started to follow a timeshifted version of DMAX Asia 's schedule. In Australia, the channel first launched in 2008 on SelecTV , replacing Discovery Real Time which previously launched on 15 March 2007. The channel ceased being available in late 2010 following SelecTV's closure of its English service. A separate feed , named Discovery Turbo MAX , launch on 15 November 2009 on the Foxtel platform. At launch,
35-415: The channel was also available on a two-hour delay, with the time shift channel called Discovery Turbo MAX +2 . In May 2015, the channel rebranded as Discovery Turbo , seeing it change to a similar branding to that used by other Discovery Turbo channels around the world. In New Zealand, the channel is known as Discovery Turbo , with similar branding and content to other Discovery Turbo channels around
42-493: The world. It launched on 1 November 2015 on channel 75 exclusively to Sky Television . In Europe, the channel is known as DTX (formerly known Discovery Turbo Xtra ), with similar branding and content to other Discovery Turbo channels around the world. Launched in Poland on 17 September 2013, as a replacement for Discovery World , the channel initiated its EMEA rollout between 2015 and 2016. On 21 November 2016 Discovery Turbo Xtra
49-503: Was rebranded as DTX. Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA has announced that DTX, along with Discovery Science , will cease broadcasting in EMEA except Poland on 31 December 2023. The channel launched on 30 January 2018. Check out the Australian & NZ Discovery Website Discovery Wings (UK) Discovery Wings was a British TV channel devoted to documentaries regarding aircraft and as
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