As of February 2015, Science is available to approximately 75.5 million pay television households (64.8% of households with at least one television set) in the United States.[2]
In November 1994, Discovery Networks announced plans for four digital channels set to launch in 1996. Discovery originally named the network under the working titleQuark!;[3] this was changed before its launch to the Discovery Science Network. Discovery Science launched in October 1996 as part of the simultaneous rollout of the new channel suite (alongside Discovery Home & Leisure, Discovery Kids and Discovery Civilization).[4] In 2007, adult shows began airing around the clock weekdays, while younger children shows began airing around the clock weeknights.
The channel has undergone various rebrandings throughout its history. Its name was first modified to the Discovery Science Channel in 1998, and then was renamed The Science Channel in 2002, as the first network in the Discovery Networks digital suite to drop the "Discovery" brand from its name (however, international versions of the channel continue to use the "Discovery Science" name). The channel later shortened its name to just Science Channel in 2007 as part of a rebrand that included the introduction of a new logo based on the periodic table; in 2011, the network rebranded as simply Science, introducing a new logo and graphics package designed by Imaginary Forces.[5] In 2008, the channel changed its programming to adult-oriented, and removing all shows for elementary children.[6]
On December 23, 2016, Discovery Communications debuted a new logo for Science after five years. This rebrand was done by Sibling Rivalry, a New York-based design agency.
Science Channel broadcasts a number of science-related television series originally produced by or aired on Discovery Channel, such as Beyond Tomorrow, among others. Discovery Communications has also produced a few programs specifically for Science, such as MegaScience and What The Ancients Knew. Programs from other Discovery Networks channels, PBS and the BBC are either regularly or occasionally aired on the network. Television series produced in the 1990s, such as Discover Magazine and Understanding, are carried on the network's weekday schedule. The Science Channel also broadcasts programs such as Moments of Impact and An Idiot Abroad. The channel has infrequently added reruns of several science fiction series like Firefly, Helix and Fringe to its schedule.
International
There are international versions of Science in Southeast Asia, Europe, France, United Kingdom, Italy, India, Sweden, Turkey, Canada, Latin America and Australia. The channels are branded Discovery Science and do not broadcast all of the same shows as the US channel.
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Not to be confused with Science Channel produced by the Japan Science and Technology Agency This article is about Discovery Science USA For the other regions see Discovery Science disambiguation Science Channel often simply branded as Science abbreviated to SCI is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros Discovery 1 The channel features programming focusing on science related to wilderness survival engineering manufacturing technology space space exploration ufology and prehistory Science ChannelLogo used as of December 23 2016CountryUnited StatesBroadcast areaNationwideHeadquartersSilver Spring Maryland U S ProgrammingLanguage s EnglishPicture format1080i HDTV downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed OwnershipOwnerWarner Bros DiscoverySister channelsList Adult Swim American Heroes Channel Animal Planet AT amp T SportsNet Boomerang Cartoon Network Cartoonito Cinemax CNN Cooking Channel The CW Destination America Discovery Channel Discovery en Espanol Discovery Family Discovery Familia Discovery Life Food Network HBO HGTV HLN Investigation Discovery Magnolia Network Motor Trend Oprah Winfrey Network TBS TLC TNT Travel Channel TruTV Turner Classic MoviesHistoryLaunchedOctober 7 1996 26 years ago 1996 10 07 Former namesQuark prelaunch 1994 1996 Discovery Science Network 1996 1998 Discovery Science Channel 1998 2002 The Science Channel 2002 2007 LinksWebsiteScience ChannelAs of February 2015 Science is available to approximately 75 5 million pay television households 64 8 of households with at least one television set in the United States 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 High definition 2 Programming 3 International 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditIn November 1994 Discovery Networks announced plans for four digital channels set to launch in 1996 Discovery originally named the network under the working title Quark 3 this was changed before its launch to the Discovery Science Network Discovery Science launched in October 1996 as part of the simultaneous rollout of the new channel suite alongside Discovery Home amp Leisure Discovery Kids and Discovery Civilization 4 In 2007 adult shows began airing around the clock weekdays while younger children shows began airing around the clock weeknights The channel has undergone various rebrandings throughout its history Its name was first modified to the Discovery Science Channel in 1998 and then was renamed The Science Channel in 2002 as the first network in the Discovery Networks digital suite to drop the Discovery brand from its name however international versions of the channel continue to use the Discovery Science name The channel later shortened its name to just Science Channel in 2007 as part of a rebrand that included the introduction of a new logo based on the periodic table in 2011 the network rebranded as simply Science introducing a new logo and graphics package designed by Imaginary Forces 5 In 2008 the channel changed its programming to adult oriented and removing all shows for elementary children 6 On December 23 2016 Discovery Communications debuted a new logo for Science after five years This rebrand was done by Sibling Rivalry a New York based design agency High definition Edit The channel launched a high definition simulcast feed that broadcasts in 1080i it was launched on September 1 2009 along with Discovery Channel HD TLC HD and Animal Planet HD Programming EditMain article List of programs broadcast by Science Channel Science Channel broadcasts a number of science related television series originally produced by or aired on Discovery Channel such as Beyond Tomorrow among others Discovery Communications has also produced a few programs specifically for Science such as MegaScience and What The Ancients Knew Programs from other Discovery Networks channels PBS and the BBC are either regularly or occasionally aired on the network Television series produced in the 1990s such as Discover Magazine and Understanding are carried on the network s weekday schedule The Science Channel also broadcasts programs such as Moments of Impact and An Idiot Abroad The channel has infrequently added reruns of several science fiction series like Firefly Helix and Fringe to its schedule International EditThere are international versions of Science in Southeast Asia Europe France United Kingdom Italy India Sweden Turkey Canada Latin America and Australia The channels are branded Discovery Science and do not broadcast all of the same shows as the US channel See also EditList of documentary channels Discovery Science disambiguation TV channelsReferences Edit Warner Bros Discovery US 43bn merger closes Digital TV Europe 2022 04 11 Retrieved 2022 05 05 Seidman Robert February 22 2015 List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015 TV by the Numbers Zap2it Archived from the original on February 23 2015 Retrieved March 14 2015 Discovery plans launch of four newly created nets Multichannel News November 21 1994 Archived from the original on April 13 2012 Discovery channels energy into expansion The Washington Post October 28 1996 Science Channel Rebranding As Science Broadcasting amp Cable April 5 2011 1 NewsFlash com April 3 2008External links EditScience Channel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Science Channel amp oldid 1113063235, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
