Discovery Networks Northern Europe
FormerlyDiscovery Networks Western Europe (2011–2014)
IndustryDigital television
PredecessorDiscovery Networks Europe
Founded2011 (2011)
Defunct13 December 2016 (2016-12-13)[1]
FateDissolved
SuccessorDiscovery EMEA
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Number of locations
Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm
Area served
Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg)
Nordic (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden)
United Kingdom and Ireland
ParentDiscovery, Inc.

Discovery Networks Northern Europe[2] was a branch of Discovery, Inc.

It was responsible for overseeing Discovery International channels in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom.[2]

History

It started out with the launch of the Discovery Channel in Europe in 1989 and was for a long time a part of Discovery Networks Europe (DNE). In mid-2007, DNE was split into two separate branches, Discovery Networks UK and Discovery Network EMEA, both headquartered in London.[3] Again in 2011, Discovery Networks Europe was split into two key branches Discovery Networks Western Europe (DNWE) and Discovery Networks CEEMEA (Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa). DNEW is located in London and DNCEMEA in Warsaw.

In November 2014, Discovery Networks Western Europe was split into Discovery Networks Northern Europe and Discovery Networks Southern Europe. Its previous Discovery Networks Western Europe served 30 different countries including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, the Netherlands and other territories, comprising 18 brands.[4]

It was previously called Discovery Networks Western Europe.

Regional

This network operated in six European languages: a pan-European English speaking channel and channels in Danish, Dutch, English for UK, Ireland and Iceland, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish.

Regional Branches:

References

  1. ↑ Company Profile
  2. 1 2 "Discovery Networks International realigns European structure to unlock new growth opportunities". Discovery Communications. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Discovery splits UK and EMEA operations". Digital Spy. 24 January 2007.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). corporate.discovery.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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