DTX (TV channel)

DTX
Broadcast areaCurrent: Poland
Former: Albania, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia and CIS, Ukraine, Turkey, MENA
NetworkWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA
HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery
Sister channels
List
History
Launched17 September 2013; 11 years ago (2013-09-17) (Poland)
1 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-01) (Middle East)
ReplacedDiscovery World
Closed5 January 2024; 11 months ago (2024-01-05) (EMEA)
Former namesDiscovery Turbo Xtra (2013–2016)

DTX (previously known as Discovery Turbo Xtra) is a television channel focused on programming about cars available in Poland and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA. It is a version of Discovery Turbo. A pan-regional feed was also available in most of EMEA region from 2015 until it ceased broadcasting in January 2024.[1]

Discovery Turbo Xtra Logo (2013-2016)

The channel was launched as Discovery Turbo Xtra to replace the European version of Discovery World, with the first launch in Poland on 17 September 2013.[2] The channel roll-out in 2015 in Albania and in 2016 in Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Baltics, Russia, CIS, Ukraine, Turkey and MENA. In the Middle East, it was launched on 1 April 2016 on beIN Network.[3] A few months later the network was rebranded worldwide as DTX.

On 9 March 2022, Discovery Inc. pulled their channels from the Russian market after the nation's invasion of Ukraine.[4]

DTX and Discovery Science ceased operations in all EMEA markets except Poland on 31 December 2023, with complete network shutdowns by January 2024.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Intrekking toestemming DTX – pan regional (12 omroepdiensten)" [Withdrawal of permission for DTX – pan regional (12 broadcasting services)] (in Dutch). Commissariaat voor de Media. 9 November 2023. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ wirtualnemedia (9 December 2019). "Koniec Discovery World, rusza Discovery Turbo Xtra. "Ma przyciągnąć młodych mężczyzn"".
  3. ^ beIN Partners With Discovery Communications To Launch Six New Channels In The Region
  4. ^ "WarnerMedia and Discovery join the stampede of businesses leaving Russia". CNN. 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Lietuvoje nebebus transliuojami "Discovery Science" ir DTX kanalai" [Discovery Science and DTX channels will no longer be broadcast in Lithuania]. delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ^ Ádám, Fekő (9 September 2023). "Hamarosan eltűnik két tévécsatorna a magyar kínálatból (Frissített!)" [Two TV channels will soon disappear from the Hungarian subscription]. Media1.
  7. ^ "Discovery Science и DTX прекратят вещание в Украине" [Discovery Science and DTX ceases broadcasting in Ukraine]. mediasat.info (in Russian). Mediasat. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.