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Discovery Kids
2016 Discovery Kids logo.svg
Country Australia
Broadcast area Australia
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format 576i ( SDTV)
Ownership
Owner Discovery, Inc.
Sister channels Discovery Channel
Animal Planet
Discovery Science
Discovery Turbo
TLC
History
Launched 3 November 2014
Replaced Discovery Home & Health
Closed 1 February 2020
Availability
(at time of closure)
Cable
Foxtel Channel 718
Satellite
Foxtel Channel 718
Streaming media
Foxtel Go Channel 718

Discovery Kids (also known as Discovery K!ds) was a special TV channel in Australia. It was a subscription channel, meaning you paid to watch it. The channel showed factual and educational programs. It was mainly for younger kids, aged 2 to 6 years old.

About Discovery Kids

Discovery Kids started broadcasting on Foxtel on 3 November 2014. It took the place of another channel called Discovery Home & Health. Some of the shows from Discovery Home & Health moved to a different channel, TLC.

Why Discovery Kids Closed

The Discovery Kids channel stopped operating on 1 February 2020. When it closed, the space it used on TV, which had been there since 2007 with Discovery Home & Health, also disappeared. No specific reason was given for why the channel closed down.

Who Owned Discovery Kids?

Discovery Kids was owned by a company called Discovery, Inc.. This company owns many other popular channels around the world.

Sister Channels

Discovery, Inc. also owns several other channels that were available in Australia. These channels are often called "sister channels" because they belong to the same company. They include:

  • Discovery Channel
  • Animal Planet
  • Discovery Science
  • Discovery Turbo
  • TLC
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