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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Warner Bros. Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific Ltd.<br />
| logo = Warner Bros. Discovery Printable Logo 2022.svg<br />
| former_name = Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific (1989–2020)<br>WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific (2020–2022)<br />
| trade_name = <br />
| type = [[Subsidiary]]<br />
| genre = <br />
| fate = <br />
| predecessor = <br />
| successor = <br />
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1989|1|1}}<br />
| location = [[Singapore]]<br />
| key_people = {{Ubl|James Gibbons<br/><small>(President - Australia, New Zealand and Japan)<ref>{{cite news|last=Middleton|first=Richard|title=Warner Bros. Discovery names int’l team, as Priya Dogra, James Gibbons & Anil Jhingan take new roles|url=https://tbivision.com/2022/04/21/warner-bros-discovery-names-intl-team-as-priya-dogra-james-gibbons-anil-jhingan-take-new-roles/|access-date=May 29, 2022|publisher=TBI Vision|date=April 21, 2022}}</ref></small>|Clement Schwebig<br/><small>(President - Southeast Asia, South Korea and India)</small>|Anna Pak Burdin<br/><small>(General manager)</small>}}<br />
| area_served = [[Asia-Pacific]]<br />
| products = {{Ubl|[[Broadcasting]]|[[cable television]]|[[streaming media|video streaming]]}}<br />
| owner = [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]<br />
| parent = [[Warner Bros. Discovery International]]<br />
| divisions = [[Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand]]<br />
| subsid = [[Turner Japan]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Warner Bros. Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific''' is a subsidiary of [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] that operates several television channels in [[Asia]] and [[Australasia]], along with the [[Discovery+]] streaming service.<br />
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In April 2022, '''WarnerMedia Entertainment Neworks Asia Pacific''' (founded in 1989) merged with '''Discovery Asia-Pacific''' (founded in 1994) after their owners, [[WarnerMedia]] (then owned by [[AT&T]] before being spun off), merged with [[Discovery, Inc.|Discovery, Inc]]. It has consequently been announced that [[Discovery+]] will become one with [[HBO Max]].<br />
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== Operating channels ==<br />
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=== Pan-Asia ===<br />
* [[Discovery, Inc.#Discovery Networks International|Animal Planet]]<br />
* [[Asian Food Network]]<br />
* [[Cartoon Network (Asian TV channel)|Cartoon Network]]<br />
* [[Boomerang (Asian TV channel)|Boomerang]]<br />
* [[Discovery Asia]]<br />
* [[Discovery Channel (Southeast Asian TV channel)|Discovery Channel]]<br />
* [[Discovery Science (Asian TV channel)|Discovery Science]]<br />
* [[DMAX (Asian TV channel)|DMAX]]<br />
* EVE<br />
* [[Food Network Asia|Food Network]]<br />
* [[TLC (Asian TV channel)|TLC]]<br />
*[[Travel Channel International|Travel Channel]]<br />
<br />
==== East Asia ====<br />
<br />
* Animal Planet Japan<br />
* Boomerang Korea<br />
* [[Cartoon Network (Japanese TV channel)|Cartoon Network Japan]]<br />
* [[Cartoon Network (South Korean TV channel)|Cartoon Network Korea]]<br />
* [[Cartoon Network (Asian TV channel)|Cartoon Network Taiwan]]<br />
* [[CNN International Asia Pacific]]<br />
* [[CNN International#CNNj|CNN Japan]]<br />
* Discovery Channel Japan<br />
* Discovery Channel Korea<br />
* Mondo TV (Japan)<br />
* [[Oh!K]]<br />
* Tabi Channel<br />
<br />
==== Southeast Asia ====<br />
<br />
* [[Asian Food Network]]<br />
* [[Boomerang (Asian TV channel)|Boomerang Asia]]<br />
* Boomerang Thailand<br />
* [[Cartoon Network (Asian TV channel)|Cartoon Network Asia]]<br />
* [[Cartoon Network (Philippine TV channel)|Cartoon Network Philippines]]<br />
* [[Cinemax (Asian TV channel)|Cinemax Asia]]<br />
* [[CNN Indonesia]] (licensed to [[Trans Media]])<br />
* [[CNN International Asia Pacific]]<br />
* [[CNN Philippines]] (licensed to [[Nine Media Corporation]])<br />
* [[Food Network Asia]]<br />
* [[HBO Asia]]<br />
** [[HBO Hits]]<br />
** [[HBO Family (Asian TV channel)|HBO Family]]<br />
** [[HBO Signature (Asian TV channel)|HBO Signature]]<br />
* [[Oh!K]]<br />
* [[World Heritage Channel]]<br />
<br />
==== South Asia ====<br />
* [[Cartoon Network (India)|Cartoon Network India]]<br />
**[[Cartoon Network HD+]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turner to launch Cartoon Network HD+ on 15 April |url=http://www.televisionpost.com/turner-to-launch-cartoon-network-hd-on-15-april/ |access-date=2018-04-12 |website=www.televisionpost.com |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
* [[Cartoon Network (Pakistan)|Cartoon Network Pakistan]]<br />
* [[CNN International South Asia|CNN International India]]<br />
* [[Pogo (TV channel)|Pogo]]<br />
* [[Animal Planet India]] <br />
* [[Discovery Channel (Indian TV channel)|Discovery Channel India]]<br />
* [[HGTV|HGTV India]] <br />
* [[Travel Channel International|Travel Channel]]<br />
* [[Food Network Asia]]<br />
* [[Discovery Tamil]] [[India]]<br />
* [[Discovery Science (Indian TV channel)|Discovery Science India]]<br />
* [[Discovery Turbo (Indian TV channel)|Discovery Turbo India]]<br />
* [[Discovery Kids (Indian TV channel)|Discovery Kids India]] <br />
* [[Eurosport (Indian TV channel)|Eurosport India]]<br />
* [[Investigation Discovery (Indian TV Channel)|Investigation Discovery]] [[Eurosport (Indian TV channel)|India]]<br />
* [[TLC (Indian TV channel)|TLC India]]<br />
<br />
=== Australia and New Zealand ===<br />
* [[Animal Planet (Australia and New Zealand)|Animal Planet]]<br />
* [[Cartoon Network (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)|Cartoon Network]]<br />
* [[CNN International Asia Pacific]]<br />
* [[Discovery (Australia and New Zealand)|Discovery]]<br />
* [[Discovery Turbo]]<br />
* [[HGTV]]<br />
* [[Investigation Discovery|ID]]<br />
* [[TLC (Australian TV channel)|TLC]]<br />
<br />
==== Australia only ====<br />
* [[9Rush]] (co-owned with [[Nine Entertainment|Nine]])<br />
* [[Boomerang (Australian channel)|Boomerang]]<br />
* [[Food Network Asia]]<br />
* [[Travel Channel]]<br />
==== New Zealand only ====<br />
{{main|Warner Bros. Discovery New Zealand}}<br />
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* [[Bravo (New Zealand TV Channel)|Bravo]] (co-owned with [[NBCUniversal International Networks]])<br />
* [[Eden (New Zealand TV channel)|Eden]]<br />
* [[Living (New Zealand)|Living]]<br />
* [[Rush (TV channel)|Rush]]<br />
* [[Three (TV channel)|Three]]<br />
<br />
== Defunct ==<br />
* [[7food network]] (licenced)<br />
* Boomerang Japan<br />
* [[Breeze TV]]<br />
* [[The Edge TV]]<br />
* [[Food Network (New Zealand)]]<br />
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* [[HBO South Asia]]<br />
** [[HBO]] [[Defined]]<br />
** [[HBO Hits]]<br />
* [[WB Channel]]<br />
* [[Toonami (Indian TV channel)|Toonami India]]<br />
* [[Imagine TV]]<br />
* [[Imagine Showbiz]]<br />
* [[Lumiere Movies]]<br />
* Mondo Mah-jong TV<br />
* [[Real (TV channel)|Real]]<br />
<br />
* [[Red by HBO]]<br />
* [[SBS Food Network]] (licenced)<br />
* Tabi Tele<br />
* [[Toonami (Asian TV channel)|Toonami Asia]]<br />
* TruTV Asia<br />
* [[Turner Classic Movies (Asian TV channel)|Turner Classic Movies Asia]]<br />
<br />
== Carriage disputes with StarHub ==<br />
On May 30, 2018, [[StarHub]] announces it plans to discontinue seven Discovery channels, marking the end of partnership between Discovery and StarHub for more than 20 years, including [[Discovery Channel (Southeast Asia)|Discovery Channel]], [[Animal Planet (Southeast Asia)|Animal Planet]], [[TLC (Asian TV channel)|TLC]], [[Discovery Asia]], [[Discovery Science (Asian TV channel)|Discovery Science]], [[Eurosport]], and [[Setanta Sports Asia|Setanta Sports]] on both [[StarHub TV]] and streaming service (StarHub GO) at the end of June 30 due to StarHub's unpaid carriage fees and price increase. Discovery's expanded lifestyle channels, with the exception of [[HGTV]], [[Asian Food Channel]], [[Food Network Asia|Food Network]] and [[Travel Channel International|Travel Channel]] on both platforms are ceased transmission on August 31. On July 3, all seven Discovery channels was replaced by [[Gusto (TV channel)|Gusto TV]] (until 23 November 2020), [[CuriosityStream| CuriosityStream HD]], [[Travelxp|Travelxp HD]], [[Makeful|Makeful HD]], Fight Sports HD, [[Gem TV (Southeast Asia)|GEM TV HD]], and [[Colors Tamil|Colors Tamil HD]]. In the meanwhile, all Discovery channels (including HGTV, Food Network and Asian Food Channel, Exclude Eurosport until Resume on Air from 1 October 2021) will continue to air on [[Singtel TV]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}{{Discovery NZ}}{{Warner Bros. Discovery International}}{{Warner Bros. Discovery}}<br />
[[Category:Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiaries]]<br />
[[Category:Mass media companies of Singapore]]<br />
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1989]]<br />
[[Category:Mass media companies established in 1994]]<br />
[[Category:Television broadcasting companies of India]]<br />
[[Category:Mass media companies of India]]<br />
[[Category:Television networks in India]]<br />
[[Category:Television companies of India|Broadcasting]]</div>
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