Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific

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Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
Formerly
Time Warner Entertainment Australia (1989–2001)
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific (1989–2020)
WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific (2020–2022)
FateBoth Asian-Pacific assets and Australian assets will be merged with Paramount Networks EMEAA (Asian-Pacific assets only) and Paramount Networks UK & Australia (Australian assets only) respectfully
PredecessorDiscovery Asia-Pacific (1994–2022)
SuccessorParamount Networks EMEAA (Asian-Pacific assets only) and Paramount Networks UK & Australia (Australian assets only)
Founded1 January 1989; 37 years ago (1989-01-01)

(original)
8 April 2022; 4 years ago (2022-04-08)

(merger with Discovery Asia-Pacific)
HeadquartersSingapore
Area served
Asia-Pacific
Key people
  • James Gibbons (president – Australia, New Zealand and Japan)[1]
  • Clement Schwebig (president – Southeast Asia, South Korea and India)
  • Anna Pak Burdin (general manager)
Products
ParentWarner Bros. Discovery International
SubsidiariesWarner Bros. Discovery India
Discovery Japan

Warner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific is a division of Warner Bros. Discovery that operates several television channels in Asia and Australasia, along with the Discovery+ streaming service.[2][3]

In April 2022, WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks 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. It has consequently been announced that Discovery+, which is currently available in India and was available in the Philippines,[4] would be merged with HBO Go, to form simply Max on 19 November 2024.[5][6][7]

Current assets[edit | edit source]

Pan-Asian countries[edit | edit source]

Oceanic countries[edit | edit source]

Regional-specific[edit | edit source]

Former assets[edit | edit source]

Defunct[edit | edit source]

Divested[edit | edit source]

Carriage disputes with StarHub[edit | edit source]

On May 30, 2018, StarHub announced their plans to discontinue 11 channels from Discovery's portfolio due to disputes of "recent carriage renewal talks and hinges on a disagreement over fees" with Discovery.[10]

On June 30, 2018, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery Asia, Discovery Science, Eurosport and Setanta Sports were let go of the channel line-up and were replaced by Gusto TV, CuriosityStream, Travelxp, Makeful, Fight Sports, GEM TV, and Colors Tamil.[10][11] The other four channels that were part of the legacy Scripps contract with Discovery, namely HGTV, Asian Food Channel, Food Network and Travel Channel, ceased transmission on August 31, 2018.[10]

In October 2023, StarHub has relaunched Discovery Channel and HGTV, joining with the Warner Bros. Discovery channel line-up that include CNN International, Cartoonito, Cartoon Network, HBO, HBO On Demand, HBO Signature, HBO Family, HBO Hits and Cinemax.[12]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Middleton, Richard (21 April 2022). "Warner Bros. Discovery names int'l team, as Priya Dogra, James Gibbons & Anil Jhingan take new roles". TBI Vision. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Spangler, Todd (4 August 2022). "HBO Max, Discovery+ to Merge Into Single Streaming Platform Starting in Summer 2023". Variety. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Warner Bros Discovery closes in on 'Max' as the name of its combined HBO Max-Discovery+ streaming service". CNBC. 5 December 2022. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "discovery+". Globe. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ↑ Frater, Patrick (28 January 2022). "WarnerMedia Readies Ground in Asia for HBO Max, Expanded Local Production". Variety. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Maas, Jennifer (12 April 2023). "Warner Bros. Discovery Unveils 'Max': Everything Revealed at Combined HBO Max-Discovery+ Streaming Presentation". Variety. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  7. ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (14 October 2024). "Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms Max Launch in 7 Asian Markets in November". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Sky TV agrees to buy Three for $1". 1News. 22 July 2025. Archived from the original on 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Burr, Lloyd (22 July 2025). "From US$20m to $1 in five years: The Three-Sky deal explained". Stuff. Archived from the original on 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Frater, Patrick (30 May 2018). "Discovery Threatens Blackout in Singapore Cable Spat". Variety. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Chignall, Selina (26 June 2018). "StarHub drops Discovery; adds seven new channels". RealScreen. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  12. ↑ Thomson, Stuart (3 October 2023). "StarHub brings back Discovery HD and HGTV after dropping CuriosityStream". Digital TV Europe. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

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