DMAX (UK TV channel)
| DMAX | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | 8 January 2008 |
| Owned by | Discovery Networks Northern Europe |
| Audience share |
0.04% 0.01% (+1) (September 2015, BARB) |
| Slogan | Everyday Heroes |
| Replaced | OBE +1 |
| Sister channel(s) |
Animal Planet Discovery Channel Discovery HD Discovery History Discovery Home & Health Discovery Science Discovery Shed Discovery Turbo Investigation Discovery Quest TLC |
| Timeshift service | DMAX +1 |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky |
Channel 167 Channel 233 (+1) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media (UK) |
Channel 213 Channel 214 (+1) |
| Virgin Media Ireland | Channel 214 |
| Streaming media | |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (UK only) |
| Horizon Go | Watch live (Ireland only) |
DMAX is a TV channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Discovery announced on 22 November 2007, that they would launch a version of DMAX in the UK and Ireland market on 8 January 2008 after its initial success in Germany.[1]
In addition, the timeshift service DMAX +1 has also been available on Sky since the launch. A two-hour timeshift channel named DMAX +2 launched on Sky on 1 April 2008. Another timeshift channel named DMAX +1.5 launched on Sky on 18 August 2008. DMAX +1.5 was closed down on 2 November 2009 when Quest +1 launched.[2] DMAX +2 closed on 30 April 2013 on Sky when TLC launched on channel 125 and Challenge was relocated to channel 145, which had been DMAX +1.[3] DMAX +1 moved to Sky channel 238 as TLC +1 launched on channel 195, which had been DMAX +2. As of August 2014, DMAX +1 is on channel 233. On 16 July 2015, DMAX moved from 144 to 167 on Sky, switching places with sister channel Quest.
Programming
- Airwolf
- American Chopper
- Animal Cops: Detroit
- Challenge Tommy Walsh
- Chop Shop: London Garage
- Crash Test Danny
- Crime Museum UK with Martin Kemp
- The Crocodile Hunter
- Deadliest Catch
- Dirty Jobs
- Ghosthunters
- Holmes on Homes
- How it's Made
- I Escaped Death
- Kenny the Shark
- LA Ink
- Little People, Big World
- London's Burning (No longer shown on DMAX)
- London Ink
- Marooned with Ed Stafford
- Miami Ink
- Misfit Garage
- Monsters Inside Me
- Magnum, P.I.
- My Shocking Story
- MythBusters
- Mystery Hunters
- Nick's Quest
- NYPD Blue
- Operation Repo
- Pet Rescue
- Sci-Busters
- Scien-trific!
- Strange Sex
- Supernanny
- Tommy Walsh Makes It Big
- Toddlers & Tiaras
- Wheeler Dealers
- Wife Swap (UK)
- Wife Swap (U.S.)
- Wicked Attraction
- Wildlife SOS
See also
References
- ↑ Welsh, James (2007-11-22). "Discovery to launch entertainment channel". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ↑ "Channel Changes implemented or notified since 01/11/2009". AGB Nielsen Media Research. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ↑ Hadley, Paul (2013-04-24). "Changes to Discovery channels this month". Entertainment Interactive. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
