2012 in Brazil as Discovery Channel HD, like the USA channel he simulcasts the main Discovery Channel SD feed, but airs high-definition versions of programming when available. December 14, 2012 in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Logosoft as Discovery HD Showcase June 2, 2014 in Flanders (Belgium) as Discovery Channel HD, replacing Discovery HD Showcase. Although not officially announced, it will probably be a HD simulcast of the SD feed. March 1, in Kazakhstan on Otau TV as Discovery Showcase HD Kazakhstan in HD and SD versions with Kazakh, Russian an English audio tracks. In July 2019 in Portugal, Discovery Showcase HD was replaced by Discovery Channel HD, on Nowo. On 16 October 2019, Discovery Channel HD was added into Astro from Malaysia through Channel 572. April 8, 2022: Discovery, Inc. and WarnerMedia merged to form a single company, Warner Bros. Discovery, under Discovery Inc.'s CEO David Zaslav The first American HD Discovery channel has the name Velocity and launched in June 2002. A second Discovery HD channel, called 'Discovery Channel HD', was launched in the USA on Dish Network the week of August 13, 2007. This new channel simulcasts the main Discovery Channel feed, but airs high-definition versions of programming when available. It is also available on DirecTV and various U.S. cable operators along with fellow sister high definition version networks TLC, Animal Planet, and Science Channel. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Discovery HD began to simulcast the main Discovery Channel feed in high-definition on June 30, 2011, rather than use a separate schedule. On 1 December 2014, Discovery HD Showcase was rebranded as Discovery Showcase HD. References External links Discovery HD UK Discovery HD Germany Discovery HD Asia Discovery HD Turkey HD Television stations in Denmark Television channels and stations established in 2005