Discovery Turbo (Asian TV channel)
Discovery Turbo was an Asian male-oriented factual television channel devoted to programming about cars, bikes, boats, and planes. The channel was owned by Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific.
 Discovery Turbo logo | |
| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific |
| History | |
| Launched | 2004 |
| Closed | 7 July 2014 (SD feed) 1 February 2015 (HD feed) |
| Replaced by | DMAX |
| Former names | Discovery Home & Leisure (2004-2005) Discovery Real Time (2005-2008) |
It was formerly available on SelecTV from 15 March 2007 until the closure of its English service in late 2010.[1][2]
It was officially announced that Discovery Turbo (in SD format) would end its broadcast on July 7, 2014 at 5:59 AM, being replaced by DMAX starting at 6:00 AM as the same day. The HD feed would carry some programmes of this channel until 1 February 2015, being replaced by DMAX as well.
Programming
- A Bike is Born
- The AA Torque Show
- Air Dogs
- Airplane Repo
- American Icon: The Hot Rod
- American Chopper
- American Hot Rod
- American Trucker
- Auto Trader
- Bangla Bangers
- Beetle Crisis
- Biker Build-Off
- British Biker Build-Off
- Campervan Crisis
- Car Crazy Central
- Car Science
- Carfellas
- Chasing Classic Cars
- Chop Shop: London Garage
- Classic Car Club
- Dallas Cars Sharks
- Desert Car Kings
- Drift Style
- Engineering The World Rally
- Extreme Car Hoarders
- Extreme Machines
- FantomWorks
- Fast N' Loud
- Fifth Gear
- FlightPathTV
- Flying Heavy Metal
- The Garage
- Getting Afloat
- The Great Biker Build-Off
- Hard Shine
- Heartland Thunder
- High Tech Rednecks
- Hot Rod TV
- I Could Do That
- In a Fix
- Inside West Coast Customs
- Kings of Crash
- Kit: An Autobody Experience
- Kustomizer
- Last Car Standing
- Martin Shaw: Aviators
- Mean Green Machines
- Million Dollar Auctions
- Motor City Motors
- Monster Garage
- Off Limits
- Off The Road
- Overhaulin'
- Patrick Dempsey: Racing to Le Mans
- Pit Crews
- Playing Parking Only
- Racer Girls
- Railroad Alaska
- Redline TV
- Restoration Garage
- Retro Car Kings
- Rides
- The Road to Le Mans
- The Secret Club of Speed
- The Secret Life of Formula One
- Street Customs
- Top Marques
- Thunder Races
- Trick My Truck
- Trick My What?
- Twist the Throttle
- Ultimate Biker Challenge
- Ultimate Car Build-Off
- Unique Whips: Special Edition
- What's in the Barn?
- Wheeler Dealers
- Wrecked
- Wreck Rescue
- Wrecks to Riches
References
- Addington, Tim (15 March 2007). "SelecTV adds five Discovery channels to platform". B&T Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- Chessell, James (20 August 2010). "Bruce Gordon's SelecTV to make changes". City Beat. The Australian. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
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