American Heroes Channel



1998–2005	2005–2014	2014–present

American Heroes Channel (formerly Discovery Wings Channel, then Military Channel) is an American satellite and cable television channel, focusing on American military history and technology, and war documentaries.

Discovery Wings Channel[]

1998–2005[]

Discovery Wings Channel, a channel dedicated to aviation, launched on July 13, 1998.

Military Channel[]

2005–2014[]

On January 10, 2005, Discovery Wings changed its name to Military Channel.

American Heroes Channel[]

2014–present[]

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Gotham

Launched:

March 3, 2014

Military Channel changed its name to American Heroes Channel on March 3, 2014.

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Sale of certain assets to Netflix or Paramount Skydance pending

Other assets:
Fandango Media (assets)¹¹ | The Wolper Organization | Turner Entertainment Co. | Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures | WaterTower Music

Specialty streaming:
Discovery VR

Other assets:
Warner Bros. Digital Networks (OneFifty | Stage 13 | Uninterrupted) | Food.com | Discovery Digital Studios

CNN Worldwide
U.S. domestic networks
CNN

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HBO

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

Other assets
HBO Max

¹15% with Robert Johnson, BET executives and shareholders, Taft Television & Radio Company and Liberty Media/Tele-Communications Inc., sold its stake in 1996.
²50% with Viacom (1990-2003).
³Joint venture with CBS and Columbia Pictures. In December 1986, TriStar was sold to Columbia Pictures.
⁴Joint venture with Mei Ah Entertainment.
⁵Co-owned by Bell Media.
⁶Co-owned by Sky Network Television.

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Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

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Ole Distribution

Joint-venture between Warner Bros. Discovery and Ole Communications

Sony Pictures Television Networks Latin America
Sony Channel (Latin America | Brazil) | Sony Movies | AXN

Others:
IVC Network | One Baseball Network

¹ Most channels distributed in Spanish-speaking Latin America by Ole Distribution. Brazil distribution and marketing are handled by Globo; except for Universal+, E! and DreamWorks, whose Brazilian versions are also operated by NBCUIN&DTC LATAM and distributed by Ole Distribution
² Except in Mexico, where distribution are handled by Televisa Networks

Streaming services:
HBO Max

¹Licensed to Novus Mídia.
²Licensed to Carey Media Group.
³Under license from NBCUniversal (Comcast).
⁴Sold to Vytal Group.

Benelux: Discovery Channel | Cartoon Network | TLC (NL | BE)

CIS:
Animal Planet | Cartoonito | Cartoon Network | Discovery Channel | TLC

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TVN Warner Bros. Discovery

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

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Canal+ Polska

Parent companies: Canal+ Group (51%), TVN Warner Bros. Discovery (32%) and Liberty Global (17%)

Satellite platform
Canal+
Predecessors
Cyfra+ | n | Wizja TV

Canal+ branded channels
Canal+ Premium | Canal+ 1 | Canal+ Film | Canal+ Seriale | Canal+ 360 | Canal+ Dokument | Canal+ Kuchnia | Canal+ Sport (2 | 3 | 4 | 5) | Canal+ Extra (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18) | Canal+ Domo | Canal+ Now | Canal+ 4K Ultra HD

Other channels
Ale Kino+ | MiniMini+ | Planete+ | TeleToon+ | Novelas+ (+1)

Canal+ programs
Łapu Capu (Extra) | Wysoki Pressing

Other assets
Kino Świat

Former assets
TV channels: Canal+ Gol | Hyper+ | Canal+ Domo (Czech Republic and Slovakia) | MGM HD¹
Programming: Łapu Capu Archiwum

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Former part of Grupa ITI and TVN Group
Succeeded by: nc+ (2013–2019) | Platforma Canal+ (2019–2020) | Canal+ (2020–present)

Notes

	All assets defunct unless otherwise specified
¹	Replaced by Canal+ Family
²	Replaced by Canal+ Family 2
³	Replaced by nPremium HD
⁴	Replaced by nPremium 3 HD
⁵	Renamed to Canal+ Sport 5
⁶	Spun off by Grupa ITI
⁷	Joint venture with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

V • T • E Wizja TV
Former part of @ Entertainment, UPC Polska and Liberty Global Succeeded by: Cyfra+ (2002–2013) \| nc+ (2013–2019) \| Platforma Canal+ (2019–2020) \| Canal+ (2020–present) TV channels Wizja Jeden \| Twoja Wizja \| Wizja Info \| Wizja Pogoda \| Wizja Sport \| Wizja Le Cinema \| Avante

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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TVN Warner Bros. Discovery original productions

TVN:

Documentary series: Cela numer | Detektyw

Other programs: Kuba Wojewódzki | Mamy cię! | Rozmowy w Toku | Szymon Majewski Show | Top of the Top Sopot Festival

Movies: Kryminalni: Misja śląska | Listy do M. (1 | 2 | 3 | 5) | Świadek koronny

Docu-soaps: Opowieści małżeńskie | Szkoła (2020) | Ten moment | Wycieczkowiec | Zagadki losu

Other programs: Festiwal piosenki filmowej | Magia świąt | Nasza kolęda | Szczęśliwa Siódemka | Top model po finale

Documents: Kuźniar w Rio | Trzy na godzinę | Szalone Tokio

Docu-soaps: Idealna niania | Sprzątaczki

Other programs: Miasto kobiet

Docu-soaps: Detektywi. Na zlecenie | Kartoteka | Sędzia Anna Maria Wesołowska (2019–2021)

Metro:
Metro 18:00

TV Wisła:
Newscasts and daily programs: Fakty (1996–1997) | Reporterzy

Shows: Nie do wiary (1996–1997)

TVN Warszawa:
Newscasts and daily programs: Miejski Reporter | Stolica | Witaj Warszawo

Series: Stacja

Other programs: Doba do

Player.pl:
Series: Bożenka | Julia (2013) | Szadź

TVN Film:
Movies: Podatek od miłości | Całe szczęście | 25 lat niewinności. Sprawa Tomka Komendy | Listy do M. 4 | 365 dni

TVN Warner Bros. Discovery:
Movies: Apokawixa | Na twoim miejscu | Listy do M. Pożegnania i powroty

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Former part of Grupa ITI and TVN Group
Succeeded by: nc+ (2013–2019) | Platforma Canal+ (2019–2020) | Canal+ (2020–present)

Notes

	All assets defunct unless otherwise specified
¹	Replaced by Canal+ Family
²	Replaced by Canal+ Family 2
³	Replaced by nPremium HD
⁴	Replaced by nPremium 3 HD
⁵	Renamed to Canal+ Sport 5
⁶	Spun off by Grupa ITI
⁷	Joint venture with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Canal+ Group and Liberty Global.
²	Acquired from Grupa ITI, sold to Ringier Axel Springer Polska.
³	Acquired from Grupa ITI, merged with Cyfra+.

TNT Sports
U.S. television networks:
MLB Network (16.67%)¹⁶ | Motor Trend

International networks:
TNT Sports:
Argentina (Premium) | Brazil | Chile (Basic, Premium) | Mexico
UK & Ireland²⁸ (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Ultimate | Box Office | Box Office 2 | Films)

Content sales & distribution:
Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution | Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment (Studio Distribution Services²⁷)

Notes

¹	Minority stake, co-owned by Lantern Entertainment and Lionsgate Studios.
²	Joint venture with Liberty Global.
³	12.5% stake co-owned with Paramount Skydance, the remaining 75% stake is owned by Nexstar Media Group.
⁴	Joint venture with Harpo Studios.
⁵	Majority stake, co-owned by Nexstar Media Group.
⁶	Joint venture with Chip and Joanna Gaines.
⁷	Joint venture with Hasbro.
⁸	Co-owned by Corus Entertainment.
⁹	Co-owned by Rogers Communications.
¹⁰	Co-owned by Bell Media.
¹¹	Minority stake. Co-owned with Holding Bethia.
¹²	Co-owned/under license by NBCUniversal (Comcast).
¹³	Joint venture with Columbia Pictures.
¹⁴	Joint venture with Mei Ah Entertainment.
¹⁵	Joint venture with Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.
¹⁶	Joint venture with Nine Entertainment Co..
¹⁷	Minority stake, co-owned by Major League Baseball, NBCUniversal (Comcast), Charter Communications and Cox Communications.
¹⁸	Co-owned by Novus Mídia.
¹⁹	Co-owned by Trans Media (CT Corp).
²⁰	Co-owned by TV18 (Reliance Industries Limited).
²¹	Co-owned by Nine Media Corporation.
²²	Co-owned by FTV Prima.
²³	Co-owned by Japan Cable Television.
²⁴	Joint venture with ProSiebenSat.1 Media.
²⁵	Joint venture with National Media Group.
²⁶	Minority stake, co-owned by Canal+ Group (Vivendi) and Liberty Global.
²⁷	Joint venture with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
²⁸	Joint venture with BT.
²⁹	Co-owned by Mediaset.
³⁰	Co-owned by Seven West Media.
³¹	Joint venture with Media Capital.
³²	Joint venture with PRISA.
³³	Joint venture with Intact Media Group.
³⁴	Joint venture with SRMG.
³⁵	Joint venture with Ole Communications.
³⁶	Joint venture with Nelvana.
³⁷	Joint venture with Carey Media Holdings.
³⁸	Co-owned by Sky Network Television.
³⁹	Owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
⁴⁰	Co-owned by Scholastic.
⁴¹	Joint venture with Columbia Pictures, Thorn EMI and Cannon Films.
⁴²	Joint venture with Amazon MGM Studios.
⁴³	Owned by Sky Free under license from WBD.
⁴⁴	Joint-venture with J:COM.
⁴⁵	Sold to Paramount Skydance.
⁴⁶	Joint venture with BBC
⁴⁷	Joint venture with Radio Philippines Network, licensed by Nine Media Corporation.
⁴⁸	Sold to Vytal Group.
⁴⁹	Minority stake, co-owned by John W. Galbreath.