The Nature Company



1973-1974	1974-1980	1980-1984	1984-2001

1973-1974[]

1974-1980[]

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Windsor (modified)

Launched:

1974

1980-1984[]

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Perpetua (modified)

Launched:

May 1980

1984-2001[]

Designer:

Kit Hinrichs,
Natalie Kitamura for
Pentagram

Typography:

Century New Style

Launched:

October 1984

In 1996, The Nature Company was purchased by Discovery Communications. Between 1996 and 2001, all Nature Company locations were either converted into Discovery Channel Stores or closed outright.

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Predecessors

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

Former channels
CNN-D (Germany) | CNN Philippines (English) | CNN+ (TV channel)³² (Spanish) | CNN Airport | CNN Checkout Channel

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HBO

Part of Warner Bros. Discovery

Other assets
HBO Max

Upcoming programming
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | It: Welcome to Derry

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 ViacomCBS.

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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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