Who owns Discovery Channel?
Discovery Channel is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (the United States, NASDAQ: WBD).[1]
Evidence: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27, SEC EDGAR, 27 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1985
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Television networks
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: WBD
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel launched in 1985 with documentary programming and now sits alongside TLC, Animal Planet and a large factual portfolio. Its annual Shark Week has run since 1988 and is among the longest-running cable television events. The company built a portfolio of factual channels in dozens of languages, and that international reach was a large part of what made the 2022 merger with WarnerMedia work financially.
What Warner Bros. Discovery's annual report says about Discovery Channel
Sentences about Discovery Channel from Warner Bros. Discovery's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Discovery is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes a differentiated and comprehensive portfolio of content and products across television, film, streaming, interactive gaming, publishing, themed experiences, and consumer products through brands including: Discovery Channel, HBO Max, CNN, DC Studios, TNT Sports, HBO, Food Network, TLC, TBS, Warner Bros.
HBO Max is a streaming destination for a variety of programming including HBO Originals, Warner Bros. films, HBO Max Originals, the DC universe, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, CNN, and programming across food, home, reality, lifestyle, and documentaries from leading brands like HGTV, Food Network, Discovery Channel, and more.
General and lifestyle entertainment networks in the U.S. include TNT , TBS , Turner Classic Movies , OWN , HGTV , Food Network , TLC , Discovery Channel and Adult Swim , among many others.
How often Warner Bros. Discovery names Discovery Channel in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Discovery Channel
- Current owner Warner Bros. Discovery [1] verified
Where Discovery Channel sits in Warner Bros. Discovery
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Warner Bros. Discovery brand portfolio (9) →
Other brands owned by Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Cartoon Network (1992)
- CNN (1980)
- DC (1934)
- Food Network (1993)
- HBO (1972)
- TLC (1972)
- Warner Bros. (1923)
Other brands in television networks, and who owns them
The 92 brands in television networks on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Sun TV Network, with 7; Warner Bros. Discovery has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini TV | Sun TV Network | 🇮🇳 India |
| Global Television | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| BET | Paramount Skydance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bounce (Scripps network) | Scripps | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Canal+ | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| AMC | AMC Networks | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Astro | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Mnet | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, New York, United States, founded in 2022. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: WBD.
Warner Bros. Discovery was formed in 2022 when AT&T spun off WarnerMedia and merged it with Discovery, three years after AT&T had paid $85 billion for it. The combined company carries very large debt from that history, which has shaped almost every decision it has made since.
Warner Bros. Discovery: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Discovery Channel and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 492 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Discovery Channel is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Discovery Channel?
The parent company of Discovery Channel is Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Discovery Channel American?
Yes. Discovery Channel originated in the United States in 1985 and its owner, Warner Bros. Discovery, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Discovery Channel still owned by Warner Bros. Discovery?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Discovery Channel is still owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-27 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 27 February 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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