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Investigation Discovery
CountryLatin America
Broadcast areaLatin America
Programming
Language(s)SpanishandPortuguese
Picture format1080iHDTV
(downscaled to480i/576ifor the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery Americas
History
LaunchedOctober 1997 (asTravel Channel)
April 12, 2010 (as Liv)
July 9, 2012 (as Investigation Discovery)
Former namesTravel Channel (1996-1997)
People & Arts Network (1997-1998)
People+Arts (1998-2010)
Liv (2010-2012)

Investigation Discovery(Investigação DiscoveryinBrazil) (stylized asIDsince 2020) is a television channel inLatin America[citation needed]dedicated to crime- and investigation-themed programming, owned byWarner Bros. Discovery

History[edit]

The channel was launched in October 1997 as the local version ofTravel Channel.After the purchase by Discovery Inc. and the BBC, the channel was then renamed "El Nuevo / O Novo Travel Channel: People+Arts" (pronounced as "people and arts" ), and again renamed as simply "People+Arts".

The station's programming consisted of a mix ofBritishseries, reality shows, hobby programs and someAmericanseries, either in their original language withsubtitling(Portugal) ordubbedinSpanish/Portuguesewith optional English soundtrack; a few Spanish programs originally broadcast bygeneralist networksalso ran on People+Arts.

In January 2010, it was replaced in Portugal on TV Cabo's Channel 82 byDiscovery Travel & Living.On April 13, 2010, People+Arts inLatin Americawas replaced by Liv, originally a channel dedicated to women's entertainment, but quickly evolved into a general entertainment channel, with the addition of series such asBlue Bloodsandthe 2010 remake ofHawaii Five-O.

On 15 November 2010, BBC Worldwide sold 50% interest inAnimal Planetand Liv to Discovery Inc. for $156 million.[1]

On July 9, 2012, Liv was relaunched as the LatinAmerican version of the channel(and calledInvestigação Discoveryin Brazil).

Programming[edit]

Current programming[edit]

Past programming[edit]

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as Liv[edit]

First-run:

Second-run:

as People+Arts[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"BBC and Discovery Communications announce new partnership and BBC Worldwide sells its interest in joint venture to Discovery".BBC. 15 November 2010.
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