Free is strengthening its basic TV package with the launch today of the Discovery Science channel, at no additional cost.
A big blow for Free, the ISP signs a distribution agreement with Discovery. Univers Freebox announced on March 14 the launch of several new features this Wednesday on Freebox TV, the first and not least, is the arrival of the reference scientific channel, namely Discovery Science, from today included free of charge for all subscribers. Freebox on channel 64. At the time of writing these lines, the M6 Music channel is broadcast on this channel, but a new service plan will be rolled out during the day.
Discovery Science is not a channel reserved for a scientific elite, quite the contrary, since through high quality content it popularizes science and allows everyone to understand, in an often playful way, the world around us and what what the future holds for us.
This is the first time that Free has directly included a channel from the Discovery group in its offer. However, the operator offered the American group’s channels a few years ago in the TV by Canal offer, included in certain Freebox offers (Revolution and now Delta and Delta-Pop). But the latter had been withdrawn following an exclusivity agreement signed with SFR.
Discovery Science redefines science by taking it out of labs and classrooms to make it fun, interesting, but still relevant. While some talk about solutions, tests and hypotheses, the channel prefers to play with robots, explosions and hybrids. Its programs combine entertainment with education to bring science within everyone’s reach. The channel shares new ideas, innovations and technological advancements.
Last year, Discovery completed the acquisition of Warner Media from US carrier AT&T for around $40 billion. This merger has seen the birth of a new company called Warner Bros Discovery, which will launch its “Warner Pass” tomorrow on Prime Video with 12 channels and all HBO content.
To benefit from Discovery Science, you must restart the Player. All Freebox models are concerned and of course OQee, which therefore allows access to the channel on the move. Several other announcements regarding Freebox TV will be made this morning and throughout the day.
This article was taken from the Univers FreeBox website