Investigation Discovery (Latin America)
| Investigation Discovery | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched |
October 1995 (as Travel Channel) October 1997 (as People+Arts) April 12, 2010 (as Liv) July 9, 2012 (as Investigation Discovery) |
| Owned by |
Landmark Communications (1995-1997) Discovery Networks Latin America/Iberia (1997-present) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan |
Tu nueva obsesión (Spanish) Sua nova obsessão (Portuguese) ("Your new obsession") |
| Country | Latin America |
| Language | Spanish and Portuguese |
| Broadcast area | Latin America |
| Formerly called |
Travel Channel (1995-1997) People+Arts (1997-2010) Liv (2010-2012) |
| Website |
InvestigacionDiscovery.com InvestigacaoDiscovery.com.br |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV Latin America | Channel 223 |
| Dish Network Mexico | Channel 216 |
| Cable | |
| NET Brazil | Channel 52 |
Investigation Discovery (Investigação Discovery in Brazil) is a television channel in Latin America[1] dedicated to crime- and investigation-themed programming, owned by Discovery Communications.
History
The channel was launched in October 1995 as the local version of Travel Channel. After the purchase by Discovery Communications 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 of British series, reality shows, hobby programs and some American series, either in their original language with subtitling (Portugal) or dubbed in Spanish/Portuguese with optional English soundtrack; a few Spanish programs originally broadcast by generalist networks also ran on People+Arts.
In January 2010 it was replaced in Portugal on TV Cabo's Channel 82 by Discovery Travel & Living. On April 13, 2010, People+Arts in Latin America was 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 as Blue Bloods and the 2010 remake of Hawaii Five-O.
On 15 November 2010, BBC Worldwide sold 50% interest in Animal Planet and Liv to Discovery Communications for $156 million.[2]
On July 9, 2012, Liv was relaunched as the Latin American version of Investigation Discovery (and called Investigação Discovery in Brazil).
Programming
Current programming
First-run:
Second-run:
Past programming
as Liv
First-run:
- Cake Boss (currently seen on TLC)
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (currently seen on Discovery Home & Health and Infinito)
- Hair Battle Spectacular
- Happy Town
- Hawthorne
- Hell's Kitchen (currently seen on TLC)
- House of Glam
- How to be a Gentleman
- It Only Hurts When I Laugh
- LA Ink (currently seen on TLC)
- Last Man Standing (currently seen on Comedy Central)
- Life Unexpected
- Mad Love
- Material Girl
- Mercy
- Miami Ink (currently seen on TLC)
- Miami Social
- Parenthood (currently seen in Brazil on GNT)
- Project Runway (currently seen on Glitz*)
- Models of the Runway
- Shear Genius
- So You Think You Can Dance (currently seen on TLC)
- The Tudors
- Whitney
Second-run:
- The 4400
- Brotherhood
- Charmed
- Coach
- Dawson's Creek
- Frasier
- Judging Amy
- Just Shoot Me!
- Once and Again
- Providence
- Rescue Me
as People+Arts
- Afterlife
- Coupling
- Doctor Who (new series)
- Hustle
- Hotel Babylon (Latin America only)
- Murder in Mind
- Spooks
- The Office
- Torchwood
- Army Wives
- Commander in Chief (Europe only)
- Dirt
- Dancing with the Stars (currently seen on BBC Entertainment)
- Less Than Perfect
- Providence (Europe only)
- Rescue Me
- The Shield
- The Starter Wife
- American Chopper (currently seen on Discovery Channel)
- The Apprentice: Donald Trump
- The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
- Changing Rooms
- The Contender
- Extreme Makeover
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
- Ground Force
- Globe Trekker (currently seen on TLC)
- I Survived a Japanese Game Show (currently seen on TLC)
- On the Lot
- What Not to Wear (UK)
- What Not to Wear (US, currently seen on Discovery Home & Health)
- While You Were Out
- Wife Swap (UK, US, and Latin America, currently seen on Discovery Home & Health)
- Bricomanía (Europe only)
- Deco (Europe only)
References
External links
- Investigation Discovery Latin America (Spanish)
- Investigação Discovery Brazil (Portuguese)