"We are dedicated to creating the highest quality content that informs, inspires and entertains and we are always looking for ways to expand on our offering, making it accessible to new audiences," says Amanda Turnbull, vice president and general manager for Discovery in Africa, the Middle East and Turkey.

"With these channels, we will be able to meet the growing demands of French-speaking subscribers across the continent, while further deepening our long-standing relationship with StarTimes," adds Turnbull.

Some of the shows that StarTimes subscribers will have access to on ID include:
  • Web of Lies
  • Heart of Darkness
  • Impact of Murder
  • Someone You Thought You Knew,
  • Reasonable Doubt, and
  • People Magazine Investigates.
In July and August 2020, viewers can also look forward to a series of stunts such as:
  • Summer Nightmares
  • Throwback Saturdays, and
  • ID documentaries.
Since its launch in 2008, ID has continued to grow in popularity across global audiences. The channel is the network tuned into most often on average in the United States and has just received its highest-ever ratings in EMEA for the first quarter of 2020.

On Discovery Science, viewers will be able to catch the most recent launch of SpaceX in the documentary Space Launch: America Returns, which will take audiences on the mission to launch veteran astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the ISS on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Highlights in July and August include an engineering stunt called Incredible Constructions, which follows the construction of the world's incredible engineering projects and an Animals Stunt unpacking the mystery behind remarkable and peculiar animal behaviour.

Launched in 1996, Discovery Science is still the only 24 / 7 global channel devoted to science, space, engineering and construction. Discovery and StarTimes have been working together since 2015 and the current Discovery StarTimes bouquet includes Real Time, Discovery Family and ID in English.

"We are pleased to take our partnership with Discovery one step further by making these two amazing channels available to Francophone families across Africa," says Lily Meng, head of StarTimes Media Division.

"We remain committed to enriching our bouquets with premium content so our subscribers can enjoy the best TV experience with StarTimes," she concludes.

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