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World Heritage Channel

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Launched
  
April 20, 2015

Broadcast area
  
Southeast Asia

Country
  
Hong Kong

Owned by
  
Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific (Time Warner)

Picture format
  
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)

Language
  
English Indonesian Thai Malay Mandarin

World Heritage Channel is a documentary channel available in Asia. World Heritage Channel is operated by Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific. It first launched in Philippines through ACCION on April 20, 2015.

World Heritage Channel's programming categories include culture, travel, history, and natural heritage. The channel's content is intended to provide viewers an inspiring experience to the most famous places on earth, such as UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.

World Heritage Channel's programming consists of acquired, first-run content for the region from documentary makers. Noteworthy shows include The World Heritage Site, Journey to Natural World Heritage Sites and Beautiful Planet. Asian documentaries include Asia's Monarchies and Asia Rising. Travel documentaries on the channel include Travel Bug and Paradise Asia. Turner has also picked up several series narrated by David Attenborough - David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies 3D and Flying Monsters 3D.

The channel is available in HD with Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia and Thai subtitles. The channel has selected video-on-demand content and catch-up rights.

Key shows

  • Asia's Monarchies
  • David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies
  • David Attenborough's Flying Monsters
  • Giants of the Deep
  • Journey to Natural World Heritage Sites
  • Sacred Sites: Ireland
  • Must See! Must Eat! Must Do! Taiwan
  • The Travel Bug
  • The World Heritage Site
  • References

    World Heritage Channel Wikipedia