Investigation Discovery

Investigation Discovery
Headquarters	Silver Spring, Maryland
Ownership
Owner	Discovery Communications, Inc.

Investigation Discovery (commercially abbreviated and stylized as ID.) is a television network that is owned by Discovery Communications. The channel features programming dealing with criminal investigations, primarily homicide investigations, and other crime-related documentaries.

History

The channel launched in 1996 under the name Discovery Civilization Network: The World History and Geography Channel. It was one of four digital networks rolled out by Discovery Communications simultaneously in October 1996.^[1] Plans for the channel had surfaced in November 1994, when its working name was "Time Traveler".^[2]

In April 2002, New York Times Television and Discovery Communications announced a joint venture to run the Discovery Civilization Channel. By then, it was available in 14 million households. The partnership aimed to complement the historical shows, with programming about current events and contemporary history.^[3] In 2003, the channel was rebranded as Discovery Times, focusing more on American culture and programming pertaining to the well-being and culture of the people of America, as well as other miscellaneous programming. The previous name was described as "is a little off-message" by executives.^[4] The Discovery Civilization Channel has continued to exist as a digital cable specialty channel in Canada.

In April 2006, the New York Times sold its stake in Discovery Times back to Discovery Communications, ending its ownership in the channel.^[5]

Also in 2006, the network's on-air identity was rebranded by creative studio Trollback + Company. On January 27, 2008, Discovery Times was renamed "Investigation Discovery".^[6] The Discovery Civilization Channel has continued to exist as a digital cable specialty channel in Canada.

In addition to the television network, an Investigation Discovery website was also launched. Contributors to the website include crime writers David Lohr, Corey Mitchell, and Gary C. King.

The channel's simulcast Investigation Discovery HD is available on select Time Warner Cable and Comcast systems. In September 2009 testing on the Dish Network satellite system for Investigation Discovery HD had begun, and was rolled out before the beginning of 2010.

Programming

Current series

Behind Mansion Walls
Call 911
Crime Scene University
Dallas DNA
Dateline
Deadly Women
Deranged
The Devil You Know
Disappeared
Escaped
The FBI Files
FBI: Criminal Pursuit
Forensic Detectives
48 Hours
A Haunting
I (Almost) Got Away with It
Life of a Crime
Mega Heist
Most Evil
The New Detectives
Nothing Personal
On the Case with Paula Zahn
Personal Justice
Real Interrogations
The Real NCIS
The Shift
Stalked
Stolen Voices, Buried Secrets
Solved
True Crime with Aphrodite Jones
Unusual Suspects
Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry?
Wicked Attraction

International versions

Canada

CTVglobemedia, the parent of several Discovery-branded channels in Canada announced it would re-launch Court TV Canada as a Canadian version of Investigation Discovery on August 30, 2010.

Europe

Notes

^ "Digital Play in the U.S. of A." Realscreen. April 1, 1999.
^ "Discovery plans launch of four newly created nets. (Discovery Communications Inc.)". Multichannel News. November 1994.
^ "The New York Times Company and Discovery Communications, Inc. Announce Joint Venture in Discovery Civilization Channel" (Press release). The New York Times Company. April 5, 2002.
^ "'Civilization' Seeks Current-Affairs Niche". Multichannel News. November 4, 2002.
^ "Discovery Times to Sell Stake". New York Observer. 2006-04-13. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
^ "Discovery Investigates". Long Island Newsday. 2008-01-26. Archived from the original on 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-01-27. Tomorrow, the Discovery Times digital channel morphs into Investigation Discovery. (ID, get it?) Premiere night features "Deadly Women" (tomorrow at 8 p.m.), about female killers, and a related episode of "48 Hours: Hard Evidence" (tomorrow at 9 p.m., all on ID). Read the new channel's case file at http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report {{cite news}}: External link in |quote= (help)

External links

Official website
The New York Times in Television - Contains a complete chronological history of the New York Times Television events, and a list of New York Times Television's series'.

[1] "Digital Play in the U.S. of A." Realscreen. April 1, 1999.

[2] "Discovery plans launch of four newly created nets. (Discovery Communications Inc.)". Multichannel News. November 1994.

[3] "The New York Times Company and Discovery Communications, Inc. Announce Joint Venture in Discovery Civilization Channel" (Press release). The New York Times Company. April 5, 2002.

[4] "'Civilization' Seeks Current-Affairs Niche". Multichannel News. November 4, 2002.

[5] "Discovery Times to Sell Stake". New York Observer. 2006-04-13. Retrieved 2008-01-27.

[6] "Discovery Investigates". Long Island Newsday. 2008-01-26. Archived from the original on 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2008-01-27. Tomorrow, the Discovery Times digital channel morphs into Investigation Discovery. (ID, get it?) Premiere night features "Deadly Women" (tomorrow at 8 p.m.), about female killers, and a related episode of "48 Hours: Hard Evidence" (tomorrow at 9 p.m., all on ID). Read the new channel's case file at http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report {{cite news}}: External link in |quote= (help)

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