Talk:Discovery Family/Archive 1

Archive 1

Non-Nuetral-POV

"Family Prime airs from 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central to 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central; it airs The Hub's best shows."

Non-encyclopedic much? I can't come up with a satisfactory replacement for "best", though. Possibly "most popular"? 97.96.65.123 (talk) 02:44, 27 August 2011 (UTC)

HD format?

Most articles have in the info box something about which HD resolution the channel broadcasts in, but this one does not. Anyone who knows whether it's 720p or 1080i should add it. (and yes there is an HD feed for this channel)76.226.111.226 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:52, 15 February 2012 (UTC).

Goodbye, Hub Network; Hello, Discovery Family.

That article I read in the Wall Street Journal about Discovery Family taking over the Hub Network should be very exciting! Right? AdamDeanHall (talk) 20:53, 18 September 2014 (UTC)

Re: Merger with Discovery Kids

There's a number of reasons why I merged the article into the Hub Network article.

1. The Discovery Kids article was short and poorly-sourced. Given that we pretty much have the complete history of its time as The Hub here, I felt it would be better to treat its predecessor as part of its overall history too, without any compromise.
2. Discovery Family feels like a second incarnation of what they were originally trying to do with Discovery Kids, so, again, it's good to keep it all together.
3. There was continuity in the transition; it didn't just sign-off for a few days, and then come back up as The Hub a few days later, nor was it launched by phasing out a channel devoted to a dying genre of TV in exchange for your new preschool channel. Logopedia seems to indicate that there was a countdown clock between the new networks, so they were treating it on-air as a re-launch.
4. This was as much of a change as Planet Green turning into Destination America, i.e. ... not much in reality (by the time Destination America was ready to launch, the channel had pretty much dropped all its environmental programs and was just airing random reruns of stuff from other Discovery networks), and we kept those as one article too. It's still a children's channel, but they broadened the genre so it did not have to be all traditional Discovery Channel-type stuff anymore.

ViperSnake151  Talk  01:25, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

4th point is what I would go with, the article had been there for long, like 7 months, but still poorly written. Noteswork (talk) 17:06, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 29 September 2014

I have uploaded a logo for the upcoming Discovery Family Channel. Could you please add it to the page for me, please? Here is a description of the logo: File:Discovery Family logo.jpg AdamDeanHall (talk) 20:19, 29 September 2014 (UTC)

Done — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 11:58, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

Programming on The Hub

Should there really be a mention of the shows that are going to be airing on the channel's main article when there is already a page listing the shows the channel will air? ChrisJsc (talk) 22:41, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

I'll remove most of it on Sunday night once the network is fully on-air and list it in summary form, we don't need a link to every series on the network in sentence form. Nate • (chatter) 08:13, 9 October 2010 (UTC)

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The network has also produced and acquired new original series unrelated to Hasbro properties... and various Warner Bros. Animation series, such as Batman Beyond, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures.

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman is a live-action series and it's confusing when included in the list of Warner Bros. Animation series. carpeNoctem (talk) 08:44, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 10 October 2014

I have uploaded a second logo for the upcoming Discovery Family Channel. Could you please add it to the page and replace that other logo for me, please? Here is a description of the second logo: File:Discovery Family Channel logo.png AdamDeanHall (talk) 14:19, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Not done: The page's protection level and/or your user rights have changed since this request was placed. You should now be able to edit the page yourself. If you still seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. — Mr. Stradivarius ^{♪ talk ♪} 12:17, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

Did anyone make a article on DF

I don't know. Mario360PS (talk) 02:49, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

RM

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Closed (withdrawn). John123521 (Talk-Contib.) RA 14:04, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

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(non-admin closure)

Hub Network → ? – Hub Network is now Discovery Family (Channel), but I can't decide which name is right. John123521 (Talk-Contib.) RA 06:40, 13 October 2014 (UTC) Closed as someone already do them.--John123521 (Talk-Contib.) RA 14:04, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

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Regarding correct date of launch of Discovery Kids

Can someone contact Discovery Comms. to get the correct launch dates of both Discovery Kids USA and Discovery Kids Latin America? I tried, but not living in the USA means I don't have American postcode. JSH-alive/^{talk/cont/mail} 13:16, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

That would be original research, which is forbidden on Wikipedia. ViperSnake151  Talk  04:34, 18 October 2014 (UTC)

Discovery Family rebranded

At this section. I'm asking how come it says the Hub Network was passed and now rebranded to Discovery Family? This was cited right here. --Allen ^{(talk to me! / ctrb / E-mail me)} 17:01, 19 October 2014 (UTC)

Discovery Family Channel

Create an article about the Discovery Family Channel or rename this? NightShadow23 (talk) 16:58, 26 September 2014 (UTC)

@NightShadow23:, it's been renamed to Discovery Family now, since the Hub Network's already passed at October 13th. --Allen ^{(talk to me! / ctrb / E-mail me)} 03:00, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

It was an old question. I have renamed the article. Federal Chancellor (NightShadow) (talk) 15:52, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Requested move 22 October 2014

Discovery Kids (U.S channel) → Discovery Family – Someone was messing with the move on this page and changed Discovery Family with Discovery Kids. Can anyone please change it back to Discovery Family? FilmandTVFan28 (talk) 22:36, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

Survey

Reverted already. 2601:D:3080:EA2:B010:5487:AE89:D407 (talk) 01:53, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Discovery Kids?

OK, why is this called Discovery Kids when everything says Discovery Family? - FilmandTVFan28 (talk) 23:01, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Rigby77181 moved them.--John123521 (Talk-Contib.) RA 00:00, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: page moved. I've closed this a few days early since there's been no opposition, and the initial move that this reverted seems to have been vandalism. Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:45, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

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Discovery Kids (U.S. TV channel) → Discovery Family – The word "Channel" doesn't belong in the Discovery Family logo. Also, "Discovery Kids" is NOT the name of this network. AdamDeanHall (talk) 22:33, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Who is the wisenheimer who moved it to "Discovery Kids" when they know very well that is not the name of the network? - Jasonbres (talk) 04:43, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Support--John123521 (Talk-Contib.) RA 05:17, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

The wisenheimer who moved it to "Discovery Kids" is Rigby77181. Please move the page back to "Discovery Family", where it rightfully belongs. AdamDeanHall (talk) 14:12, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

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No more Turner stuff!

Some users are vandalizing the Discovery Family page by adding stuff from Time Warner like TNT, Cartoon Network, TBS, etc.. Would you please find a way to solve this problem so that this doesn't happen again? AdamDeanHall (talk) 00:25, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

We've had a way since the encyclopedia began; it's called revert, block, ignore. Don't make a single comment scolding the IP in the edit summary. Just hit rollback, file a neutral ANI report, and move on. They'll go away as they realize they just won't get their edit in or get blocked, whatever comes first. You've been here long enough to deal with vandals appropriately; stop getting frustrated over them. Nate • (chatter) 01:50, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

New Discovery Family YouTube Link

[[1]] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.30.142.70 (talk) 20:53, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

This should be on the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.187.142.4 (talk) 01:07, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 April 2016

I Want To Update It

5.67.56.229 (talk) 20:22, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. -- AxG / ✉ / 10 years of editing 20:27, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Middle East and Africa

Just checked TV schedules for both Africa and Middle East, and realized that Discovery Family in both areas are actually the same channel (though not identical to the U.S. one; also the channel is available across whole (Sub-Saharan) Africa on DSTV, not just South Africa). Also, sources I found tell me that the channel was actually launched on 31 March 2016 in both areas, replacing the version of Discovery World that was available in there. Africa Middle East (cached)

Should we split the article (into Discovery Family (Middle East and Africa))? JSH-alive/^{talk/cont/mail} 15:47, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

Just discovered that it is also available in Malta. Also, it is licensed as Discovery Family (EMEA) according to Ofcom UK. JSH-alive/^{talk/cont/mail} 14:21, 24 May 2016 (UTC)

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Re: Discovery Family

Your edits are an incorrect assertion based on the non-recognition of its history as Discovery Kids. ViperSnake151  Talk  22:24, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

• This article is about Discovery Family. Discovery Family was officially launched on October 13, 2014. Discovery Kids has long been dissolved. See for example The WB and The CW. Federal Chancellor (NightShadow) (talk) 22:29, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

And that is the problem. You're committing erasure. Your example is not equivalent, as that is a broadcast television network (and you also erased the fact that it merged with UPN). There is consensus that this network's prior history be treated as a single entity which started as Discovery Kids, was partially acquired by Hasbro and re-named The Hub, and then Discovery bought back a portion of the share and renamed Discovery Family. ViperSnake151  Talk  22:34, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

The story is already written in the article. I repeat: Discovery Family was officially launched on October 13, 2014. This article is about Discovery Family. Federal Chancellor (NightShadow) (talk) 22:39, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

You are proposing a major change to the article about this channel, which has been owned and/or operated by Discovery Communications since 1996, that requires consensus. There is no consensus for your alternate history that Discovery Kids ceased to exist as an entity following its re-branding as The Hub. This is, by far, a very minor thing to edit war over. ViperSnake151  Talk  22:43, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

• If there's an issue with how the infobox presents information about a channel's original launch verses its current version's launch, I recommend you take that up on WT:TV. We can tweak the infobox parameters or something. But it makes sense that the infobox show when the first channel was launched, even if it was rebranded. EvergreenFir (talk) 00:41, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
• The user trying to push the POV that Discovery Kids and The Hub are dissoluted and persona non grata in regards to launch date has been blocked for edit warring. ViperSnake151  Talk  15:40, 21 September 2017 (UTC)
  • "The Hub rebranded from Discovery Kids on October 10, 2010" (at the bottom of the page). Okay. I'm sorry,ViperSnake151. It will be correct to specify several launch dates. Federal Chancellor (NightShadow) (talk) 23:49, 24 September 2017 (UTC)
    • There is prior consensus to only list the original launch date. ViperSnake151  Talk  23:29, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
      • Where? Federal Chancellor (NightShadow) (talk) 23:05, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
        • Implied by long-standing stability. ViperSnake151  Talk  19:53, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
          • This is not a consensus. Federal Chancellor (NightShadow) (talk) 20:30, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
        • Because everyone else is acting against it. Typically only one date is listed, when it first began. It's a bit more contentious here since, until Discovery Family, we had for a time kept The Hub as a separate article from Discovery Kids, but then I merged it. ViperSnake151  Talk  21:37, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
          • But the Discovery Family itself believes that it was launched on October 13, 2014. You mislead readers. Federal Chancellor (NightShadow) (talk) 17:41, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
            • No, that's a WP:PRIMARY source. We do not go by what they say. ViperSnake151  Talk  18:57, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
              • It does not say that this source cannot be used. Federal Chancellor (NightShadow) (talk) 20:57, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

Hub Network Blocks

I Want The Blocks On Hub An Article. Got It? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:8FE0:2240:A813:5EC3:57F2:74BD (talk) 19:39, 13 November 2019 (UTC)

Can’t really happen. Not notable enough to have their own article. Please sign your posts, thanks! HurricaneGeek2002 talk 02:22, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Hub's own article

Uhh, should the hub's be replaced? Or, should the hub has it's own article? --181.60.185.140 (talk) 20:17, 13 October 2014 (UTC)

I personally would like that, as the Hub was so unique, that I think it deserves its' own dedicated article, even if it has a part in this one. Ethan Parmet (talk) 15:37, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

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