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Discovery Travel & Living is now TLC

  •   Thu, Jul 29 2010 09:44:21 PM

New Delhi, Jul 29 (IANS): Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific's premier lifestyle channel Discovery Travel & Living will be known as TLC from Sep 1.

"TLC, a premier lifestyle channel will offer a diverse range of content It will feature lifestyle and factual entertainment focused on travel, cuisine, adventure, environment, home improvement and gripping human interest stories," said Rahul Johri, senior vice president and general manager, India, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific.

"To bring out the ordinary in extraordinary way is what our channel believes in and we have tried to bring in all the ordinary concepts like beauty and relationships in our new format. We have tried to make it more approachable by raising common issues," he added.

The new programming line-up on TLC includes 15 new shows, six new hosts, 11 new seasons and genres such as adventure, family and makeovers.

Indian model-turned actress Sushma Reddy will also be seen as a host on the channel.

Broadcast in English with a much hipper, trendier and cooler look, TLC is expected to reach 50 million subscribers by 2010-end across the Indian subcontinent. Globally, it will be available in over 75 countries by early 2011.

Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific's current portfolio includes six channels in India - Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Science, Discovery HD World, Discovery Turbo and TLC.

  

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  • uzzal hazarika, Guwahati, Assam, India

    Thu, Aug 05 2010

    Hello there, I am fond of your channel "Travel and Living" and also quite happy to know that this channel is planning for an all round enhancement with a new name called TLC. I am also a television and a radio personality and from that angle I find this channel a class apart from many others. My wishes to the whole team. I will wait to get more and more real sense infotainment and happiness. Hearty wishes. Uzzal Hazarika.

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