Discovery Channel (Russia)

Discovery Channel (often referred to as simply Discovery) is a television channel which broadcasts to Russia and the CIS countries. Broadcasts in Russia were halted on March 9, 2022.

Discovery halted all broadcasts of its 15 linear channels to Russia through the Media Alliance partnership on March 9, 2022, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Why has it closed?

 * 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: As said above. This is the only reason why it has closed, on February 24, 2022, an invasion between Russia and Ukraine began, so much so that some NATO nations such as the United States are sanctioning Russia, in addition to temporarily suspending some things like online services, television channels and payments in online stores, etc.

Probability of returning
It is very likely that it will return to the affected channels after the current conflict ends and Ukraine and Russia declare peace. The chances of returning are much higher than those channels that were replaced by others.

Discovery EMEA stated that it will be a temporary closure.