The spinoff channel, which launched in December 1996 as a more kid- and family-friendly version of HBO, will shut down on August 15. It’s part of a larger strategy by Warner Bros. Discovery to pare down its large collection of “multiplex channels ...

The summer tradition airs every year on the Discovery Channel — typically running for a full week. Discovery recently announced the dates for Shark Week 2025. This year’s series will start on Sunday, July 20, and will wrap up on Saturday, July 26.

The CEO also said that Disney+ will "probably" emulate Netflix and stop reporting subscriber numbers at some point, he noted during a CNBC appearance.

The 22-year-old and her husband, Joseph Ferlazzo, 41, were in Bolton celebrating their one-year wedding anniversary on Oct. 16 when police say Joseph Ferlazzo shot and killed Emily Jean in their refurbished bus — a sudden escalation of domestic violence that Emily Jean's parents saw was always simmering below the surface.

The channel launched in the US and has since introduced Africans to HD television and shaped careers by airing compelling doccies about history, culture and science.