Motor Trend (TV network)

Motor Trend
Country	United States
Headquarters	El Segundo, California
Programming
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	TNT Sports
Parent	Motor Trend Group
Sister channels	List Adult Swim; American Heroes Channel; Animal Planet; Boomerang; Cartoon Network; Cartoonito; Cinemax; CNN; Cooking Channel; Destination America; Discovery Channel; Discovery en Español; Discovery Family; Discovery Familia; Discovery Life; Food Network; HBO; HGTV; HLN; Investigation Discovery; Magnolia Network; MLB Network; NBA TV; Oprah Winfrey Network; Science Channel; TBS; TLC; TNT; Travel Channel; TruTV; Turner Classic Movies; ;
History
Launched	June 17, 2002
Former names	Discovery HD Theater; (2002–2007); HD Theater; (2007–2011); Velocity; (2011–2018);
Links
Website	watch.motortrend.com
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)	Fubo TV, Philo, Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream, Vidgo

Motor Trend is an American sports television network owned by Motor Trend Group, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery through its TNT Sports unit. It primarily broadcasts automotive-themed programming, including motorsports events.

It was originally founded in 2002 as Discovery HD Theater (later HD Theater), the first 24/7 high-definition basic cable network. It featured high-definition programming from its other channels. Redundant after the introduction of high-definition simulcasts for Discovery's networks, it re-launched in 2011 as Velocity—an "upscale male" network primarily featuring automotive programming. Following Discovery's acquisition of a majority stake in the magazine's publisher, it was announced that Velocity would rebrand as Motor Trend on November 23, 2018, as a brand extension of the automotive magazine Motor Trend.

As of January 2015, approximately 85.3 million American households (87.9% of households with television) receive Motor Trend.^[1]

^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

[1] Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

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