Animal Planet is a Canadian

Canada

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 English language

English language

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 Category B specialty channel

Specialty channel

A specialty channel can be a commercial broadcasting or non-commercial television channel which consists of television programming focused on a single genre, subject or targeted television market at a specific demographic....

. The channel is 80% owned by CTV Speciality Television Inc., which is owned by Bell Media (80%) and ESPN

ESPN

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 (20%); 10% owned by BBC Worldwide

BBC Worldwide

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; and 10% owned by Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications, Inc. is an American global media and entertainment company. The company started as a single channel in 1985, The Discovery Channel. Today, DCI has global operations offering 28 network entertainment brands on more than 100 channels in more than 180 countries in 39...

. Animal Planet features a variety of programming on animals from wildlife to pets.

History

Animal Planet was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in November 2000 and launched on September 7, 2001 as a localized Canadian version of the American channel Animal Planet

Animal Planet

Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...

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On June 30, 2008 Animal Planet updated its on-air appearance to match the American version.

Animal Planet HD

On June 17, 2011 Bell Media announced that it will launch Animal Planet HD, a high definition

High-definition television

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 (HD) simulcast of the standard definition

Standard-definition television

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 feed, by the end of 2011.

Logos

2001–2008	2008–present

Noted series

• Animal Cops: Houston
• Animal Cops: Miami
  Animal Cops: Miami
  Animal Cops: Miami is an American documentary reality television series that premiered in 2010 on Animal Planet. The program follows the work of the investigators and animal control officers employed by the Miami-Dade Animal Services Department in Miami-Dade County, Florida...
  
  
• After the Attack
  After the Attack
  After the Attack is a reality television series on Animal Planet. It tells the stories of animal attack victims, recreating each story every episode...
  
  
• Austin Stevens: Snakemaster
  Austin Stevens: Snakemaster
  Austin Stevens: Snakemaster also known as Austin Stevens: Most Dangerous and Austin Stevens Adventures in some countries, is a regular airing nature series hosted by Austin Stevens that is broadcast on Animal Planet and five...
  
  
• Dogs 101
  Dogs 101
  Dogs 101 is a show that airs on Animal Planet. It is centered on Dogs and what they are like.- Plot :Dogs 101 features 6 breeds of dogs per episode. This show explains each breed of dog and features opinions by experts ranging from trainers to groomers to veterinarians...
  
  
• Orangutan Island
  Orangutan Island
  Orangutan Island is a documentary television series, in the style of the hugely successful series Meerkat Manor, that blends more traditional documentary filming with dramatic narration. The series was produced by NHNZ with creator Judith Curran also acting as the series producer...
  
  
• Underdog to Wonderdog
• Untamed & Uncut
• Whale Wars
  Whale Wars
  Whale Wars is a weekly American documentary-style reality television series that premiered on November 7, 2008 on the Animal Planet cable channel. The program follows Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and his crew aboard their various vessels harass Japanese...
  
  
• Zoo Diaries
  Zoo Diaries
  Zoo Diaries is a Canadian documentary television series airing on Life Network. The series documents the live of animals and people at a zoo with a record of breeding endangered species. 74 episodes have been produced since 2000 by DocuTainment Productions. DocuTainment's owner, Garry Blye, who did...
  
  

• Note: series list is current as of September 2010.

External links

• Animal Planet