Animal Planet is an American satellite and cable television channel (also broadcast via IPTV in the UK), that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.
On January 1, 1997, Animal Planet's distribution grew as a result of Discovery Communications, buying the channel space of WOR EMI Service (a national feed of New York's WWOR-TV), that was i...
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Animal Planet is an American satellite and cable television channel (also broadcast via IPTV in the UK), that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.
On January 1, 1997, Animal Planet's distribution grew as a result of Discovery Communications, buying the channel space of WOR EMI Service (a national feed of New York's WWOR-TV), that was implemented in the light of the SyndEx laws enforced by the FCC.
It is available throughout the United States, as well as in over 70 countries around the world.
Country-specific versions of the channel have been created in Canada, India, Japan, Taiwan and other countries.
The National Aquarium in Baltimore has an exhibit of "Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extreme". It opened in late 2005 in a multi-million dollar expansion. Animal Planet and the National Aquarium in Baltimore (in 2004) announced a multi-year partnership which produced an...
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