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American pay television channel

Animate being Planet
Programming

Country	United States
Circulate area	Nationwide
Headquarters	Silverish Spring, Maryland, United States
Language(s)	English
Picture format	1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i letterboxed for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	Warner Bros. Discovery
Sister channels	American Heroes Cooking Aqueduct Destination America Discovery Channel Discovery en Español Discovery Familia Discovery Family Discovery Life Nutrient Network HGTV Investigation Discovery Magnolia Network Motor Trend OWN Science Channel TLC Travel Aqueduct
History
Launched	June 1, 1996; 25 years ago (1996-06-01)
Links
Website	www.animalplanet.com
Availability

Terrestrial
Verizon Vision	Aqueduct 141 (HD)
Streaming media
fuboTV	Live Stream
Philo	Internet Protocol television
YouTube TV	Internet Protocol tv set

Beast Planet (stylized every bit animal planet since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel endemic by Warner Bros. Discovery. Offset established on June 1, 1996,^[1] the network is primarily devoted to series and documentaries well-nigh wild animals and domestic pets.^[2]

The channel was originally a joint venture with BBC Worldwide, and primarily focused on nature documentaries surrounding wildlife, targeting a family audience. In 2008, Fauna Planet rebranded with a more mature programming direction, with a greater accent on ambitious and predatory portrayals of animals, as well as an increment in documentary-style reality serial post-obit personalities involved in creature-related occupations and investigations. Animal Planet rebranded again in October 2018, pivoting away from its more than aggressive branding.

As of January 2016^[update], approximately 91,603,000 households receive Animal Planet.^[3] Discovery has also established or licensed international versions of the channel in various regions.

History [edit]

Animal Planet was launched on June ane, 1996; it was created past Discovery Communications in cooperation with BBC Worldwide. On January i, 1997, Beast Planet's distribution grew as a result of Accelerate Entertainment Corporation selling the satellite transponder slot belonging to the WWOR EMI Service (a national superstation feed of Secaucus, New Jersey/New York City's WWOR-Goggle box, that was implemented following the 1989 passage of the Syndication Exclusivity Rights Dominion by the Federal Communications Commission) to Discovery Communications, replacing the feed with Animal Planet outright.^[iv]

In late 2005, as function of a multi-one thousand thousand dollar expansion, the National Aquarium in Baltimore opened an exhibit called "Creature Planet Australia: Wild Farthermost". Animal Planet and the National Aquarium in Baltimore announced a multi-year partnership the year prior, which produced an original orientation film that gives Aquarium visitors background on the Australian area which inspired the new exhibit and a defended area inside the expansion where visitors can learn about Fauna Planet'south conservation efforts and other programming. The partnership also allowed the possibility of future productions of television programs about the National Aquarium in Baltimore's enquiry and exhibits.^[5]

In 2006, BBC Worldwide sold its 20% interest in the flagship Animal Planet U.Due south. network back to Discovery Communications.^[six] The BBC maintained its 50% ownership in Beast Planet's European, Asian and Latin American channels, as well as a minority involvement in Animate being Planet Japan and Animal Planet Canada until November 15, 2010,^[7] when BBC Worldwide sold 50% interest in Animal Planet and Liv to Discovery Communications for $156 million.^[8] Fauna Planet is additionally an acquaintance fellow member of the Caribbean Cable Cooperative.^[9]

During the late 2000s, Genius Products appear a U.S. distribution agreement involving Creature Planet and TLC. Jakks Pacific also entered into a licensing agreement to develop Beast Planet-branded pet products.

2008 rebranding [edit]

Animate being Planet logo used from Feb three, 2008 to October fourteen, 2018.

On Feb 3, 2008, amidst failing average viewership, Fauna Planet underwent a major revamp in its programming and branding. The new lineup placed a larger focus on series portraying animals equally "characters" in their own right, and more than "ambitious" and story-based entertainment series targeting mature viewers 13-49 (such as Escape to Chimp Eden and the reality documentary series Whale Wars), as opposed to traditional nature documentaries and family unit viewing. The network likewise adopted a new logo, replacing its previous "elephant and globe" emblem with a stylized wordmark, and the new slogan "Same Planet, Different Earth". Network president Marjorie Kaplan explained that Animate being Planet had been too "soft" and family-oriented, and that it was aiming to be "more aggressive and tapping into the instinctual nature of compelling animal content."^[ten] ^[11] ^[12]

In April 2010, Animal Planet introduced a new slogan and marketing campaign, "Surprisingly Human," as an evolution of the 2008 rebranding. The slogan reflected Animate being Planet's increasing number of personality-based series following animal-related investigations and occupations, such every bit River Monsters.^[13]

In April 2012, Animal Planet'due south entertainment-oriented management was criticized after it circulate Mermaids: The Body Institute—a fictional documentary suggesting that mermaids were existent. Despite its fictitious content, the documentary was widely viewed, and a follow-upward entitled Mermaids: The New Evidence set an all-fourth dimension ratings tape for the channel.^[14] ^[15]

2018 rebranding [edit]

On Oct 15, 2018, Animal Planet unveiled a new logo, featuring a symbol of a jumping elephant resembling the original logo. The new branding symbolizes a new mission of "keeping the childhood joy and wonder of animals alive by bringing people upwardly shut in every way." The new branding coincided with the October 28 premieres of Crikey! It's the Irwins (a new series post-obit the family of Steve Irwin) and Amanda to the Rescue, and the premiere of Large True cat Stories the following nighttime.^[16] ^[17]

On January 23, 2019, Animal Planet was launched in France, along with Discovery Turbo, Discovery Earth and TLC.

Programming [edit]

Recent additions to the channel, such equally Meerkat Manor and Orangutan Island, reflect its shift toward "predation programming" and more immersive storytelling. Fauna Planet intended the new direction to assistance revitalize stagnating ratings, later primetime viewership of the network dropped past nine% in 2007.^[12] Animal Planet added pseudo-scientific documentary, reality television, and sitcom shows to its line-upward.

Beast Planet is also well known for the Puppy Bowl, an annual special featuring puppies at play inside a football-themed setting. The special airs on the afternoon prior to the NFL'due south Super Basin, and was originally narrated past commentator and NFL Films narrator Harry Kalas before his death.^[18]

Fauna Planet Magazine [edit]

D.C. Thomson & Co. partnered with Discovery to publish Animal Planet Magazine in the United Kingdom. The magazine's showtime issue was published on Feb sixteen, 2011.^[19]

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