Animal Planet (Canada)

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Animal Planet
Animal Planet logo
Launched	September 7, 2001
Owned by	CTV Speciality Television Inc. (80% and managing partner) Discovery Communications (20%)
Slogan	Same Planet. Different World.
Country	Canada
Broadcast area	National
Headquarters	Scarborough, Ontario
Website	Animal Planet
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV	Channel 525
Shaw Direct	Channel 553
Cable
Vidéotron	Channel 155
Available on most Canadian cable systems	Check local listings, channels may vary

Animal Planet is a Canadian English language category 2 digital cable specialty channel ^[1] owned by CTV Speciality Television Inc; a division of CTVglobemedia (80%) and ESPN (20%); and Discovery Communications. Animal Planet features a variety of programming on animals including their relationship with humans, insights into their behaviour and more. ^[2]

[edit] History

Animal Planet was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) in November 2000 ^[1] and launched on September 7, 2001 as a localized Canadian version of the American channel Animal Planet.^[3]

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

[edit] Logos

2001 - 2008	2008 - present

[edit] Noted series

Noted series as of June 2009:

• Almost Human with Jane Goodall
• Animal Battlegrounds
• Animal House Calls
• Big Cat Diary
• E-Vet Interns
• Extreme Animals
• Fooled by Nature
• Meerkat Manor
• Moon Bears: Journey to Freedom
• The Most Extreme
• Ms. Adventure
• Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
• Orangutan Island
• The Planet's Funniest Animals
• Xtremely Wild with Mark Miller

[edit] See also

• Animal Planet (US)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Animal Planet

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