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Animal Planet
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- Broadcast area
- United States , Europe , Australia , Southeast Asia , Middle East , Africa , Russia , New Zealand , South Asia
- Headquarters
- 230 Park Avenue South , New York City , U.S.
- Language
- English
- Picture format
- 1080i HDTV
- Parent
- Warner Bros. Discovery Networks
- Launched
- June 1, 1996 ; 30 years ago ( 1996-06-01 )
- Website
- animalplanet.com
- Affiliated streaming service s
- HBO Max and Discovery+
- Service s
- DirecTV Stream , Hulu + Live TV , Philo , YouTube TV
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Encyclopedic overview
Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel focusing on the animal kingdom owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1, 1996, the channel is primarily devoted to series and documentaries about wild animals and domestic pets.
The channel was originally a joint venture with BBC Worldwide, and primarily focused on nature documentaries surrounding wildlife, targeting a family audience. In 2008, Animal Planet rebranded with a more mature programming direction, with a greater emphasis on aggressive and predatory portrayals of animals, as well as an increase in reality series following personalities involved in animal-related occupations and investigations. Animal Planet rebranded again in October 2018, pivoting away from its more aggressive branding.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Animal Planet” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.