Animal Planet

Animal Planet is a television station of the global Discovery Communications, Inc., which is focused on documentation from the animal kingdom. First broadcast in English was in the U.S. on June 1, 1996.

• Animal Planet USA 100% Discovery Communications
• Animal Planet Europe: 50 % Discovery Communications, 50 % BBC
• Animal Planet Asia: 50 % Discovery Communications, 50 % BBC
• Animal Planet Latin America: 50 % Discovery Communications, 50 % BBC
• Animal Planet Japan: Discovery Communications, minority participation BBC
• Animal Planet Canada: Discovery Communications, minority participation BBC

Animal Planet Germany

First broadcast in Germany was in April 2004, it sent German and international productions. The program is organized by the Discovery Communications Germany GmbH, based in Munich. Program co-operations exist with mirror TV and the British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC).

Until 30 June 2009, Animal Planet aired as part of the program bouquets of Premiere via digital satellite and cable. As a replacement for Sky Germany as Premiere has been called since July 2009, the station has been replaced by the new animal station National Geographic Wild. Instead, the sender is since 1 July 2009 on the cable network operator Unity Media, to receive as of September 1, 2010, Kabel BW and since March 8, 2010 via the IPTV platform Entertain Telekom Deutsche Telekom.

Animal Planet Germany is part of Animal Planet Europe and is 50 % to 50% Discovery Communications and BBC Worldwide.

Shipments

• Ben 's Zoo
• The future is wild
• Prehistoric Park - extinction was yesterday
• And Meerkat Manor
• Whale Wars
• The Diary of big cats
• Riding TV