Animal Planet (Italian TV channel) explained

Animal Planet
Network:Discovery EMEA
Owner:Discovery, Inc.
Sister Channels:Discovery Channel
Discovery Science
Discovery Travel & Living
Discovery Real Time
Website:animalplanet.it

Animal Planet was an Italian television channel broadcasting programmes about animals. All content is adapted for an Italian audience. The channel closed down on January 31, 2019.

The channel launched on May 1, 2005, exclusively available on Sky Italia.[1] It was the fifth channel launched by Discovery Networks in Italy after Discovery Channel, Discovery Science, Discovery Civilisation and Discovery Travel & Adventure.[2]

In October 2008, the channel adopted a new logo and a new look, previously adopted by the channel's American counterpart.[3]

Animal Planet closed in Italy on 1 February 2019.[4]

In April 2019, its content became available on Dplay and adopted the US version.

Notes and References

  1. News: Animal Planet launches in Italy. broadbandtvnews.com. April 15, 2005.
  2. News: I 4 nuovi canali di SKY . https://web.archive.org/web/20100830022645/http://www.tv-zone.it/digital-zone/99-i-4-nuovi-canali-di-sky.html . dead . August 30, 2010 . April 18, 2005 . TV-Zone .
  3. News: Nuovo look per Animal Planet. PubblicitĂ  Italia. September 29, 2008.
  4. Web site: Sky chiude Animal Panet e Travel & Living. 10 January 2019. UpGo.news. Sara Monti. it.