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.
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| Network | Discovery EMEA |
|---|---|
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Discovery, Inc. |
| Sister channels | Discovery Channel Discovery Science Discovery Travel & Living Discovery Real Time |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 May 2005 |
| Closed | 1 February 2019 |
| Links | |
| Website | animalplanet.it |
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.
References
edit- ^ "Animal Planet launches in Italy". broadbandtvnews.com. April 15, 2005.
- ^ "I 4 nuovi canali di SKY". TV-Zone. April 18, 2005. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010.
- ^ "Nuovo look per Animal Planet". Pubblicità Italia. September 29, 2008.
- ^ Sara Monti (10 January 2019). "Sky chiude Animal Panet e Travel & Living" (in Italian). UpGo.news.