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Animal Planet (UK TV channel)

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Animal Planet

Launched	1 September 1998
Owned by	Discovery Networks Western Europe
Picture format	16:9, 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audience share	0.1% 0.0% (+1) (June 2011, BARB)
Sister channel(s)	Discovery Channel Discovery HD Discovery History Discovery Home & Health Discovery Real Time Discovery Science Discovery Shed Discovery Travel & Living Discovery Turbo DMAX Investigation Discovery Quest
Timeshift service	Animal Planet +1
Availability
Satellite
Sky	Channel 525 (SD/HD) Channel 535 (+1) Channel 561 (SD)
NOVA Greece	Channel 402
Cable
Virgin Media	Channel 215
Smallworld Cable	Channel 524
UPC Ireland	Channel 213
IPTV
TalkTalk TV	Channel 107

Animal Planet is a television channel in the United Kingdom. The channel is dedicated to programming that highlights the relationship between humans and animals.

A one hour timeshift channel called Animal Planet +1 was launched in May 2001. A high-definition simulcast called Animal Planet HD was launched on 27 February 2012.^[1]^[2]

Programming

Programmes shown on the channel include:

References

^ "More + from Discovery". The Airwaves. May 22, 2001. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110724094320/http://www.theairwaves.net/index.php/component/content/article/7-satellite/770-more--from-discovery.
^ "Animal Planet HD has launched". Entertainment Interactive. 27 February 2012. http://www.entertainment-iuk.com/2012/02/27/animal-planet-hd-has-launched/.

External links

Official Site

v t e Discovery Communications

Ownership	Discovery Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA, NASDAQ: DISCB); affiliated with Advance Publications; and John S. Hendricks, the Company's Founder and Chairman

United States	Animal Planet · Discovery Channel · Planet Green · Discovery Fit & Health · The Hub · Investigation Discovery · Military Channel · OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network · TLC · Science · Discovery en Español · Velocity · Discovery Channel Radio · Discovery Channel Store · 3net · Revision3 · HowStuffWorks

Australia	Discovery Channel (Australia and New Zealand) · Animal Planet (Australia and New Zealand) · TLC (Australia and New Zealand) · Discovery Science (Australia) · Discovery Home and Health (Australia) · Discovery Turbo MAX · Discovery HD

Asia	Discovery Channel Southeast Asia · Discovery Channel Taiwan · Discovery Channel (Japan) · Discovery Channel Korea · Animal Planet Asia · Animal Planet Taiwan · Animal Planet (Japan) · Discovery TLC Asia · Discovery TLC Taiwan · Discovery Science Southeast Asia · Discovery Home and Health Southeast Asia · Discovery Turbo Asia · Discovery HD Asia · Discovery HD Japan

India	Discovery Channel · Discovery Channel Tamil · Animal Planet India · TLC · Discovery Science · Discovery Turbo · Discovery HD World

UK/Ireland	Animal Planet · Discovery Channel UK · Discovery Channel Ireland · Discovery Kids On Demand · Discovery HD · Discovery Home & Health · Discovery History · Discovery Real Time · Discovery Shed · Discovery Science · Discovery Travel & Living · Discovery Turbo · DMAX · Investigation Discovery · Quest

Poland	Discovery Channel · Discovery HD · Animal Planet · Animal Planet HD · Discovery Science · Discovery World · TLC · Investigation Discovery · Discovery Historia

Italy	Discovery Channel · Animal Planet · Discovery Science · Discovery Real Time · Discovery Travel & Living · DMAX

France	Discovery Channel

Germany	DMAX · Discovery Channel Germany · Animal Planet Germany · Discovery Geschichte · Discovery HD

Europe, Middle East and Africa	Discovery Channel Africa · Discovery Channel Benelux · Discovery Channel Denmark · Discovery Channel Europe · Discovery Channel Finland · Discovery Channel Hungary · Discovery Channel Middle East · Discovery Channel Norway · Discovery Channel Romania · Discovery Channel Sweden · Discovery Channel Turkey · Animal Planet Africa · Animal Planet Benelux · Animal Planet Europe/ME · Animal Planet Nordic · Animal Planet Romania · Discovery Science Europe/ME · Discovery World Europe · Discovery Travel & Living Europe · Investigation Discovery · Discovery HD Discovery Channel Ukraine Animal Planet Ukraine Discovery Science Ukraine Discovery Showcase Ukraine Discovery World Ukraine

Latin America /Iberia	Discovery Channel Latin America · Discovery Channel Venezuela · Discovery Channel Mexico · Discovery Channel Argentina · Discovery Channel Iberia (Spain/Portugal) · Discovery MAX (Spain) · Animal Planet Latin America · Discovery Kids Latin America · Discovery Kids Mexico · Liv Latin America · Liv Argentina · Liv Mexico · Discovery Home & Health Latin America · Discovery Science Latin America · Discovery Civilization Latin America · Discovery Turbo Latin America TLC Latin America ·

Brazil	Animal Planet · Discovery Channel · Discovery Civilization Brazil · Discovery Home & Health Brazil · Discovery Kids Brazil · Discovery Science Brazil · Discovery Turbo Brazil · HD Theater Brazil · Liv Brazil · TLC Brazil · TLC HD Brazil

Canada	Discovery Channel · Animal Planet · Discovery Health · Discovery Science · Discovery World HD · Investigation Discovery ·

Other	Cosmeo · Discovery Commerce · Discovery Education · "I Love the World" · Discovery Toys

Former	Discovery Health Channel · Discovery Kids · Discovery Kids (Canada) · Discovery Kids on NBC · @DK · FitTV · Ready Set Learn! · NBC · NBCUniversal · Travel Channel · Crown Media Holdings (Hallmark Channel · Hallmark Movie Channel · PixL)

Media in the United Kingdom

Newspapers, magazines and other periodicals

Newspapers

National	Berliner: The Guardian · The Observer · Broadsheet: Financial Times · The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph · The Sunday Times · Compact: i · The Independent, The Independent on Sunday · The Times · Middle-market: Daily Express, Sunday Express · Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday · Tabloid: Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror · Morning Star · The People · Daily Star, Daily Star Sunday · The Sun · Sunday Sport

Regional and local	Local newspapers in England · Regional newspapers in England · Newspapers in Northern Ireland · Newspapers in Scotland · Newspapers in Wales

Other resources	Defunct newspapers · Editors · Fleet Street · History · Journalists · Specialist newspapers · List by circulation

Magazines and
other periodicals

Arts magazines · Business magazines · Comics · Defunct magazines · Fashion magazines · Literary magazines · Political magazines · Satirical magazines · Science and technology magazines · Women's magazines · List of magazines by circulation

Radio

National stations

BBC	Analogue/digital: Radio 1 · Radio 2 · Radio 3 · Radio 4 · Radio 5 Live · Digital: Radio 1Xtra · Radio 4 Extra · Radio 5 Live Sports Extra · 6 Music · Asian Network · BBC National DAB (multiplex)

Commercial	Analogue/digital: Absolute Radio · Classic FM · Talksport · Digital: Absolute 80s · Absolute Radio 90s · Absolute Radio Extra · Amazing Radio · BFBS Radio · Digital One (multiplex) · Jazz FM · Planet Rock · Premier Christian Radio · Smooth Radio UK · UCB UK

Regional and
local stations

BBC	List of BBC Local Radio stations · List of BBC Regional Radio stations

Commercial	List of community radio stations · List of local commercial radio stations · List of semi-national analogue and digital stations

Other stations

List of hospital radio stations · Pirate radio · Restricted Service Licence (List of RSL stations) · List of satellite radio stations · List of student and schools radio

Other

Broadcasting companies · Broadcasting House · FM broadcasting · MediaCityUK · People · Programmes · Radio Academy · Radio Independents Group · RAJAR · Sony Radio Academy Awards · Most-listened-to programs

Television

Principal channels

BBC	Analogue/digital: BBC One · BBC Two · Digital: BBC Three · BBC Four · BBC News · BBC Parliament · CBBC · CBeebies · BBC Alba · HD: BBC HD

BSkyB	Digital: Challenge · Pick TV · Sky1 · Sky2 · Sky 3D · Sky Arts · Sky Atlantic · Sky Betting and Gaming · Sky Living · Sky Livingit · Sky Movies · Sky Movies Box Office · Sky News · Sky Sports · Sky Sports F1 · Sky Sports News

Channel Four	Analogue/digital: Channel 4 · Digital: E4 · Film4 · More4 · 4seven · S4C

Channel 5	Analogue/digital: Channel 5 · Digital: 5* · 5USA

ITV Network	Analogue/digital: ITV · Digital: ITV2 · ITV3 · ITV4 · CITV

UKTV	Digital: Alibi · Blighty · Dave · Eden · GOLD · Good Food · Home · Really · Watch · Yesterday

Services and
platforms

4oD (Film4oD) · Analogue (Analogue terrestrial) · BBC iPlayer · blinkbox · BT Vision · Cable · Demand 5 · Digital (Digital terrestrial · List of channels) · Freesat (Freesat+ · List of channels) · Freeview (Freeview+) · Freewire (List of channels) · High-definition (List of channels) · ITV (ITV Player · STV Player) · Real Digital · Restricted Service Licence · Satellite (List of channels) · Sky (Freesat from Sky · Sky Anytime · Sky Anytime+ · Sky+ · Sky+ HD · List of channels) · Smallworld Cable (List of channels) · TalkTalk TV (List of channels) · Top Up TV · TVCatchup (List of channels) · Virgin Media (FilmFlex · TiVo · V+ · List of channels) · WightCable · YouView · Zattoo (List of channels)

Studios

BBC Pacific Quay · BBC Television Centre · Broadcasting House · Broadcasting House (Cardiff) · The Fountain Studios · The Leeds Studios · MediaCityUK · Granada Studios · Roath Lock · Teddington Studios

Other

Awards · Defunct channels · Edinburgh International Television Festival · History (List of years) · List of channels · Production companies · Programmes · Student television · Viewing statistics (Most-watched broadcasts)

Companies and organisations

Companies

Major companies	Aegis Group · Archant · BBC · Bloomsbury Publishing · British Sky Broadcasting · BT Group · Channel Four · Chrysalis Group · Daily Mail and General Trust · Economist Group · EMAP · EMI Group · Endemol UK · Global Radio · Guardian Media Group · Haymarket Group · Informa · IPC Media · ITN · ITV · Johnston Press · Mecom Group · News International · Newsquest · Northern & Shell · Pearson · Press Holdings · Reed Elsevier · Reuters · STV Group · Syco · TalkTalk Group · Trinity Mirror · UBM · UTV Media · Virgin Media

Other resources	Broadcasting companies · Defunct media companies · Publishing companies (List of largest UK book publishers) · Record labels

Government and
regulatory bodies

Advertising Standards Authority · BBC Trust · British Board of Film Classification · British Film Institute · Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Ofcom · Press Complaints Commission · UK Film Council · Welsh Fourth Channel Authority

Industry and
trades bodies

British Academy of Film and Television Arts · British Phonographic Industry · Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union · Clearcast · Digital TV Group · Digital UK · Equity · Federation Against Copyright Theft · National Union of Journalists · The Publishers Association · Royal Television Society · United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting

Other

BBC Academy · National Film and Television School · National Media Museum

Regional and student media

Regional media	Media in England (Media in Birmingham · Media in London · Media in Manchester) · Media in Northern Ireland · Media in Scotland (Media in Aberdeen · Media in Dundee · Media in Glasgow) · Media in Wales (Media in Cardiff)

Student media	Student television

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