Animal Planet (Italian TV channel)
Network | Discovery EMEA |
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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 |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
Sky Italia | Channel 416 |
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, , 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 a new logo.
References[]
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Defunct television channels in Italy
- Animal Planet
- Television channels and stations established in 2005
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019
- Italian-language television stations
- 2005 establishments in Italy