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| 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; 20 years ago (2005-05-01) |
| Closed | 1 February 2019; 6 years ago (2019-02-01) |
| Links | |
| 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 onSky Italia.[1] It was the fifth channel launched by Discovery Networks in Italy afterDiscovery Channel,Discovery Science,Discovery Civilisation andDiscovery 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 onDplay and adopted theUS version.
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