| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 132, avenue du Président Wilson 93213La Plaine Saint-Denis |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Picture format | 16:9 (1080i,HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mediawan Thematics |
| History | |
| Launched | 2 April 1996 |
| Former names | AB Animaux(1996–1999) |
| Links | |
| Website | www.animauxtv.fr |
Animaux is a French paytelevision channel themed about animals.[1]
Created in April 1996 ahead of the launch of its digital satellite package AB Sat, AB Animaux was dedicated to animal documentaries.[2][3] In 1999, it was renamed as Animaux.
After rumours of the sale of the channel byAB Groupe at the start of 2006, the channel eventually ended up being exclusively shown onCanalSat by satellite at the time.[4]
On 1 May 2017, Animaux got its current rebranding.[5]
Animaux is run byAB Sat SA with a budget of €24 million,[citation needed] 100% provided byMediawan Thematics.[6]
The channel specialises in the environment, and principally shows animal documentaries. It has also introduced regular reports on the protection offlora andfauna.Allain Bougrain-Dubourg joined the channel as a director in 2005.
Animaux was originally only shown viaAB Sat, but is now available on a contract on French, Monacan, Belgian, Luxembourgish and Swisscable and via theCanal+ or Bis TV packages available to customers on satellite andIPTV platforms as well as Non-European ones such as Francophone Africa, Lebanon, Overseas France and Haiti.[7][8]
