Animal Planet (German TV channel)
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Animal Planet is a German television channel broadcasting programmes about animals, nature, and wildlife to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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Broadcast area | Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
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Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
Programming | |
Language(s) | German |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA |
Sister channels | Discovery Channel DMAX Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 Eurosport 2 Xtra TLC |
History | |
Launched | 31 March 2004; 20 years ago (2004-03-31) |
Links | |
Website | https://www.animalplanet.de |
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An agreement to launch the channel exclusively on the Premiere platform was signed by Discovery Networks Deutschland and Premiere in October 2003.[1] The channel launched at 9 pm on 31 March 2004.[2] The new Animal Planet logo was adopted in November 2008.[3]
On 30 June 2009 the channel was replaced by its competitor, Nat Geo Wild. This was the result of a new contract between Premiere and Discovery Networks in anticipation of Premiere's relaunch as Sky Deutschland in July.[4] It is now available on cable provider Unitymedia's digital cable network.[5][6]