Launched October 1999 Audience share 0.3% (February 2008, ) Language English Owner Discovery Communications | Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV) Country Australia Founded 1999 | |
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Animal Planet is a television channel which launched locally in Australia exclusively on Optus Television in October 1999. The channel is dedicated to programming that highlights the relationship between humans and animals. It has since expanded to multiple carriers.
It was added to Foxtel on 1 December 2003.
It was formerly available on SelecTV from March 2007 until the closure of its English service in late 2010.
It is available on Fetch TV however it was removed on 1 February 2015.
References
Animal Planet (Australia and New Zealand) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA