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| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (2011–present) 480i (SDTV) (2001–present) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Animal Planet Canada Inc. (CTV Specialty Television (80%)) (Bell Media (56%) and ESPN Inc. (24%)) BBC Studios (10%) Warner Bros. Discovery (10%) |
| Sister channels | Discovery Discovery Science Discovery Velocity Investigation Discovery |
| History | |
| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Links | |
| Website | Animal Planet Canada |
Animal Planet is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty television channel. Animal Planet broadcasts a variety of programming featuring animals.
The channel is owned by the Animal Planet Canada Company, which is a consortium consisting of CTV Speciality Television Inc. which owns 80% of the company (CTV Speciality Television Inc. is a division of Bell Media who owns 70% and ESPN owning 30%), and Canadian AP Ventures Company which owns 20% (Canadian AP Ventures Company is owned by BBC Studios at 50% and Warner Bros. Discovery at 50%). Through this ownership structure, this effectively gives Bell Media 56% ownership and control, with ESPN 24%, BBC Studios 10%, and Warner Bros. Discovery 10% ownership.
Bell Media will lose the rights to the Animal Planet brand and its U.S. programming at the end of 2024, but the channel will maintain a similar programming theme as CTV Wild Channel starting January 1, 2025. Rogers Sports & Media will take over the Canadian rights to Animal Planet programming, primarily distributing it through its streaming and on-demand platforms.