Animal Planet

Animal Documentaries
British television channels

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Animal Planet is a television channel in the United Kingdom. The channel is dedicated to programming that highlights the relationship between humans and animals.

Launched	1 September 1998
Owner	Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA
National sales	Sky
Former names	Discovery Animal Planet
Viewing figures:	Weekly top 10BARB

Contact Animal Planet

Postal address	Discovery House, Chiswick Park Building 2, 566 Chiswick High Road, London, W4 5YB
Telephone	+44 117 954 9139
Official website	discoverychannel.co.uk/web/animalplanet
Wikipedia	Animal_Planet_(UK_TV_channel)

Social media

Twitter	@wbd (162,313 followers) compare

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Mobile apps

Android	discovery+

People

…at Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA

Andrew Georgiou President & Managing Director WBD Sports Europe
Clare Laycock Head of Channels
Priya Dogra Managing Director & President

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