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Animal Planet is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel. Animal Planet broadcasts a variety of programming featuring animals. The channel is owned by a consortium consisting of CTV Speciality Television Inc. (80%) (a division of Bell Media with 80% and ESPN with 20%); BBC Worldwide (10%); and Discovery Communications (10%). ==History== In November 2000, CTV Inc. was granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch Animal Planet, a service described as being "broadly based on family entertainment that will combine high-quality Canadian programming and attractive series and documentaries from Animal Planet in the United States."〔(Decision CRTC 2000-552 ) CRTC 2000-12-14〕 The channel was launched under its current ownership structure (with the exception of Bell Media, wherein Bell Globemedia, later renamed CTVglobemedia, owned its shares at the time) on September 7, 2001.〔(Animal Planet Launch ) Bell Globemedia press release 2001-09-06〕 On June 30, 2008, Animal Planet unveiled a new on-air appearance, including a new logo and graphics, to align itself with the American service which had updated its appearance earlier that year.〔(Animal Planet Debuts A New Look and Striking New Programming During National Freeview this July ) CTVglobemedia press release 2008-06-05〕 On September 10, 2010, BCE (a minority shareholder in CTVglobemedia) announced that it planned to acquire 100% interest in CTVglobemedia for a total debt and equity transaction cost of $3.2 billion CAD. The deal which required CRTC approval, was approved on March 7, 2011〔(CRTC approves BCE's purchase of CTVglobemedia )〕 and closed on April 1 of that year, on which CTVglobemedia was rebranded Bell Media.〔(Bell completes acquisition of CTV, launches Bell Media business unit ) CNW 2011-04-01〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Animal Planet (Canada)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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