Animal Planet (Australia and New Zealand)
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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.
Optus Television
Optus Television is the cable television division of Australian telecommunications company Optus.-History:Its immediate predecessor was Optus Vision, a joint venture between, Optus and Continental Cablevision with small shareholdings by media companies Publishing and Broadcasting Limited and Seven...
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.