Press Releases
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April 30, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET PROVIDES A PORTAL INTO THE SECRET LIFE OF ELEPHANTS
ANIMAL PLANET PROVIDES A PORTAL INTO THE SECRET LIFE OF ELEPHANT -- On May 16, Experience the World of Elephants Through Their Eyes -- (Silver Spring, Md.) - We see elephants as mammoth …
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April 27, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET’S “RIVER MONSTERS” SNARES GIGANTIC RATINGS AS BEST SEASON PREMIERE IN NETWORK HISTORY
(New York, New York, April 27, 2010) - In Sunday night's season premiere of Animal Planet's best-performing series ever, extreme angler and biologist Jeremy Wade goes on expedition to Thailand in search of a massive …
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April 8, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET REVEALS SURPRISINGLY HUMAN SIDE FOR 2010-11 UPFRONT SEASON
(New York, NY) - Since its rebrand just two years ago, Animal Planet has transformed into a more powerful, competitive entertainment destination with hit shows featuring people's complex relationships with the animal world. This upfront …
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March 15, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET AND MIKE TYSON PREPARE TO KNOCK OUT THE COMPETITION
(New York, New York, March 15, 2010) - Building on the success of the network's rebrand and content transformation, Animal Planet has announced a new show with Mike Tyson, currently known as TAKING ON TYSON, …
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March 10, 2010
MUTUAL OF OMAHA’S WILD KINGDOM RETURNS FOR NEW SEASON OF EXTRAORDINARY ANIMAL MAJESTY AND IMMERSIVE ADVENTURE
(Silver Spring, MD) - Taking viewers on extraordinary adventures all around the world through the majesty of high definition, MUTUAL OF OMAHA'S WILD KINGDOM, one of television's longest running series, is back for its eighth …
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March 5, 2010
TWO FRIGHTENINGLY SUCCESSFUL SERIES RETURN TO ANIMAL PLANET IN 2010
(Silver Spring, MD, March 5, 2010.) - MONSTERS INSIDE ME and THE HAUNTED return to Animal Planet this year to tell tales of deadly microscopic aliens and ghoulish hauntings wrecking havoc on people's lives and …
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February 26, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET ORDERS ALL NEW EPISODES OF POPULAR DOCU-SERIES PIT BOSS TO AIR THIS SUMMER
(Silver Spring, Md.) - This winter, Shorty Rossi took a bite out of time - his time, that is. For the past several years, he's been reshaping his life after serving a decade in …
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February 16, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET MEDIA NAMES ANDY WEISSBERG VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM PLANNING AND SCHEDULING
(New York, February 16, 2010) - Veteran television programmer Andy Weissberg has been named to the position of vice president of program planning and scheduling for Animal Planet. Based in New York and reporting to …
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February 12, 2010
ALIEN INVASION THREATENS AMERICA, AND FLORIDA IS THE FIRST TO FALL IN ANIMAL PLANET’S KILLER ALIENS
(Silver Spring, MD) - America is being invaded by KILLER ALIENS and Florida is ground zero. The Sunshine State is being overrun by lethal Burmese pythons, feral hogs, voracious Nile monitor lizards, and Gambian rats …
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February 9, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET GOES HOOK, LINE AND SINKER WITH MATT WATSON, “MADMAN OF THE SEA”
(New York, New York, February 9, 2010) - While most people's aspirations are grounded firmly on land, Matt Watson's dreams are purely of the sea. Since childhood, the water has been his true home. At …
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January 14, 2010
Primates and Big Cats and Snakes, Oh My...Animal Planet Explores Cautionary Tales of Love Doomed From the Start
(Pasadena, Calif., January 14, 2010) -- "I don't regret any of it," says Julie Burros, former owner of a fullgrown black leopard that nearly killed her. "The only thing I regret is that I lost …
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January 14, 2010
Fans Wait With Bait-Ed Breath…Animal Planet’s Best-Performing Series Ever Returns For More Freshwater Horror In “River Monsters”
(Pasadena, Calif., January 14, 2010) - Last April, extreme angler and biologist Jeremy Wade searched the world for legendary and flesh-eating freshwater fish with the debut of RIVER MONSTERS on Animal Planet, pulling in monster-sized …
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January 14, 2010
Animal Planet Rolls Out New Summer Series Last Chance Highway And Renewal Of Popular Hit Series Pit Bulls And Parolees
(PASADENA, Calif., January 14, 2010.) - There is a clock ticking for millions of animals across the country. Shelters are over-crowded, many pet owners don't spay or neuter their animals and there just aren't enough …
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January 13, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET BRINGS ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS’ CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED OSCAR CONTENDER THE COVE TO TELEVISION
(PASADENA, Calif., January 13, 2010.) - This summer, the acclaimed, Oscar contender documentary THE COVE will make its world free television debut on Animal Planet. The film - which makes an undercover, stealth investigation into …
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January 12, 2010
SNAKE EYES: ANIMAL PLANET’S DONALD SCHULTZ ROLLS THE DICE IN 10-DAY VEGAS EVENT WITH 100 DEADLY SNAKES
(New York, New York, January 12, 2010) -- Animal adventurer and venom expert Donald Schultz has traveled worldwide to collect venom and DNA from rare animals for his television series WILD RECON (Tuesdays at 9 …
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January 8, 2010
RUFF AND TUMBLE SHELTER PUPS RUSH THE FIELD FOR ANIMAL PLANET’S PUPPY BOWL VI
(Silver Spring, MD) - If your favorite team is on the bench instead of in the playoffs this year, it's time to forget that post season slump. Some very special rookies are ready to take …
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January 6, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET STATEMENT REGARDING SEA SHEPHERD AND WHALING SHIPS ENGAGEMENT AT SEA
(January 6, 2010) - On Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in the Southern Ocean, an ancillary vessel from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the Ady Gil, and the Japanese security ship, the Shonan Maru No. 2, …
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January 6, 2010
THE BRUTAL WORLD OF DOG FIGHTING IS UNCOVERED IN PREMIERE OF ANIMAL PLANET INVESTIGATES
(Silver Spring, MD, January 6, 2009)- Cruel and inhumane "sports" involving animals for human spectacle and entertainment have been part of underground culture for decades, but the Michael Vick case truly opened up America's eyes …
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January 5, 2010
PRIMATES AND BIG CATS AND SNAKES, OH MY… ANIMAL PLANET EXPLORES CAUTIONARY TALES OF LOVE DOOMED FROM THE START
"I don't regret any of it," says Julie Burros, former owner of a full-grown black leopard that nearly killed her. "The only thing I regret is that I lost my JoJo." Julie has loved …
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January 4, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET NAMES BIG CAT ADVOCATE SCOTT LOPE HERO OF THE YEAR 2009
(December 19, 2009, Silver Spring, Md.) - Animal Planet and the makers of Fresh Step® litter announce Scott Lope of Tampa, Fla. as Animal Planet's HERO OF THE YEAR in the fourth annual campaign recognizing …
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