TORONTO – BBC Worldwide North America and Blue Ant Media announced early Tuesday that they have entered into an agreement to launch BBC Earth in Canada. Scheduled to debut on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, the commercial-free channel will give Canadians exclusive access to BBC Earth’s slate of high-profile programming including Planet Earth II and The Hunt, reads the press release.
BBC Earth “brings viewers face to face with heart-pounding action, mind-blowing ideas and the wonder of being human,” say the companies.
“We’ve found a kindred spirit in Blue Ant Media – they are the perfect partner for our premiere BBC Earth channel, which will showcase a stellar collection of the BBC’s unparalleled natural world programming,” said Ann Sarnoff, president BBC Worldwide North America in the release. “We know that the BBC brand and content resonate with Canadians, so we’re looking forward to BBC Earth becoming an important part of the television landscape in Canada.”
“BBC Earth and its iconic, world-class programming are a perfect complement to Blue Ant Media’s suite of premium factual channels,” added Raja Khanna, CEO, television & digital, Blue Ant.
The premiere of Planet Earth II will be broadcast on BBC Earth in Canada on Saturday, January 28, day-and-date with the U.S. premiere, which will air on BBC America. Blue Ant Media will release further programming information and scheduling details for the channel in early January.
BBC Earth will be broadcast in Canada in HD and will replace Blue Ant Media’s existing radX channel.
