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BBC Earth debuts with three month freeview

TORONTO – BBC Earth arrived in Canada Tuesday, available nationally via a three-month free preview.The commercial-free channel, a rebrand of Blue Ant Media’s radX, offers BBC’s natural world programming.  Click here for BBC Earth’s trailer.The launch will be followed by the premiere of Planet Earth II on February 18 at 9:00 PM ET/PT, simulcast with BBC America in the U.S.  Other notable upcoming premieres on BBC Earth include The Hunt and Forces of Nature.In Canada, BBC Earth is a partnership between Blue Ant Media and BBC Worldwide North America, the commercial arm of BBC.http://bbcearth.ca