Animaux is a French
television channel themed about animals.
History
Created in April 1996, AB Animaux was a channel which showed animal documentaries. In 1999, it was renamed as Animaux.
After rumours of the sale of the channel by
AB Groupe at the start of 2006, the channel eventually ended up being exclusively shown on
CanalSat.
Owners
President: Jean-Michel Fava
Programme director: Richard Maroko
Marketing & Business Development director:
Gregg Bywalski
Budget
Animaux is run by
AB Sat
AB Sat is a package of digital terrestrial television channels (encrypted with Viaccess and Mediaguard) offered by the satellite companies Hot Bird and Astra and marketed in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. The channels are all (or partl ...
SA with a budget of €24 million, 100% provided by
AB Groupe.
Programmes
The channel specialises in the environment, and principally shows animal documentaries. It has also introduced regular reports on the protection of
flora and
fauna.
Allain Bougrain-Dubourg
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Surname
*Alexander Allain (1920–1994), American lawyer and library advocate
*Keith Allain (born 1958), American ice hockey player and coach
*Marcel Allain (1885– ...
joined the channel as a director in 2005.
Programmes
*''Territoires Sauvages'' : Discovery of inexpored territories and the animals who live there (Tuesday 17:55)
*''Des Animaux et des Hommes'' : Stories about the relationship between man and animal (Saturday 18:25) *''Totalement Fauve'' : Big game, such as lion, puma, tiger and leopard, (Thursday 17:55).
*''A Vol d'Oiseau'' : Programme based on ornithology (Friday 17:55).
*''Animaux en Danger'' : Programme which deals with saving the planet, (Sunday 19:00).
*''Histoires d'eaux'' : The story of animal life in fresh and salt water (Wednesday 17:55).
Broadcast
Animaux was originally only shown via
AB Sat
AB Sat is a package of digital terrestrial television channels (encrypted with Viaccess and Mediaguard) offered by the satellite companies Hot Bird and Astra and marketed in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. The channels are all (or partl ...
, but is now available on a contract on French, Monacan, Belgian and Swiss
cable and via the
Canalsat or Bis TV packages available to customers on
IPTV platforms.
See also
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Toute l'Histoire
Toute l'Histoire is a French television channel based on historical documentaries.
History
La Chaîne Histoire was created in April 1996, as part of the launch of the AB Sat satellite package. It started as the French version of The History Ch ...
*
Science et Vie TV
Science et Vie TV is a French thematic television channel dedicated to the scientific world.
History
Science et Vie TV was launched on 30 March 2015 at 8:45 pm after an association between Mondadori France and AB Groupe, enabling the scientific ...
*
Trek
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Chasse et Pêche
Chasse et Pêche is a French television channel dedicated to hunting and fishing.
History of the channel
Created in April 1996 for the AB Sat package, Chasse et Pêche is a channel dedicated to hunting and fishing for sport, and those who enjoy ...
References
External links
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Programmes on Animaux
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Television channels and stations established in 1996
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