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EXCLUSIVE: New Zealand TV personality Craig Busch AKA The Lion Man is attempting to return to TV screens after more than five years with a duo of formats. The Lion Man Adventures and The Lion Man’s Wildlife Kitchen will film in 2022 and 2023 in Busch’s new South African park, as he assembles an ensemble of co-stars…

Discovery, along with its affiliate and distribution partners, is offering free familly-friendly streaming content across its portfolio amid the coronavirus crisis. “The Family Favorites initiative is designed to entertain, inspire and educate families as they are spending more time together at home,” Discovery said…

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery Channel has promoted company veteran Josh Kovolenko to SVP Marketing for Discovery, Animal Planet and Science Channel. In his new role, Kovolenko — who had been SVP Marketing Strategy and Operations since 2017 — will oversee all marketing efforts adding to his responsibility the creative…

EXCLUSIVE: Veteran television executive Amy Introcaso-Davis joined Animal Planet as its new EVP, Development and Production. In her new role, Introcaso-Davis will oversee all aspects of Animal Planet's development and programming, including strategy across all formats and work closely with the creative community to…

EXCLUSIVE: Susanna Dinnage, Global President of Animal Planet, is to leave Discovery. Deadline understands the Brit, who has been with the factual giant for over ten years, is leaving as part of a restructure that will see Animal Planet brought under Nancy Daniels' purview. Dinnage took charge of the animal-focused…

EXCLUSIVE: Animal Planet has acquired worldwide television rights to  Participant and Terra Mater Factual Studios' documentary film Watson. The film chronicles Sea Shepherd founder Captain Paul Watson, who has spent his life sailing the globe to keep the oceans and their inhabitants safe.   The film had its world…

EXCLUSIVE: Animal Planet wants you — to adopt a new pet. The cable network will premiere Give a Dog a Home Live! today, and its Puppy Bowl referee Dan Schachner has a new offseason gig as host of the show. Billed as cable’s first live weekly animal-adoption series, it will air live from noon-1 p.m. Tuesdays and…

Animal Planet has ended the 15-year run of Tanked, but claims the ending came naturally and is not related to a recent domestic disturbance involving a host. "After 15 fantastic seasons, the series came to a natural end late last year," confirmed Paul Schur, the VP communications/media relations at Animal…

“You are ridiculously handsome. Were you forced into this career because modeling said ‘No! We just can’t handle it?'” Animal Planet’s hunky Evan Goes Wild host, Dr. Evan Antin, got asked on stage at TCA. Antin – named Sexiest Veterinarian Alive by People magazine – dodged the modeling issue, and said animals have…

Neal James, the bushy bearded “Banjo Man” from the Animal Planet series The Call of the Wildman, has died. He was 55 and had been battling cardiac issues, according to the Washington County Coroner’s Office in his home state of Kentucky. The coroner said James died Feb. 1 at approximately 1 a.m. at his home in…

Animal Planet's Global President Susanna Dinnage is set to stay at Discovery after deciding not to take up the position of CEO of the English Premier League. Dinnage has reportedly changed her mind as to take up the role, which she secured in November, and stay at the international factual giant. It's not clear…

Animal Planet Global president Susanna Dinnage has been appointed CEO of English soccer's Premier League. Dinnage, who has been at Discovery since 2009, will start at the sports organization in early 2019. She becomes the first woman to hold the role and replaces executive chairman Richard Scudamore, who will…