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…

Animal Planet is leaping ahead with a rebrand. The Discovery-owned cable net revealed a new logo and look today that will be phased in starting in late October in the U.S. and UK, followed by more than 200 other countries and territories. The image of a blue elephant leaping across the channel’s name will debut with…

Year 14 of Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl arrived with a tweaked format and fetched record demo ratings. The Discovery-owned cable net said today that Puppy Bowl XIV collared a 1.46 rating among adults 25-54 from 3-5 PM ET Sunday, topping previous record set in 2010 by 17%. The canine counterprograming to Super Bowl LII…

Animal Planet has become the first Discovery-owned channel to be managed globally with Discovery UK boss Susanna Dinnage handed control of the network. Dinnage, who is currently President of Discovery UK and Ireland as well as Chief Content Officer for Discovery Networks International, has been appointed Global…

The Irwin family — Terri, Bindi and Robert — is back in business with Discovery Communications. President and CEO David Zaslav said at Mipcom today that the family will return to Animal Planet which will work with the Irwins to develop and produce new projects that will air across the network's platforms. The Irwin…

Animal Planet has announced that they will premiere Puppy Bowl Presents: The Dog Bowl, a new canine-driven football competition created for adult dogs living in rescues and shelters who are frequently looked over for younger puppies. The Dog Bowl will be paired with the ever-popular Puppy Bowl and air during the Road t…

Discovery said today that it has promoted Josh Kovolenko to SVP Marketing Strategy and Operations for Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Science Channel. Relocating from Silver Spring, MD, to Los Angeles for his new role, Kovolenko will oversee the marketing strategy and partnership group, the marketing production…

Donna D’Alessandro has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Programming for Discovery Channel and Animal Planet from her previous VP position. In her new role, D’Alessandro will oversee day to day program strategy for both networks, coordinating across all departments to create and conceptualize series, specials…