BBC Earth (TV channel)

BBC Earth
	Logo used since September 2023
Country	United Kingdom
Broadcast area	Middle East and North Africa; Nordic countries; Latin America and Caribbean; Canada; Hungary; Poland; Australia; Romania; Laos; India (as Sony BBC Earth); South Korea; South Africa; New Zealand; Greece; Turkey; Asia-Pacific (now available Worldwide); Malaysia; Serbia; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Europe (now available Worldwide); Eurasia; South Asia; North America
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)	Various
Picture format	1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	BBC Studios
Sister channels	BBC Brit; BBC HD; BBC Entertainment; BBC Lifestyle; BBC First; BBC World News; CBeebies
History
Launched	1 February 2015 (Poland); 13 April 2015 (Nordic countries); 14 April 2015 (Romania, Turkey & Hungary); 1 September 2015 (Latin America & South Africa); 3 October 2015 (Asia); 28 December 2015 (Serbia); 1 January 2016 (Eastern Europe); 6 March 2017 (India, as Sony BBC Earth); 1 April 2017 (Philippines); 12 September 2017 (Laos); 1 October 2017 (Greece); 1 February 2018 (Croatia); 5 April 2018 (MENA); 22 October 2018 (New Zealand); 15 November 2018 (Czech Republic and Slovakia); 10 October 2019 (Australia); 15 September 2021 (Astro, Malaysia)
Replaced	BBC Knowledge; BBC HD (Latin America only); BBC Entertainment (Eastern Europe only); Discovery Science (Astro, Malaysia); National Geographic (Taiwan)
Closed	13 April 2017 (Latin America); 14 December 2021 (Latvia); 1 April 2022 (Brunei); 17 April 2023 (Nordic countries)
Replaced by	BBC Nordic
Links
Website	www.bbcearth.com
Availability
Terrestrial
DStv (South Africa only)	Channel 184
Foxtel (Australia)	Channel 290 ; Channel 134 (HD)
Fetch TV (Australia)	Channel 130

BBC Earth is a documentary subscription television channel featuring premium factual programming. The channel is wholly owned and operated by BBC Studios. Originally set to roll out internationally in 2014,^[1] it was later announced that it would launch in 2015,^[2] starting in Poland.^[3]

^ Cite error: The named reference Reveal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Julie Swanston sets out commissioning wish list for new BBC Worldwide Channels" (Press release). BBC Worldwide. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^ "BBC BRIT and BBC EARTH to make their global channel debut in Poland" (Press release). BBC Worldwide. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

[Reveal-1] Cite error: The named reference Reveal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] "Julie Swanston sets out commissioning wish list for new BBC Worldwide Channels" (Press release). BBC Worldwide. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

[Poland-3] "BBC BRIT and BBC EARTH to make their global channel debut in Poland" (Press release). BBC Worldwide. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.

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