Animal Planet Asia celebrates launch

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BBC and Discovery Communications' Singapore-based joint-venture channel Animal Planet Asia, was introduced with distribution in some 400,000 homes across Asia. The service went on air through carriage agreements with Sky Cable in the Philippines, Americable in Japan, UBC in Thailand and Hitron Cable in Papua New Guinea. Animal Planet Asia programming includes classic animal dramas and milestone wildlife series compliments of the BBC natural history unit. Plans are underway to broadcast customized services in Asian languages for Animal Planet Asia, which is currently aired in English.

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Joint-venture channel with BBC, Animal Planet Asia, was launched with distribution in some 400,000 homes

Cable Television Systems, Services development, Radio & TV Broadcasting, Parent-to-subsidiary activities, British Broadcasting Corp., Cable television broadcasting industry, Cable television

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Asia adds to animal planet

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Discovery Communications and BBC Worldwide are scheduled to start operations of the Animal Planet network in Asia on June 26, 1998. The new network, which is a 50-50 joint venture between Discovery and BBC, marks the first channel to be launched after BBC and Discovery approved of their global joint venture partnership in March 1998. BBC and Discovery are confident that the Animal Planet, which focuses purely on animal programming, will also achieve rapid growth in Asia. The new network will join the two existing BBC/Discovery services in Asia.

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Together w/ Discover Communications, is scheduled to start operations of the Animal Planet network in Asia on June 26, 1998

Services introduction, Cable TV Networks, Cable networks (Television), BBC Worldwide Ltd.

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Learned friends

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Skillset, the broadcast film and video industry training organisation, will be two years old in February 1995. The organisation needs more funding from the industry to be fully effective. Its aims are to research employment patterns, establish standards in skills training, and convince employers that training is a worthwhile investment.

Broadcasting ex Cable, Practice, Training, Skillset

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