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Blue Ant partners on Canadian BBC Earth channel

Media | 12/06/2016 5:47 pm EST

Blue Ant Media Inc. and BBC will launch the BBC Earth channel in Canada in January, the companies said in a Tuesday press release. The channel, scheduled to begin broadcasting on Jan. 24, will be commercial-free and “will give Canadians exclusive access to BBC Earth’s slate of high-profile programming including Planet Earth II and The Hunt,” the release said. It will replace Blue Ant’s existing radX channel, it added. “We know that the BBC brand and content resonate with Canadians, so we’re looking...