Susanna Dinnage is putting her mark on Animal Planet, with a new look for the channel and a lineup of global shows. The refreshed Animal Planet will go out of the gate with a series featuring the family of the late Steve Irwin, the Australian conservationist who had deep links with the Discovery-owned wildlife and natural history channel.
Dinnage was upped from running Discovery in the U.K. and named Animal Planet’s first-ever global boss last November in a reorganization that saw Patrice Andrews exit. Based in London, Dinnage now runs the brand worldwide, including in the U.S., and has set about giving it a new look and feel that she said is about letting a family audience get close to wildlife.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity to set the global blueprint for our brand,” Dinnage told Variety. “Converting this incredible brand that is distributed globally into an...
Dinnage was upped from running Discovery in the U.K. and named Animal Planet’s first-ever global boss last November in a reorganization that saw Patrice Andrews exit. Based in London, Dinnage now runs the brand worldwide, including in the U.S., and has set about giving it a new look and feel that she said is about letting a family audience get close to wildlife.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity to set the global blueprint for our brand,” Dinnage told Variety. “Converting this incredible brand that is distributed globally into an...
- 10/16/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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