CTV Wild Channel
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | National |
| Headquarters | 9 Channel Nine Court, Scarborough, Ontario |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (2011–present) 480i (SDTV) (2001–present) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Animal Planet Canada Inc. CTV Specialty Television (80%) AP Ventures Company (20% - BBC Studios/Warner Bros. Discovery) |
| Sister channels | CTV CTV 2 CTV Comedy Channel CTV Drama Channel CTV Life Channel CTV Nature Channel CTV News Channel CTV Sci-Fi Channel CTV Speed Channel Oxygen USA Network |
| History | |
| Launched | September 7, 2001 |
| Former names | Animal Planet (2001–2024) |
| Links | |
| Website | CTV Wild |
CTV Wild Channel is a Canadian English language discretionary specialty channel majority-owned by Bell Media. The channel primarily broadcasts factual series and documentaries relating to animals.
The network was originally established in 2001 as a Canadian version of the U.S. cable network Animal Planet, expanding upon CTV's existing relationship with Discovery Communications for Discovery Channel. Today CTV Wild Channel is owned by the Animal Planet Canada Company, which is a consortium consisting of CTV Speciality Television Inc. which owns 80% of the company (CTV Speciality Television Inc. is a division of Bell Media who owns 70% and ESPN owning 30%; stemming from its ownership of TSN, although it is not believed to be involved in the channel's operations), with a further 20% stake held by Canadian AP Ventures Company (a joint venture between Warner Bros. Discovery and BBC Worldwide, stemming from the American version of Animal Planet originally having BBC Worldwide as an investor).
In January 2025, the channel was rebranded as CTV Wild Channel, due to Bell losing its rights to Warner Bros. Discovery factual brands and related programming to Rogers Sports & Media. Rogers does not plan to launch a new linear channel for Animal Planet, with its programming to instead be distributed via digital platforms.