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New shows, new faces
Anchor Austin Stevens.
THIS THURSDAY at 10 p.m, hook on to Animal Planet. A new programme would await your interest with a new face.
Named Seven Deadly Strikes, it would be hosted by Austin Stevens, a new anchor on the channel. Described by Aditya Tripathi, Director, Marketing, Discovery Communications, India, as "a true snake fanatic", Stephens would take the viewers on a ride to African jungle in a bid to offer hints to capture deadly snakes like Rinkhals, the Black Mamba and Puff Adder. Having caught and photographed snakes in Africa extensively, Stevens, Tripathi says, would give his take on many a gripping tale of adventure in the wild.
Offering more, he says, the 10 p.m. slot this Friday too would bring in a new anchor on the channel. The programme is Lyndal's Lifeline : Koala Crisis and the face is Australian filmmaker and naturalist Lyndal Davies. "We will show the host in her hometown Brisbane and its Koala hospital where about 15 people are admitted each day because of road accidents or dog attacks. The aim of the show will be to get them back to the wild," he says.
New anchors
In fact, Animal Planet is bringing in six new anchors this week including Stevens and Lyndal through its series New Face. Tripathi says the channel have picked these new names "because each of them is an animal expert in their own right." He says "they promise to be as entertaining as any well-known name on Animal Planet." Beginning last Monday with Mad Mike and Mark: Predator's Ball at 10 p.m, the channel aired Animal Precinct: Staten Island Dogs and Horse Neglect on August 24. Both Mike Penman and Mark Tennant being wildlife photographers and safari guides, Monday's programme shows both travelling to Africa's biggest smorgasbord, the stunning migration of the Serengeti where they are faced with a life-threatening situation. On the last Tuesday's programme, special investigator Annemarie Lucas with her partner , Special Agent Joann Sandano followed up on a report that a dog has been starved to death at a house on Staten Island, New York.
Snake Buster, aired last Wednesday, brought to Animal Planet another naturalist Bruce George in Australian forests. Tripathi says "the channel has given viewers several television personlities like Steve Irwin and Jesff Corwin. These anchors too would strike a chord with the viewers."
The ratings would follow soon.
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