‘The Cove’ gets TV debut on Animal Planet

The Cove is set to make its free television debut on Animal Planet after it airs on the pay TV Epix multiplatform network operated by Lionsgate, Viacom and MGM. The acclaimed documentary, directed by Louie Psihoyos, puts an Ocean's 11 caper spin on a horrifying practice carried out on dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Animal Planet will air the film in summer 2010.

January 14, 2010

The Cove is set to make its free television debut on Animal Planet after it airs on the pay TV Epix multiplatform network operated by Lionsgate, Viacom and MGM. The acclaimed documentary, directed by Louie Psihoyos, puts an Ocean’s 11 caper spin on a horrifying practice carried out on dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Animal Planet will air the film in summer 2010.

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Barry Walsh is editor and content director for realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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