BBC Earth is a brand used by

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since 2009 to market and distribute the

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's natural history content to countries other than the United Kingdom. BBC Studios is the commercial arm of the public service broadcaster. BBC Earth commercially represents the BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the largest wildlife documentary production house in the world, and the BBC Studios Science Unit. It is part of British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC Earth is responsible for the worldwide marketing and distribution of titles such as ''

Planet Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all of Earth's water is ...

'', '' Frozen Planet'', ''

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'', '' The Blue Planet'', and '' Planet Earth II''. It has generated sales to over 180 countries. The BBC Earth brand is used across a range of media platforms, including concert-style documentary viewings with a live orchestra and interactive experiences at museums and theme parks. Its website was relaunched in 2010 incorporating a new consumer-facing site "Life Is" which features a bi-monthly magazine style update and a blog. The brand is also used for new releases of BBC natural history titles on DVD and

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BBC Earth Films

In 2010, the brand launched BBC Earth Films, the theatrical arm of BBC Earth. Three new productions were announced at the launch: '' One Life'' (2011), '' Walking with Dinosaurs 3D'' (2013) and ''Enchanted Kingdom 3D '' (2014). In September 2012, BBC Earth Films announced a further three projects, a trio of 3D documentaries produced in collaboration with Giant Screen Films. ''Amazing Bugs! 3D'', ''Africa: The Wildest Place on Earth 3D'' and ''Sharks! Rulers of the Seas 3D'' will be developed for theatres, museums and visitor attractions. In 2014, ''Walking with Dinosaurs 3D'' was rereleased under the title ''Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D''.

Orbi

In 2013, BBC Earth and

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opened a theme park called Orbi in Yokohama, Japan. The park contains 12 attractions and a 23.4 degree theatre.

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Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...

2009 establishments in the United Kingdom