Discovery, BBC partner Again for ‘Frozen Planet’

Discovery Channel and BBC are partnering once again to co-produce the eight-part documentary Frozen Planet. The documentary will be shot entirely in high-definition and set to be aired in 2010. The project will explore eco systems and animals of the Arctic and Antarctic.The Arctic and Antarctic remain the greatest wilderness on Earth, according to Discovery, and much of these regions and animal behaviors have never been filmed before. Discovery Channel is partnering with the BBC for the natural history series ‘Planet Earth’, which won four Emmys.
“Core to Discovery Channel’s mission is to educate viewers about the world around us and show them things that have never been seen before through new technologies,” said John Ford, president and general manager of Discovery Channel, in a statement announcing the miniseries.