The channel launched on January 24, 2017 and on February 18, 2017 will host the Canadian premiere of Planet Earth II, on the same date as the United States, where it will air on BBC America. BBC Earth replaced Blue Ant Media's radX. Due to foreign ownership restrictions by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the channel is fully owned by Blue Ant Media, with the BBC Earth brand and programming licensed from BBC Worldwide.[16][17][18]