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Susanna Dinnage is putting her mark on Animal Planet, with a new look for the channel and a lineup of global shows. The refreshed Animal Planet will go out of the gate with a series featuring the family of the late Steve Irwin, the Australian conservationist who had deep links with the Discovery-owned wildlife and natural history channel.

Dinnage was upped from running Discovery in the U.K. and named Animal Planet’s first-ever global boss last November in a reorganization that saw Patrice Andrews exit. Based in London, Dinnage now runs the brand worldwide, including in the U.S., and has set about giving it a new look and feel that she said is about letting a family audience get close to wildlife.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity to set the global blueprint for our brand,” Dinnage told Variety. “Converting this incredible brand that is distributed globally into an...

In September's Vanity Fair Magazine's feature, 'My Stuff,' Michael Kors, superstar fashion designerentrepeneur and astute former 'Project Runway' judge, tells Vf's readers that his favorite movie is 'All About Eve' his favorite gadget is his Black Mercedes S550 his stationary is Cartier, his three muses are Jackie Kennedy, Lauren Hutton and Ali McGraw and one of his 'Top three DVR shows' is Theater Talk along with Mad Men and Big Cat Diary.

BBC presenter Simon King has captured a potential burglar on camera.

Springwatch star Simon King's camera recorded images of a man climbing over a fence and running across a garden.

Police now want to speak to the man in question in connection with a nearby burglary.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said that the footage was recorded at around 3.45am on January 12 at a home in Herne Hill, south London.

King recorded the footage using his 'fox camera', which streams live on his personal website.

The wildlife expert said: "I understand that a neighbour of our urban fox family residence was burgled and our cameras captured the possible suspect.

"Anyone can view our network of webcams live through our website and they will often see animals doing the strangest of things - but this is taking it one stage further.

"I hope the police are able to make use of...

Disneynature documentary African Cats hits cinemas this week, and to get you in the mood we’ve got an exclusive clip for your perusal. The film tells the story of a bunch of big cats in the African Savannah, and features lions and leopards galore. It’s directed by Keith Scholey (Big Cat Diary) and Alastair Fothergill (Earth, Deep Blue), and on camera duties they have veterans of National Geographic and BBC shows. And to top it all off, it’s narrated by Patrick Stewart’s majestic tones. What more could you...

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