National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel and also abbreviated commercially and trademark as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV ) is a digital cable and satellite television network owned by National Geographic Partners, majority owned by 21st Century Fox with the rest owned by the National Geographic Society.
The main channel airs a non-fiction television program produced by National Geographic and other production companies. Like the History and Discovery Channel, this channel features documentary films with factual content that involve nature, science, culture and history, plus some pseudo-scientific entertainment and programming realities. The major sister networks around the world, including the United States, are Nat Geo Wild, which focuses on animal-related programming, including the popular Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan .
In February 2015, National Geographic was available for approximately 86,144,000 pay-TV households (74% of households with television) in the United States.
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In September 1997, the first National Geographic Channel was launched in the UK, Europe and Australia. In July 1998, National Geographic Channel Asia launched in partnership and distribution with STAR TV (before replacing NBC Asia Channel; the same thing happened after the death of NBC Europe in 1998). Currently, this channel is available in over 143 countries, visible in over 160 million homes and in 25 languages.
Being the first country in Latin America to receive channels, the broadcast from Brazil began to replace the channel of the independent Superstation channel on November 1, 2000 released by FOX Latin America Channel. According to people connected to the channel, it was first launched in the country due to the successful sale of National Geographic magazine.
In the United States, the National Geographic Channel, launched on 12 January 2001, is a joint venture of National Geographic Television & amp; Film Cable Network and Fox. National Geographic provides programming expertise and Fox Networks Group provides its expertise in distribution, marketing, and advertising sales. In the same year, the Latin American version of the channel was released.
In Canada, National Geographic channel (Canada) is owned by Corus Entertainment and National Geographic Channel US, while the European version is operated in partnership with Fox's sister company Sky plc, partly sold to Fox in 2007. This includes English for English, Icelandic and the Republic of Ireland, conducted on Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk TV in the UK, Sky, Virgin Media, Magnet Networks, SCTV in the Republic of Ireland and Skjarin in Iceland.
In Australia, National Geographic Channel is done by Foxtel, Optus, Austar, Neighborhood Cable, TransTV, and SelecTV. The Australian version includes Australian promoters of promotional materials and introduces specific programs, series and specials. In New Zealand, National Geographic Channel is broadcast on SKY Network Television and TelstraClear InHomeTV.
In South Africa, this channel is broadcast by Digital Satellite Television (also known as DStv) multi-channel MultiChoice digital satellite television service in Africa. In the Middle East, the Arabic version is broadcast free to air in Nilesat as National Geographic Abu Dhabi. It is owned by the National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels and Abu Dhabi Media Company. In India, the channel was launched on July 1, 1998, in a joint venture with STAR TV.
The 90s: The Last Great Decade, a documentary series narrated by Rob Lowe, attracts 1.10 million viewers, and is the second highest July view in National Geographic Channel's history. <2000> The 2000s: A New Reality , also narrated by Lowe, aired on July 12, 2015.
On November 14, 2016, National Geographic Channel changed its name to National Geographic, dropping "Channels" from its name.
On December 14, 2017, in a historic deal worth over $ 52 billion, The Walt Disney Company announced it would buy a 21st Century Fox majority. Disney will take over control of Fox shares in a National Geographic partnership.
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TV shows
National Geographic Channel TV shows, in alphabetical order:
Theme of fanatical music
Music echoes the signature theme of the National Geographic Channel, which was played at the beginning of many channel television programs, created by Elmer Bernstein. Originally written in 1964 for the Society's special television show, which aired on CBS, ABC, PBS and NBC from 1964 to early 2000s.
Other National Geographic Channels
Nat Geo Music
Nat Geo Music is designed to offer alternative music video channels for independent local and international independent labels with a focus on lyrics and cultural rhythms. It became available in Italy on October 15, 2007, and then broadcast to the world.
Nat Geo Junior
Nat Geo Junior is available in Belgium, India, and Holland and is specially formatted for children. Nat Geo Junior is also featured as a programming block on National Geographic Channel in Asia.
HD National Geographic Channel
The United States 720p high definition simulcast from National Geographic Channel was launched in January 2006. It is available on all major cable and satellite providers.
In Canada, the Canadian version of NGC HD was launched on December 19, 2006. It is nationally available through the country's two satellite services, Shaw Direct on channel 276, Bell TV on channel 828, Videotron on channel 754, as well as various digital cabling systems.
In Australia, this channel has been available on Foxtel HD service since July 1, 2008.
In Asia Pacific, this channel is the first channel to support 1080i HD and 5.1-channel surround sound. The channel is commercially available in Singapore through the StarHub 457 TV channel on January 18, 2007, followed by Vietnam through Vietnam Multimedia Corporation (VTC). It is also available exclusively on TV channels now 218 on December 19, 2007 in Hong Kong. Two years later, it became available as part of an early bouquet of HD channels at Astro B.yond in Malaysia. In India, this channel has been available since February 2010. This is done on Videocon d2h, Dish TV, Airtel Digital TV, Reliance Digital TV, Sun Direct HD, Hathway HD and TataSky HD featuring multilingual support (English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Bengali), 1080i (full HD) and 5.1 surround sound.
In Albania, this channel has been available since 2007 on the Digitalb platform, which is the largest HD channel broadcaster in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, with 14 HD channels.
In Malaysia, this channel is available on Astro (Malaysia satellite television).
In Sri Lanka, this channel is available in TV Dialogue.
In Poland, the channel is available from mid-2007 on the Cyfra Plus platform with a Polish and English soundtrack.
In Israel, this channel is available since late 2007 on HOT (cable) and yes (satellite).
In Slovakia, this channel is available from 2008 in UPC Digital digital TV products.
In Czech Republic, this channel is available since the spring of 2008 on digital cable from UPC Digital, channel 54. The Czech and Slovak Slovak NGC feeds are transmitted directly from UK (Sky HD) and come with only English audio tracks (DD/AC3). This was then changed and these countries now have European feed, which is expected to be localized in Czech in the fall of 2011. Since July 20, 2011, the channel is also available in both countries in Skylink.
In Turkey, the channel is available from 2008 on Digiturk's digital television providers.
In Romania, the channel is available from February 1, 2010 on the digital cable (DVB-C) from Romania UPC and since June 1, 2010 from RCS-RDS.
In Latin America, this channel began broadcasting from Miami on November 1, 2001. It is divided into six feeds (Mexico, Colombia, Argentina/Rioplatense, Pan-American, Brazil, and HD Pan-American). The National Geographic Channel 1080i simulcast is being broadcast along with Fox HD channels from December 1, 2008 through June 2014, when the four-hour Fox programming block is taken for independent channels, leaving NatGeo HD with its own feed.
In Greece, this channel has been available since December 22, 2010 in NOVA Greece. Since May 8, 2014, this channel has been available for the second digital platform, OTE TV in Greece.
In Latvia, this channel has been available since October 1, 2011. It can be seen on Lattelecom and many cable networks.
In Iran, this channel has been available since October 15, 2011. It can be seen in W3A - 10721h - Vertical - FEC 2/4.
In Indonesia, this channel is available in Skynindo, Indovision, and First Media.
In the Philippines, National Geographic Channel HD can be viewed on Cignal TV and other cable providers.
In the Middle East and North Africa, National Geographic Abu Dhabi HD has been available since March 1, 2015 and can be seen in the free air at Nilesat.
Nat Geo People
Nat Geo People, formerly known as National Geographic Adventure and Adventure One (A1), commonly known as Nat Geo Adventure, is a subscription TV channel part of National Geographic Channels International and 21st Century Fox. It is aimed at younger audiences, providing programs based around outdoor adventures, trips and stories involving people having fun while exploring the world.
Nat Geo Wild
Nat Geo Wild (styled as Nat Geo WILD or abbreviated as NGW) is a cable/satellite TV channel that focuses on animal-related programs. This is a sister network to the National Geographic Channel and is the latest channel to be jointly launched by the National Geographic Society and Fox Cable Networks. It was first launched in Hong Kong on January 1, 2006, with a major focus on programming wildlife history. Channels that were later launched in Britain, Turkey, Ireland, Romania, India, Vietnam and Poland replaced the now defunct Adventure One. This channel remains the world's first bilingual wildlife service, available in English and Cantonese in Hong Kong and Tagalog markets in the Philippines. This channel was launched in Latin America on November 1, 2009 as a high definition channel. In 2010, it was launched in the United States.
Nat Geo Mundo
Nat Geo Mundo is broadcast in American Spanish, and launched in 2011. It shares the programming with the Nat Geo channel available in Latin American countries.
Nat Geo Kids
Nat Geo Kids is a cable TV channel that broadcasts for children and was launched in Latin America on July 1, 2017 and in Brazil on October 3, 2017.
In press
In 2013, the network started showing reality show Are You More Sharp From Boy Scouts? . The National Geographic Channel was criticized for their relationship with the Boy Scouts of America, an organization that, until a May vote that annulled its ban, banned open gay members.
Archaeologists have protested that National Geographic shows like Diggers and Nazi War Diggers promote the looting and destruction of archaeological sites by promoting metal works that detect souvenir hunters and billable dealers. In 2013, the National Geographic Channel triggered a storm of controversy with its reality show Digger . The professional archaeologist of the Society for Historical Archeology, the largest scientific group concerned with modern-day archeology (A.D. 1400-present), has unanimously criticized the network for promoting the theft of cultural material on public and private lands. The Nazi War Diggers show is accused of showing unscientific and disrespectful human handling. Promotional quotes from a merchant of military relics, "I feel that by selling Nazi related items and for a lot of money, I preserve things the museum does not want to handle," was removed from the channel website in March 2014. National Geographic expressed regret over how the series was presented by its own website but stated that many allegations against the series were based on false information. The program was later withdrawn from the schedule while National Geographic reviewed the allegations against the series. The show was repackaged, amid controversy, as Battlefield Recovery for air during 2016 on Channel 5 in the UK.
See also
- List of documentary channels
- List of programs broadcast by National Geographic Channel
- National Geographic Abu Dhabi
- National Geographic Channel (Asia)
- National Geographic (Australia and New Zealand)
- National Geographic (Canadian TV channel)
- National Geographic Channel (France)
- National Geographic Channel (Germany)
- National Geographic Channel (Greece)
- National Geographic Channel (India)
- National Geographic Channel (Netherlands)
- National Geographic Channel (South Korea)
- National Geographic Channel (English and Irish)
- National Geographic Farsi
- Nat Geo People
References
External links
- National Geographic Channel.
- National Geographic Channel UK
- National Geographic Channel
- National Geographic Channel India
- National Geographic Channel Australia
- Netherlands National Geographic Channel
- National Geographic Channel Iran (in Persian)
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