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Nat Geo Wild
Nat Geo Wild logo.svg
Nat Geo Wild logo in the UK
Launched August 21, 2006 (Asia)[1]
March 1, 2007 (Europe, Israel, South Africa)[2]
September 9, 2008 (France)
October 14, 2007 (Italy)
July 31, 2009 (India)
July 2009 (Romania)
November 1, 2009 (Latin America)
November 15, 2009 (Australia)
March 29, 2010 (USA)
August 30, 2010 (Malaysia)
October 4, 2011 (Spain)
Owned by National Geographic Society
Fox Cable Networks
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
480i 16:9 letterbox format (US)
720p (HDTV US)
Slogan "Think again."
"Dare to Explore"
"Follow your instincts"
"Get Closer"
Country Worldwide
Language English
Broadcast area Asia
Australia
Europe
Latin America
United States
Headquarters Washington, District of Columbia
Replaced Adventure One (UK)
Fox Reality Channel (United States)
Sister channel(s) National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Music
Website http://www.natgeowild.com
Availability
Satellite
Digiturk Turkey Channel 85
Channel 385 (HD)
Sky Digital UK Channel 528
Channel 528 (HD Customers)
Sky Anytime
Digi TV Romania
DStv (South Africa) Channel 261
SKY Italia (Italy) Channel 409
Channel 409 (HD)
Orbit Showtime (Arab World)
DigitAlb (Albania) Channel 11
CanalSat (France) Channel 71
Indovision (Indonesia) Channel 204
Yes (Israel) Channel 36
Dish TV (India) Channel 471
Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) Channel 45
Foxtel (Australia) Channel 616 (SD/HD)
Channel 238 (SD)
Aora TV (Indonesia) Channel 201
TVB Pay Vision (Hong Kong) Channel 67
DirecTV (US) 283
1283 (VOD)
Dish Network (US) 190 (SD/HD)
Cyfrowy Polsat Poland Channel 89 (SD)
Channel 109 (HD)
Cyfra+ Poland Channel 73 (SD)
Channel 74 (HD)
n Poland Channel 73 (HD)
Neostrada TP z telewizją Poland Channel 78 (SD)
Channel 86 (HD)
Astro Malaysia Channel 550
DishHD Taiwan Channel 6192
Skylink SD, HD, channel nr. depends on the user
Skylife Korean Channel 84(HD)
Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) Channel 63
Cable
Virgin Media UK Channel 228
Verizon FiOS Channel 132 (SD)
Channel 632 (HD)
StarHub TV Singapore Channel 413 (SD)
Channel 459 (HD)
First Media Indonesia Channel 111 (SD)
Channel 361 (HD)
RCS&RDS Romania Channel 48
UPC Romania Channel 311 (digital with DVR)
Channel 51 (digital)
Viet Bao CATV Vietnam Channel 24
HOT Israel Channel 45
Cable TV Hong Kong Hong Kong Channel 50
Ziggo Netherlands Channel 205
UPC Netherlands Channel 316
Kbro Taiwan Channel 97
TOP UP TV Thailand Channel 7
Parasat Cable TV Philippines Channel 320
Foxtel Australia Channel 616 (SD/HD)
Channel 238 (SD)
Teledünya Turkey Channel 5 (HD)
MediaNet Maldives Channel 402
Channel 805 (HD)
Multimedia Polska Poland Channel 214
UPC Poland Channel 371
Channel 372 (HD)
Toya Poland Channel 321 (SD)
Channel 341 (HD)
IPTV
HKBN bbTV Hong Kong Channel 303
now TV Hong Kong Channel 216
TrueIPTV Thailand Channel 18
Meo Portugal Channel 124
Neostrada TP z telewizją Poland Channel 78
QOOK TV South Korea Channel 453
AT&T U-verse Channel 266
Internet television
Sky Go Watch live (UK & Ireland only)

Nat Geo Wild (stylized as Nat Geo WILD or abbreviated as NGW) is a cable/satellite TV channel focused on animal-related programs. It is a sister network to National Geographic Channel and it is the latest channel to be jointly launched by the National Geographic Society and Fox Cable Networks. It first launched in Hong Kong on January 1, 2006,[1] focusing primarily on wildlife and natural history programming. The channel later launched in the United Kingdom, Turkey, Ireland, Romania, Vietnam, and Poland replacing the now defunct Adventure One. The channel remains the world's first bilingual wildlife service, available in English and Cantonese in the Hong Kong market. The channel launched in Latin America on November 1, 2009 as a high definition channel.[3] In 2010, it launched in the United States.

Contents

[edit] Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Nat Geo Wild

[edit] Availability

Nat Geo Wild HD Logo

[edit] Europe

The channel launched on March 1, 2007 in the UK,[2] and now reaches up to 10.5 million homes via subscription providers Sky Digital and Virgin Media. In Ireland it has more than 500,000 viewers on its UPC Ireland service and Sky Digital.

[edit] Asia

In Asia, the channel is carried on the StarHub TV and Now TV subscription services. Showtime Arabia carries the channel for Middle Eastern viewers. The channel was launched in South Korea on April 16, 2009. The channel was launched in India on July 31, 2009. Currently its available on Videocon d2h and Sun Direct DTH using the Asian feed. The channel was also launched in israel in july 23, 2008.

In India, Hathway became the first cable provider to add Natgeo Wild HD to its HD channel bouquet in the first week of March 2012.

[edit] Latin America

The Latin American version of the channel launched on November 1, 2009.[3]

[edit] Australia

The Asian version of the channel launched into Australia on November 15, 2009 on Austar and Foxtel.[citation needed] The high definition version launched on Foxtel on November 1, 2010. It is expected to launch on Austar in late 2010/early 2011. [4]

[edit] United States

The channel launched in the United States on March 29, 2010, replacing Fox Reality Channel.[5][6] Providers that carried it at launch include Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Cox Communications, Verizon Fios and AT&T U-verse. Dish Network did not reach a carriage agreement at launch, but began to broadcast the channel on April 19, 2010. DirecTV didn't carry it at launch but added it on June 30, 2010. Dish Network, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Brighthouse Networks, Verizon FiOS, and AT&T U-verse carry the channel in 720p high definition.

[edit] Africa

The channel launched in South Africa in mid 2009, and is available on the South African Satellite Network DSTV.[7]

[edit] Future

According to a press release,[specify] NGCI expects to roll out the channel globally, with expansion to other areas in Europe, Latin America and Taiwan.[citation needed]

[edit] Competitors

Nat Geo Wild's largest competitor is Animal Planet, although Nat Geo Wild focuses more on wild and exotic animals, while Animal Planet focuses more on pets and domesticated animals.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "National Geographic Channels International launches new channel - Nat Geo Wild" (Press release). National Geographic Channels (International). August 10, 2006. http://ngcipressroom.com/press-release/555. Retrieved February 8, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "National Geographic Channel set to go wild" (Press release). National Geographic Channels (International). December 7, 2006. Archived from the original on May 23, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080523232826/http://www.ngcipressroom.com/releases.aspx?id=226. Retrieved February 8, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b http://alejobbc.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/new-channel-nat-geo-wild-se-estrena-en-america-latina/
  4. ^ "SPEED is on the air". 'David Knox'. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/11/speed-is-on-the-air.html. Retrieved 2010-11-02. 
  5. ^ "Fox Reality Goes Wild as Nat Geo Spinoff". Reuters. 2009-10-16. http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRE59D4AK20091016. Retrieved 2009-10-16. 
  6. ^ Nat Geo Wild official website
  7. ^ http://natgeotv.com/za/how-to-get-a-channel

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