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For the European channel, see Nat Geo Wild (European TV channel).
Nat Geo Wild
CountryHong Kong
India
Singapore
Australia
United Kingdom
United States
United Arab Emirates
HeadquartersWashington, District of Columbia
Programming
Language(s)English
Spanish
Arabic
Hindi
Bulgarian
Ownership
OwnerNational Geographic Partners, LLC

Nat Geo Wild (stylized as Nat Geo WILD or abbreviated as NGW) is an international pay TV network focused primarily on wildlife and natural history programming. It is a sister network to National Geographic Channel, and the latest channel to be jointly launched by the National Geographic Society and Fox Cable Networks.

The channel first launched in Hong Kong on January 1, 2006.[2] It later launched in the United Kingdom, Turkey, Ireland, Romania, India, 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 as well as Tagalog in The Philippines. It launched in Latin America on November 1, 2009 as a high definition channel. In 2010, it launched in the United States.

As of February 2015, approximately 57,891,000 American households (49.7% of households with television) receive Nat Geo Wild.[3]

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Nat Geo Wild

Availability

Nat Geo Wild HD logo

Africa

The channel launched in South Africa in mid-2009, and is available on the South African Satellite Network DSTV.[4]

Southeast Asia

In Singapore, the channel is carried on the StarHub TV subscription services. Astro carried the channel in Malaysia with four language audio tracks included. Some shows on Nat Geo Wild are aired in Filipino (Tagalog) in the Philippines, which also have multiple languages available. Selected shows also aired on Fox Filipino.

East Asia

In Hong Kong, the channel is carried on the Now TV subscription services. The channel launched in South Korea on April 16, 2009.

Middle East and North Africa

OSN and beIN carries the channel for Middle East and North African viewers. The channel launched in Israel on July 23, 2008.

Australia

The Asian version of the channel launched in Australia on November 15, 2009 on Austar and Foxtel.[5]

A high definition feed launched on Foxtel on November 1, 2010.[6] Although the HD feed was expected to launch on Austar in late 2010/early 2011, the channel did not launch until July 1, 2012, after Foxtel acquired Austar.[7]

On February 1, 2015, Nat Geo Wild launched on Australian IPTV service Fetch TV.[8][9]

Canada

Main article: Nat Geo Wild (Canada)

The Canadian version of Nat Geo Wild launched on May 7, 2012. Similar to National Geographic Channel, this channel is controlled by Shaw Media.[10]

India

The channel launched in India on July 31, 2009. It is available on all leading satellite and digital cable operators. In 2013, a Hindi audio feed of Nat Geo Wild was launched. As of 2014, Nat Geo Wild is available in more than 90% of Indian households. At present it's available in English, Telugu, Hindi & Tamil languages.

Europe

Main article: Nat Geo Wild (Europe)

The channel launched on March 1, 2007 in Europe,[11] and now reaches up to 10.5 million homes in the UK via subscription providers Sky and Virgin Media. In Ireland it has more than 500,000 viewers on its UPC Ireland service and Sky Digital.

Americas

The channel launched in the United States on March 29, 2010, replacing Fox Reality Channel.[12][13] Providers that carried it at launch included 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 either, 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. DirecTV added the HD feed on August 15, 2012.[14] The Latin American version of the channel launched on November 1, 2009 and it is broadcast in 1080i.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dstv.Com". Dstv.Com. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  2. ^ "National Geographic Channels International launches new channel - Nat Geo Wild" (Press release). National Geographic Channels (International). August 10, 2006. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  3. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  4. ^ "HOW TO GET THE CHANNEL - National Geographic Channel - Sub-Saharan Africa". Natgeotv.com. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
  5. ^ Knox, David (October 14, 2009). "Nat Geo gets Wild in November". TV Tonight. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  6. ^ Knox, David (November 1, 2010). "SPEED is on the air". TV Tonight. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  7. ^ Knox, David (May 24, 2012). "Foxtel completes Austar merger". TV Tonight. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  8. ^ Knox, David (December 9, 2014). "Fetch TV adds BBC First". TV Tonight. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  9. ^ Perry, Kevin (December 9, 2014). "Big Blow for Foxtel as they Lose Exclusive Rights for Premium Drama Channel BBC First". Nelbie. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  10. ^ (CRTC), Government of Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. "ARCHIVED - NatGeo Wild – Specialty Category B service". www.crtc.gc.ca.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "National Geographic Channel set to go wild" (Press release). National Geographic Channels (International). December 7, 2006. Archived from the original on May 23, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  12. ^ "Fox Reality Goes Wild as Nat Geo Spinoff". Reuters. 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  13. ^ "National Geographic Channel". www.natgeowild.com.
  14. ^ On August 15 four exciting channels will be available in eye-popping HD! DirecTV press release, August 15, 2012
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