National Geographic Wild (European TV channel)
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Broadcast area | Europe |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | National Geographic Society The Walt Disney Company |
Sister channels | National Geographic 24Kitchen Fox Life Fox Netherlands ESPN BabyTV |
History | |
Launched | 1 March 2007 July 1, 2009 (Romania) |
Replaced | Adventure One (1999–2007) |
Closed | October 1, 2022 November 25, 2022 (Ukraine) | (Italy and Russia & Belarus)
Former names | Nat Geo Wild (2007–2019) |
Links | |
Website | See listing below |
National Geographic Wild is a Pan-European pay television channel that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society. It features documentaries about nature, wildlife, natural phenomenon, and earth. The channel replaced Adventure One in Europe on 1 March 2007.[1]
History
The channel was launched as Nat Geo Wild on 1 March 2007, replacing Adventure One. The Romanian version of the channel was launched on July 1, 2009 and on 30th September 2019, it launched its HD feed. The channel launched its own high-definition feed in the UK and Ireland on 1 April 2009.[2]
In the Netherlands, the HD feed was launched on 14 October 2010 through Caiway,[3] later followed by KPN (8 February 2011),[4] Glashart Media (14 April 2011),[5] Ziggo (1 September 2011)[6] and UPC Netherlands (1 October 2013).[7]
Nat Geo Wild was rebranded as National Geographic Wild on 1 February 2019.[8]
On 20 March 2019, The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox, including Fox Networks Group.[9]
Programming
See also
References
- ^ Robert Briel (20 February 2007). "Nat Geo goes Wild". BroadbandTVNews.com.
- ^ Julian Clover (25 March 2009). "Nat Geo goes Wild in HD". Broadband TV News.
- ^ "Uitbreiding aantal HD-zenders Caiway" (in Dutch). Digitale Kabeltelevisie. 9 October 2010.
- ^ "Nat Geo Wild in HD TV pakket van KPN" (in Dutch). HDTV Nieuws. 8 February 2011.
- ^ Robert Briel (14 April 2011). "Glashart voegt StarTV en NatGeo HD toe" (in Dutch). Broadband TV Nieuws.
- ^ "Ziggo komt per 1 september met meer HD zenders" (in Dutch). HDTV Nieuws. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Jarco Kriek (25 September 2013). "UPC biedt grootste HD-aanbod in Nederland" (in Dutch). Totaal TV.
- ^ Timo Niemeier (31 January 2019). "Rebranding: Aus Nat Geo Wild wird National Geographic Wild" (in German). DWDL.de.
- ^ New Disney Registration Statement