National Geographic Wild (European TV channel)

National Geographic Wild
Logo used since 2019
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaEurope
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerNational Geographic Society
The Walt Disney Company
Sister channelsNational Geographic
24Kitchen
Star Life
Star Channel
FX
ESPN
BabyTV
Disney Channel
History
Launched1 March 2007; 17 years ago (2007-03-01)
1 July 2009; 15 years ago (2009-07-01) (Romania)
ReplacedAdventure One (1999–2007)
Closed1 October 2022; 2 years ago (2022-10-01) (Italy and Russia & Belarus)
Former namesNat Geo Wild (2007–2019)
Links
WebsiteSee 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 1 July 2009 and on 30 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]

  • Logo between 2007–2019
    Logo between 2007–2019

Programming

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Nat Geo Wild

See also

References

  1. ^ Robert Briel (20 February 2007). "Nat Geo goes Wild". BroadbandTVNews.com.
  2. ^ Julian Clover (25 March 2009). "Nat Geo goes Wild in HD". Broadband TV News.
  3. ^ "Uitbreiding aantal HD-zenders Caiway" (in Dutch). Digitale Kabeltelevisie. 9 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Nat Geo Wild in HD TV pakket van KPN" (in Dutch). HDTV Nieuws. 8 February 2011.
  5. ^ Robert Briel (14 April 2011). "Glashart voegt StarTV en NatGeo HD toe" (in Dutch). Broadband TV Nieuws.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Jarco Kriek (25 September 2013). "UPC biedt grootste HD-aanbod in Nederland" (in Dutch). Totaal TV.
  8. ^ Timo Niemeier (31 January 2019). "Rebranding: Aus Nat Geo Wild wird National Geographic Wild" (in German). DWDL.de.
  9. ^ New Disney Registration Statement