National Geographic (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)
Country | Australia New Zealand |
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Broadcast area | Oceania |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Timeshift service | National Geographic +2 |
Ownership | |
Owner | The Walt Disney Company (Asia Pacific) (Disney International Operations) |
Sister channels | Nat Geo Wild, ESPN, ESPN2 |
History | |
Launched | 1 September 1997[1] |
Links | |
Website | natgeotv.com.au |
Availability | |
Cable | |
Foxtel | Channel 139 (SD/HD) Channel 641 (+2) Channel 1610 (SD) |
Optus TV | Channel 610 |
TransACT | Channel 301 |
Satellite | |
Foxtel | Channel 610 (SD/HD) Channel 641 (+2) Channel 1610 (SD) |
Sky (NZ) | Channel 072 |
PBS TV (Fiji) | Channel 204 |
IPTV | |
Fetch TV | Channel 610 |
Foxtel Play | Channel 139 |
Vodafone TV (NZ) | Channel 072 |
Streaming media | |
Foxtel Go | Channel 610 |
Sky Go (NZ) | skygo.co.nz |
National Geographic Oceania is a subscription television documentary network in Oceania that features programmes on subjects such as nature, science, culture and history, plus some reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment programming. It is the Oceanian version of the National Geographic Channel Asia Pacific. Since 2020, it has been the only Disney-owned network in Oceania (alongside Nat Geo Wild and ESPN) to broadcast as a linear television channel, with the Disney Channel and Disney Junior having been shut down in favour of the streaming service Disney+.[2]
Overview[]
Many of the network's documentaries are produced by the National Geographic Society. It features some programming similar to that on the Discovery Channel and History, such as nature and science documentaries. The channel is available through Foxtel, Optus, and TransTV in Australia, and on Sky and Vodafone TV in New Zealand. Its advertising sales are handled by Multi Channel Network.[3]
It has two sister channels: Nat Geo Wild and Nat Geo People.
History[]
National Geographic Channel was launched as high-definition simulcast channel on 22 June 2008.[4] On 14 November 2016, the word "Channel" was dropped from its name and branding, at the same time as other network channels around the world.[5]
Programmes[]
Original Programming[]
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Acquired programming[]
- Australia's hardest Prison: Lockdown Oz
- World's Hardest Prison: Banged Up Abroad
- Air Crash Investigation[note 1]
- Crystal Skull
- Be The Creature
- Brain Games
- Built for the Kill
- End Day
- Explorations Powered by Duracell
- Gospel of Judas
- Hollywood Science
- Hunter Hunted
- I Didn't Know That[1]
- Interpol Investigates
- Is It Real?
- Megacities
- Megafactories[7]
- MegaStructures
- Naked Science
- Perfect Weapon[8]
- Planet Mechanics[9]
- Seconds From Disaster
- StarTalk
- Storm Stories
- Strange Days on Planet Earth
- The Dog Whisperer
- The Living Edens
- Totally Wild
- Trading Faces
- Ultimate Airport Dubai[10]
Notes[]
- ^ Seasons 3–5; 7; 9-present excluding "Getting out Alive" from season 13.
References[]
- ^ "International Geographic". . 2 May 2010. p. 172.
- ^ "Shareholdings". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "MCN to represent advertising sales for Fox International Channels Australia". Launch Group. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (17 June 2008). "Foxtel HD+ channels launch Sunday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ Knox, David (14 November 2016). "National Geographic goes Further with rebrand". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Canon and Nat Geo take viewers behind the lens". MediaWeek. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "National Geographic Channel Goes Under the Hood of Toyota Australia's State of the Art Production Facilities". Toyota. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Schwerer Gustav: Hitlers Enormous Gun | Geography Scout".
- ^ "Page Not Found". nationalgeographic.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ Purcell, Charles (17 September 2013). "NEW TONIGHT: Tamra's OC Wedding, Ultimate Airport Dubai and more". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
External links[]
- National Geographic (American TV channel)
- Television networks in Australia
- Television channels and stations established in 1997
- English-language television stations in Australia