National Geographic (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)
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,[update] 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]
| Country | Australia New Zealand |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Streaming media | |
| Foxtel Go | Channel 610 |
| Sky Go (NZ) | skygo.co.nz |
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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- Aussie Firework Kings
- Aussie Recipes That Rock
- Aussie Icons with H.G. Nelson
- Australia: Life on the Edge
- Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide
- Australia’s Desert War
- Australia's Hardest Prison
- Tales by Light[6]
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
- Big Bang
- Brain Games
- Built for the Kill
- End Day
- Escape Tech
- Explorations Powered by Duracell
- Explorer
- Gospel of Judas
- Hollywood Science
- Hunter Hunted
- I Didn't Know That[1]
- Interpol Investigates
- Is It Real?
- Living Wild
- Megacities
- Megafactories[7]
- MegaStructures
- Mysteries of the Deep
- Naked Science
- No Borders
- Perfect Weapon[8]
- Planet Football
- Planet Mechanics[9]
- Predators at War
- Rough Trades
- Science of the Bible
- Seconds From Disaster
- StarTalk
- Storm Stories
- Strange Days on Planet Earth
- Taboo
- The Dog Whisperer
- The Living Edens
- Thrill Zone
- Thunder Beasts
- Totally Wild
- Trading Faces
- Ultimate Airport Dubai[10]
- What Would Happen If...?
- World of Wildlife
Notes
- ^ Seasons 3–5; 7; 9-present excluding "Getting out Alive" from season 13.
References
- ^ "International Geographic". Television Business International. 2 May 2010. p. 172.
- ^ "Shareholdings". Foxtel. 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.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ Purcell, Charles (17 September 2013). . Tumblr. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
External links
- Official website