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National Geographic Channel (UK)
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- For National Geographic Channel in United States, see National Geographic Channel.
| National Geographic Channel | |
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| Launched | National Geographic Channel launched first in the UK in 1997 |
| Owned by | National Geographic Society/BSkyB |
| Audience share | 0.1% (0.1% for +1) (October 2007, [1]) |
| Sister channel(s) | National Geographic Wild |
| Website | natgeochannel.co.uk |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky Digital | Channel 526 Channel 527 (+1) |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 551 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media On Demand in |
Channel 230 Channel 231 (+1) (EX-NTL ONLY) TV Choice On Demand |
| UPC Ireland | Channel 215 |
The National Geographic Channel is a British television channel that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society. It features some programming similar to that on the Discovery Channel such as nature and science documentaries. The channel was launched in Europe in September 1997 and time shared initially with the failing NBC Europe until NBC Europe's demise in 1998. It later launched worldwide including in Asia and the United States. Today, the channel is available in over 143 countries, are seen in more than 160 million homes and in 25 languages. The European versions are operated in partnership with Fox's sister company, BSkyB. This includes an English language version for the UK and Ireland, which is carried on BSkyB's own Sky Digital pay TV service as well as other cable operators. The channel's musical signature is the Elmer Bernstein composed theme that has also appeared on the National Geographic broadcast-TV specials.
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- Hollywood Science
- Hunter Hunted
- Interpol Investigates
- Is It Real?
- Living Wild
- Megacities
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- MegaStructures
- Mysteries of the Deep
- Naked Science
- No Borders
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- Rough Trades
- Science of the Bible
- Seconds From Disaster
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| Channels | Sky One • Sky Two • Sky Three • Sky Arts • Sky Box Office • Sky Movies • Sky News • Sky Sports • Sky Sports News • Sky Real Lives • Sky Travel • Sky Vegas |
| Joint Ventures | At The Races • The History Channel • MUTV • Music Choice • National Geographic Channel • Nickelodeon • Paramount Comedy • Sky News Australia |
| See also | Sky Digital • Freesat from Sky • Sky Magazine • Sky HD • Sky Broadband • Sky Anytime • Sky Active • Sky Text • Sky Bet • Sky+ • Sky Picnic |