Back ناشيونال جيوغرافيك (قناة) Arabic قناة ناشيونال جيوڭرافيك ARY National Geographic Azerbaijani Нешънъл Джиографик (телевизионен канал) Bulgarian ন্যাশনাল জিওগ্রাফিক চ্যানেল Bengali/Bangla National Geographic Channel Catalan National Geographic Channel Czech National Geographic (tv-kanal) Danish National Geographic (τηλεοπτικός σταθμός) Greek National Geographic (canal de televisión) Spanish
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Worldwide Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC, U.S.[1] |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 720p HDTV (downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Parent | National Geographic Global Networks |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | January 7, 2001 |
| Former names | National Geographic Channel (2001–2016) |
| Links | |
| Website | natgeotv.com |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Affiliated Streaming Service | Disney+ |
| Service(s) | YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, FuboTV, Vidgo, DirecTV Stream |
National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by the National Geographic Global Networks unit of Disney Entertainment and National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%),[2][3] with the operational management handled by Disney Entertainment.[4]
The flagship channel airs non-fiction television programs produced by National Geographic and other production companies. Like History (which is 50% owned by Disney through A&E Networks) and Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual content involving nature, science, culture, and history, plus some reality and pseudo-scientific entertainment programming.[citation needed] Its primary sister network worldwide, including the United States, is Nat Geo Wild, which focuses on animal-related programming, including the popular Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan.
As of November 2023[update], Nat Geo is available to approximately 70,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2016 peak of 91,000,000 households.[5]
- ^ "Disney Entertainment Television Lays off 140; National Geographic Heavily Impacted". July 31, 2024.
- ^ Parker, Laura (September 9, 2015). "National Geographic and 21st Century Fox Expand Media Partnership". Culture. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 19, 2019). "Disney Closes $71 Billion 21st Century Fox Deal". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (August 29, 2019). "Disney Layoffs Affect National Geographic". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.