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National Geographic Channel (Asia) Launched 1994 Owned by National Geographic Television & Film
News Corporation
(Star TV
and Fox International Channels)Picture format 576i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) Slogan "Think again."
"Dare to Explore"
"live curious"Country Hong Kong Language English Broadcast area Asia Headquarters Hong Kong Replaced NBC Asia Website www.ngcasia.com Availability Satellite Astro
(Malaysia)Channel 553 (SD)
Channel 573 (HD)Tata Sky
(India)Channel 551 TrueVisions
(Thailand)Channel 19 Indovision
(Indonesia)Channel 202 Aora TV
(Indonesia)Channel 204 Cignal Digital TV
(Philippines)Channel 53 (SD)
Channel 62 (HD)Dish TV
(India)Channel 631 Sun Direct TV
(India)Channel 61 Big TV
(India)Channel 2710 Airtel Digital TV
(India)Channel 5341 G Sat
(Philippines)Channel 22 Dream Satellite TV
(Philippines)Channel 28 TelkomVision
(Indonesia)Channel 601 CBTV Sat
(Hong Kong)Channel 306 ADD TV
(Middle East)Channel 1707 TVB Pay Vision
(Hong Kong)Channel 66 HKC Sat
(Hong Kong)Channel 52 DishHD
(Taiwan)Channel 216 Dialog TV
(Sri Lanka)Channel 39 Top TV
(Indonesia)Channel 202 Skynindo
(Indonesia)Channel 28 (SD)
Channel 4 (HD)Cable First Media
(Indonesia)Channel 110
Channel 325 (HD)SkyCable
(Philippines)Channel 41 (SD)
Channel 171 (HD)Global Destiny
(Philippines)Channel 55 Cablelink
(Philippines)Channel 23 StarHub TV
(Singapore)Channel 411 (SD)
Channel 457 (HD)UCS
(Bangladesh)Channel 30 FDI Digital Cable
(India)Channel 500 IndosatM2
(Indonesia)Channel 126 Macau Cable TV
(Macau)Channel 51 Jogja Medianet
(Indonesia)Channel ??? IPTV now TV
(Hong Kong)Channel 215 (SD)
Channel 218 (HD)PTCL Smart TV
(Pakistan)Channel 62 Internet television PLDT My DSL (Watchpad) (Philippines) Channel 1008 The National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated as Nat Geo, is an Asian subscription television channel that features non-fiction, factual programming involving nature, science, culture, and history, produced by the National Geographic Society, just like History and the Discovery Channel.
It was launched on 1 January 1994 in partnership and distribution with Star TV, a Hong Kong-based pan-Asian satellite network owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, replacing the NBC Asia channel. As of 2008[update], the Asian version of National Geographic Channel is available in over 56 million homes. NGC Asia has six different channels feeds.
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Operating Channels
- National Geographic Channel Asia - This channel has bilingual feed with English and Cantonese in selected programs only.
- National Geographic Channel HD Asia
- National Geographic Channel India - This channel has bilingual feed with English and Hindi in selected programs only.
- National Geographic Channel Israel - With Hebrew subtitle.
- National Geographic Channel Middle East - Simulcast from NGC Asia from 11:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M. HK Time.
- National Geographic Channel Philippines - Same with Asia feed with local advertisement.
- National Geographic Channel Taiwan - With Chinese subtitle.
- National Geographic Channel HD India
See also
References
External links
- National Geographic Channel Asia
- National Geographic Channel China
- National Geographic Channel Hong Kong
- National Geographic Channel India
- National Geographic Channel Israel
- National Geographic Channel Middle East
- National Geographic Channel Taiwan
National Geographic Society John M. Fahey, Jr., president and chief executive officer (since 1998)People Stephen Alvarez · Alexander Graham Bell · Barry Bishop · Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor · Melville Bell Grosvenor · Gardiner Greene Hubbard · Chris Johns · John G. Mitchell · Mark Shelley · John Verano
Magazines National Geographic · National Geographic Adventure (1999–2009; defunct) · National Geographic Traveler · National Geographic Kids
Television National Geographic Abu Dhabi · National Geographic Adventure · National Geographic Channel (NGC Asia · NGC Australia · NGC Canada · NGC Korea · NGC Scandinavia · NGC United Kingdom) · Nat Geo Music · Nat Geo Wild
Other Bee (academic competition) · Endeavour (ship) · Greenberg v. National Geographic · Hubbard Medal · Image Collection · Maps · Palomar Observatory Sky Survey · World Championship (geography competition)
News Corporation Percentages indicate percentage ownershipCorporate directors:
Rupert Murdoch · José María Aznar · Natalie Bancroft · Chase Carey · David DeVoe · Arthur Siskind · Rod Eddington · Andrew Knight · James Murdoch · Lachlan Murdoch · Rod Paige · Thomas Perkins · Viet Dinh · John L. ThorntonDow Jones & Company National consumer products - All Things Digital
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- WSJ.
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Regional newspapers Sports - Brisbane Broncos (68.87%)
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Other properties - Newspoll (50%)
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- Premier Media Group (50%)
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Other assets News America Marketing · NDS (49%) · News Outdoor · STAR DEN (50%) · Hulu1 · MySpace (5%)
1 Joint venture with NBC Universal and The Walt Disney Company.
Annual revenue $30.4 billion USD (17% FY 2009) · Employees 64,000 · Stock symbols NYSE: NWS / NYSE: NWSa / ASX: NWS / LSE: NCRA
See also List of assets owned by News CorporationFox Filmed Entertainment 20th Century Fox · 20th Century Fox Animation · 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment · 20th Century Fox Television · 20th Television · Fox 21 · Fox Star Studios · Blue Sky Studios · Fox Faith · Fox Searchlight Pictures · Fox Studios Australia · Fox Television Studios · Fox MusicFox Broadcasting Company Fox Television Stations Fox Cable Networks FX · Fox Movie Channel · Fox Sports Net1 · Fox Soccer · Fox Soccer Plus · Speed Channel · FUEL TV · Fox College SportsFox News Network Fox International Channels Fox (Asia · Germany · Italy · Latin America · Poland · Portugal · Spain · Turkey) · Fox Life (Greece · Italy) · FX (Asia · Australia · Greece · Latin America · UK) · Fox Crime (Asia · Italy) · Fox Retro · Fox Sports · BabyTV · Utilisima · Speed · tvN6 · Fox Family Movies · Fox History & Traveller · Cult · Voyage · National Geographic International Channels (52%)4 (National Geographic Channel (Asia · Germany · Greece · Scandinavia5 · UK5) · Nat Geo WILD4 · Nat Geo Mundo4 · National Geographic Adventure · Nat Geo Music · Premier Media Group (50%)Fox Sports International Fox Pan American Sports (33%)7 (Fox Deportes · Fox Sports Latinoamérica)News Corp. Digital Media FoxSports.com (Scout.com · WhatIfSports · Yardbarker) IGN Entertainment (AskMen.com · GameScoop · GameSpy · GameStats · IGN · Planet Network · TeamXbox · UGO Networks (1UP.com · GameTab) · Vault Network)Investments Big Ten Network (51%)8 · Fox Telecolombia (51%) LAP TV (55%) · National Geographic Channel (70%) (National Geographic Wild)4 · Telecine (13%)9 Showtime Australia (50%)10 · STATS (50%)11 LAP TV4 Owned with the National Geographic Society 5 Originally a joint venture with sister company British Sky Broadcasting (1997 – 2007) 6 Joint venture with CJ Media Korea 7 Owned with HM Capital Partners 8 Owned with Big Ten Conference 9 Owned with Globosat, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, MGM and DreamWorks 10 Owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment, NBCUniversal, Viacom, and Liberty Global 11 Owned with Associated Press
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