Nat Geo Wild (Canada)

Nat Geo Wild is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment and National Geographic Channel (U.S.). The channel airs programming devoted to wildlife, nature, and animals.

History

In April 2010, Shaw Media (the majority owner and operator of the Canadian version of National Geographic Channel) had requested the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to add the American version of Nat Geo Wild to the list of available foreign channels permitted to broadcast in Canada.^[1] Both High Fidelity HDTV (the owner of Oasis HD) and CTV Speciality Television Inc. (the major owner of the Canadian version of Animal Planet) had sent letters to CRTC to oppose the request as they claim Nat Geo Wild is competitive with Oasis HD and Animal Planet. The CRTC denied the application on February 15, 2011.^[2]

In October 2011, NGC Channel Inc. (a company owned by Shaw and National Geographic Channel in the U.S.) put forth its own application to the CRTC in order to launch a Canadian version of Nat Geo Wild.^[3] The licence was approved by the CRTC on April 13, 2012.^[4] Neither High Fidelity HDTV nor Bell Media voiced their concern with Nat Geo Wild competing with their services.

In April 30, 2012, Shaw released a statement that the Canada version of Nat Geo Wild was scheduled to be launched on May 7, 2012.^[5] The channel was launched in standard and high definition from the start. On April 1, 2016, Shaw Media was sold to Corus Entertainment.^[6]

Programming

Noted series

• America the Wild
• Deadly Instincts
• Dogs with Jobs
• Human Shark Bait
• The Incredible Dr. Pol
• Live Like an Animal
• Totally Wild
• Wild Mississippi
• Zoo Diaries

Upcoming programming

• Animal ER (Fall 2016)^[7]
• Asia’s Amazon – The Forbidden River (Fall 2016)^[8]
• Faces Only a Mother Could Love (Fall 2016)http://www.corusent.com/properties/nat-geo-wild-faces-mother-love/
• How Dogs Got Their Shapes (Fall 2016)^[9]
• Who’s Your Doggie? (Fall 2016)^[10]
• Wild South Africa (Fall 2016)^[11]
• World’s Funniest Dogs (Fall 2016)^[12]

References

External links

• Official website

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