National Geographic Channel (Asia)
| National Geographic | |
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| Launched | 1 August 1998 |
| Owned by |
National Geographic Television & Film 21st Century Fox (Fox Networks Group) |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | "Further" |
| Language |
English Arabic |
| Broadcast area | Asia |
| Headquarters |
Head office Mumbai, Hong Kong Studios and production facility: 1 Fusionopolis Link, #03-01 Nexus @ One-North, Singapore 138542 |
| Formerly called |
NBC Asia (1 January 1994-31 July 1998) |
| Replaced |
NBC Asia (1 January 1994-31 July 1998) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Nat Geo People Nat Geo Wild National Geographic Abu Dhabi |
| Website | MENA: |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
 Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 553 |
 D-Smart (Turkey) | 1 December |
 Tata Sky (India) | Channel 551 |
 TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 569 |
 Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 202 |
 Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | Channel 76 |
| G Sat (Philippines) | Channel 20 |
| Dream Satellite TV (Philippines) | Channel 28 |
 CBTV Sat (China) | Channel 306 |
 HKC Sat, Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) |
Channel 52 (SD) Channel 252 (HD) |
 DishHD (Taiwan) | Channel 190 |
 Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 39 |
| Lippo Vision TV (Indonesia) | Channel TBA |
| OrangeTV (Indonesia) | Channel 801 |
| Top TV (Indonesia) | Channel 202 |
| Topas TV (Indonesia) | Channel TBA |
| Yes TV (Indonesia) | Channel 444 |
 SKYNET (Myanmar) | Channel 66 |
| 4TV (Myanmar) | Channel 47 |
| GMMZ Thailand | Channel 391 |
 beIN MENA | Channel 100 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 110 |
| SkyCable / Destiny Cable (Philippines) |
Channel 41 (Digital) Channel 171 |
| Pioneer Cable Vision Inc. (PCVI) (Philippines) | Channel 26 |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 62 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) |
Channel 569 (SD) Channel 558 (HD) |
 UCS (Bangladesh) | Channel 30 |
| FDI Digital Cable (India) | Channel 500 |
| IndosatM2 (Indonesia) | Channel 126 |
 Macau Cable TV (Macau) | Channel 402 |
| Jogja Medianet (Indonesia) | Channel ??? |
| Asianet Digital TV(India) | Channel 403 |
| Max3 (Indonesia) | Channel 140 |
| Parasat Cable TV (Philippines) | Channel 72 |
 StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 411 |
 MediaNet (Maldives) | Channel 400 |
| IPTV | |
| PEO TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 50 |
| now TV (Hong Kong) |
Channel 215 (SD) Channel 218 (HD) |
| Groovia TV (Indonesia) | Channel 61 |
| IndosatM2 (Indonesia) | Channel 10 |
 PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan) | Channel 62 |
| Mio TV (Singapore) |
Channel 201 Channel 203 (HD) |
| M2V Mobile TV (Indonesia) | Channel 10 |
National Geographic Channel (Nat Geo Asia, was formerly known as NBC Asia from 1 January 1994 until 31 July 1998) is a 24-hour 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 by the partnership and distribution with STAR TV, Fox International Channels, and now Fox Networks Group is a Hong Kong-based pan-Asian satellite network owned by Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox a replacing the NBC Asia channel on 1 August 1998. As of 2008, the Asian version of National Geographic Channel is available in over 56 million homes. NGC Asia has six different channels feeds.
History
NBC Asia (1 January 1994-31 July 1998)
| NBC Asia | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | 1 January 1994 |
| Closed | 31 July 1998 (Renamed by Nat Geo) |
| Owned by | General Electric |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Broadcast area | Asia-Pacific |
On 1 January 1994, NBC it was officially launched to grand inaugurated a pay television channel in Asia called NBC Asia available in Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Cayman Islands, Micronesia, British Virgin Islands, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Vietnam, South Korea, People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Republic of China, Thailand and Philippines at how many of 20-countries of the Asia it like of NBC Europe, NBC Asia featured most of NBC programs as well as NBC Nightly News (a flagship daily evening primetime television news program for NBC News), The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live and Late Night. Like its European counterpart, it could not broadcast United States-produced primetime shows due to rights restrictions. It also had NBC Sports for the latest action in selected sporting events such: NFL on NBC (a subsidiary of NFL), MLB on NBC (a subsidiary of MLB), NBA on NBC (a subsidiary of NBA) and NHL on NBC (a subsidiary of NHL). During weekday evenings, NBC Asia had a regional evening news program. It occasionally simulcast some programs from CNBC Asia and MSNBC.
National Geographic Asia (1 August 1998-now)
On 1 August 1998, NBC Asia was replaced by the National Geographic Channel. As is the case with NBC Europe, however, selected The Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live and Late Night episodes and Meet the Press can still be seen on CNBC Asia during weekends. CNBC Asia shows NFL games and also brands them as Sunday Night Football.
Operating channels
- National Geographic Channel Asia - This channel has bilingual feed with English and Cantonese in selected programs only.
- In Indonesia, the channel available in HD and SD with English audio and Indonesian subtitles in almost all programme.
- National Geographic Channel HD Asia
| National Geographic HD | |
|---|---|
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| Owned by |
National Geographic Television & Film News Corporation (STAR TV and Fox International Channels) |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Broadcast area | Asia |
| Headquarters |
Head office Mumbai, Hong Kong Studios and production facility: 1 Fusionopolis Link, #03-01 Nexus @ One-North, Singapore 138542 |
| Website | natgeotv.com/asia |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 573 |
| D-Smart (Turkey) | 1 December |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 552 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 558 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 450 |
| Transvision (Indonesia) | Channel 250 |
| Cignal Digital TV (Philippines) | Channel 122 |
| DishTV (India) | Channel 51 |
| Sun Direct TV (India) | Channel 61 |
| Airtel Digital TV (India) | Channel 5341 |
 beIN(Middle East & North Africa) | Channel 100 |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 78 |
| OSN (Middle East & North Africa) | Channel 513 |
| 4TV (Myanmar) | Channel 62 |
| GMMZ Thailand | Channel 422 |
| Cable | |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 361 |
| SkyCable (Philippines) | Channel 723 |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 331 |
| TrueVisions (Thailand) | Channel 558 |
| Macau Cable TV (Macau) | Channel 419 |
| Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Channel 252 |
| MediaNet (Maldives) | Channel 805 |
 VTVcab (Vietnam) | Channel 84 |
| IPTV | |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 218 |
| Mio TV (Singapore) | Channel 203 |
- National Geographic Channel India - This Channel Telecasts All Programs in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu & Bengali
- National Geographic Channel Israel - With Hebrew Subtitles.
- National Geographic Channel HD Israel
- National Geographic Channel Middle East - Simulcast from NGC Asia from 11:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M. H.K. Time.
- National Geographic Channel Philippines - Separated from the Asia feed with local advertisement, local programming, TV shopping and selected programs are exact same time as Asia feed. (Joint Venture with OmniContent Management Inc.)
- National Geographic Channel Japan - With Japanese Subtitles.
- National Geographic Channel China - With Chinese And English Subtitles.
- National Geographic Channel Taiwan - With Chinese Subtitles.
- National Geographic Channel Hong Kong - Separated from the Asia feed with local advertisement, Chinese Subtitles and bilingual feed with English and Cantonese in selected programs.
- National Geographic Channel HD India
- In Malaysia and Singapore, the National Geographic HD channel that is broadcast is not the Asian feed, It is the American feed. However, any US ads that air are replaced with Malaysian or Singaporean ads, and they switch some latest episodes to older ones.
- In the Philippines, selected National Geographic Channel programs (like Ancient X Files) will be aired by local TV station TV5 Philippines
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 & North Africa
- National Geographic Channel Taiwan
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