National Geographic Channel (Netherlands)
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| Launched | 1 July 1998 |
| Owned by | Fox International Channels Benelux (21st Century Fox) |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9, SD) 1080i (HD) |
| Audience share | 1.1% (2012, [1]) |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Broadcast area | Netherlands, Belgium |
| Replaced | Super Channel (1987-1993) NBC Super Channel (1993-1996) NBC Europe (1996-1998) |
| Sister channel(s) | Nat Geo Wild 24Kitchen Fox NL Fox Life Fox Sports Eredivisie Fox Sports International BabyTV |
| Website | natgeotv.com/nl |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Digitenne | Channel 20 |
| Satellite | |
| CanalDigitaal | Channel 18 (HD) Channel 295 (SD) |
| TV Vlaanderen Digitaal | Channel 25 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Ziggo | Channel 18 (SD/HD) |
| CAIW | Channel 16 (SD/HD) |
| Telenet Digital TV | Channel 16 (SD) Channel 51 (HD) |
| Numericable Belgium | Channel 204 |
| IPTV | |
| KPN | Channel 20 |
| Belgacom TV | Channel 96 (Flanders only) |
| Streaming media | |
| Horizon | Horizon.tv (Netherlands only) |
National Geographic Channel is a Dutch 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, science, culture, and history documentaries. The channel launched in the Netherlands in 1998 and initially time shared with CNBC Europe. It was later launched worldwide including in Asia and the United States. Today, the channel is available in over 145 countries, seen in more than 160 million homes and in 25 languages.[2]
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History
National Geographic Channel launched in the Netherlands on 1 July 1998. It replaced NBC Europe, formerly known as NBC Super Channel and Super Channel. At the start National Geographic Channel time shared with CNBC Europe.[3] In 2006 NBCUniversal sold its 25% shares to the News Corporation but it took 3 years before National Geographic Channel became a 24 hours channel. On December 1, 2009 CNBC Europe ceased airing in the mornings.[4]
National Geographic Channel HD
National Geographic Channel HD is available in the Netherlands. It launched through CanalDigitaal on 11 April 2008,[5] two months later followed by UPC Netherlands on 8 June 2006.[6] Originally the HD version was not a simulcast of the standard definition version of the National Geographic Channel, with some of the content coming from Rush HD, however from 1 September 2011 National Geographic Channel HD became a simulcast.[7]
Programming
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External links
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Gilbert Melville Grosvenor, Chairman Emeritus (since 2010) John M. Fahey, Jr., Chairman (since 2011) Gary Knell, President and CEO (since 2014)
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