National Geographic Channel (Australia and New Zealand)
National Geographic Channel | |
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National Geographic Channel logo | |
Launched | 1 September 1997[1]October 1997 |
Owned by |
National Geographic Television & Film (50%) 21st Century Fox (25%) Foxtel Networks (25%) |
Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Slogan | Think again. |
Country |
Australia New Zealand |
Language | English |
Sister channel(s) |
Nat Geo People Nat Geo Wild |
Timeshift service | National Geographic +2 |
Website | natgeotv.com.au |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Igloo | Channel 8 |
Satellite | |
Foxtel |
Channel 610 (SD/HD) Channel 641 (+2) Channel 1610 (SD) |
Sky Network Television | Channel 72 |
PBS TV (Fiji) | Channel 204 |
Cable | |
Foxtel |
Channel 610 (SD/HD) Channel 641 (+2) Channel 1610 (SD) |
Optus TV | Channel 610 |
TransACT | Channel 301 |
Vodafone InHomeTV | Channel 72 |
IPTV | |
Fetch TV | Channel 121 |
Foxtel Play | Channel 610 |
National Geographic Channel Australia and New Zealand is a subscription television network that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society. It features programming around subjects such as nature, science, culture and history documentaries.
It also heavily features vehicle documentaries such as "Air Crash Investigations".
Overview
The National Geographic Channel is an Australian television channel that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society. It features some programming similar to that on the Discovery Channel and History such as nature and science documentaries. The Australian version are operated in partnership with Foxtel, Optus, Austar, Neighbourhood Cable, TransTV, and SelecTV. In New Zealand, National Geographic Channel is broadcast on SKY Network Television and TelstraClear InHomeTV. The National Geographic Channel in Australia has other sister channels, including National Geographic Adventure Channel Australia and National Geographic HD Channel Australia.
Programmes
- Australia's hardest Prison: Lockdown Oz
- World's Hardest Prison: Banged Up Abroad
- Air Crash Investigation
- Crystal Skull
- Be The Creature
- Big Bang
- Brain Games
- Built For The Kill
- End Day
- Escape Tech
- Explorations Powered by Duracell
- Explorer
- Gospel of Judas
- Hollywood Science
- Hunter Hunted
- I Didn't Know That
- Interpol Investigates
- Is It Real?
- Living Wild
- Megacities
- Megafactories
- MegaStructures
- Mysteries of the Deep
- Naked Science
- No Borders
- Perfect Weapon[2]
- Planet Football
- Planet Mechanics[3]
- Predators at War
- Rough Trades
- Science of the Bible
- Seconds From Disaster
- Storm Stories
- Strange Days on Planet Earth
- Taboo
- The Dog Whisperer
- The Living Edens
- Thrill Zone
- Thunder Beasts
- Totally Wild
- Trading Faces
- What Would Happen If...?
- World of Wildlife
Original Programming
- Aussie Firework Kings
- Aussie Recipes That Rock
- Aussie Icons with H.G. Nelson
- Australia: Life On The Edge
- Australia: The Time Traveller's Guide
- Australia’s Desert War
- Australia's Hardest Prison
See also
- National Geographic Adventure Channel Australia
- National Geographic Adventure
- National Geographic Wild
- National Geographic Channel HD
- National Geographic Channel (Canada)
- National Geographic Channel (UK)
- List of National Geographic Channel programs
- List of documentary channels
References
- ↑ "International Geographic.". Television Business International. 1
2 May 2010. p. 172. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ http://natgeotv.com.au/programmes/perfect-weapon
- ↑ http://natgeotv.com.au/programmes/main.aspx?Id=670
External links
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