National Geographic (Asia)

National Geographic
Launched 1 August 1998
Owned by National Geographic Television & Film
21st Century Fox
(Fox Networks Group)
News Corporation
(STAR TV
and Fox International Channels)
Picture format 576i (SDTV) 16:9
1080i (HDTV)
Slogan "Further"
Language English
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 National Geographic Channel
(1 August 1998-November 2016)
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 (SD)
Channel 573 (HD)
D-Smart
(Turkey)		 Channel TBA
Tata Sky
(India)		 Channel 551 (SD)
Channel 552 (HD)
TrueVisions
(Thailand)		 Channel 569 (SD)
Channel 558 (HD)
Indovision
(Indonesia)		 Channel 202 (SD)
Channel 450 (HD)
Cignal Digital TV
(Philippines)		 Channel 141 (SD)
Channel 240 (HD)
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 (SD)
Channel 78 (HD)
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 DTH
(Myanmar)		 Channel 46 (SD)
Channel 65 (HD)
GMMZ (Thailand) Channel 391 (SD)
Channel 422 (HD)
beIN (MENA) Channel 303 (HD)
DishTV
(India)		 Channel 51 (HD)
Transvision
(Indonesia)		 Channel 250 (HD)
Sun Direct TV
(India)		 Channel 61 (HD)
Airtel Digital TV
(India)		 Channel 5341
OSN
(Middle East
& North Africa)		 Channel 513
Cable
First Media
(Indonesia)		 Channel 110 (SD)
Channel 361 (HD)
SkyCable / Destiny Cable
(Philippines)		 Channel 41 (Digital)
Channel 171 (SD)
Channel 723 (HD) Channel 55 (Analog)
Pioneer Cable Vision Incorporated (PCVI)
(Philippines)		 Channel 26
Cablelink
(Philippines)		 Channel 62 (SD)
Channel 331 (HD)
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 (SD)
Channel 419 (HD)
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 (SD)
Channel 805 (HD)
VTVcab
(Vietnam)		 Channel 84 (HD)
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)
VNPT MyTV
(Vietnam)		 Channel 46 (HD)
M2V Mobile TV
(Indonesia)		 Channel 10

National Geographic (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)

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

See also

References

    Pay TV channels and networks based or exclusive in the Philippines
    Creative Programs
    Solar Entertainment
    Viva Communications
    TV5 Network
    Fox Networks Group Philippines
    GMA Network
    Religious
    Regional
    Others
    Philippine-only feed
    Defunct/Inactive
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