National Geographic
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaGermany
Austria
Switzerland
Luxembourg
Programming
Language(s)German
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company Germany GmbH
(Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International)
History
Launched15 October 1997; 26 years ago (1997-10-15)
Links
Websitewww.nationalgeographic.de

National Geographic is a German pay television channel dedicated to documentaries and factual programmes.

The channel was launched on 1 November 2004 on Kabel Deutschland's digital platform, broadcasting 24 hours per day from the start.[1] The channel also launched on other cable networks such as Unitymedia, Kabel BW, and UPC Cablecom

On 16 May 2009, National Geographic Channel replaced Discovery Geschichte on the Premiere satellite platform. This was followed by the launch of the German Nat Geo Wild when it replaced Animal Planet on Premiere on 1 July, a few days before Premiere was rebranded and became Sky Deutschland. National Geographic Channel HD was also launched on Sky in July 2009.[2] Distribution of the Nat Geo People program derivative was discontinued in German-speaking countries as of September 12, 2017.[3]

On December 1, 2022 it was announced that the National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild would be dropped from Sky Deutschland by the end of January 2023.[4] The channels will however remain active in other german TV operators.


Audience share

January February March April May June July August September October November December Annual average
2014[5] - 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2015[6] 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2016[7] 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2017[8] 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

References

  1. ^ "NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL LAUNCHES IN GERMANY" (Press release). National Geographic Channels International/Fox International Channels Europe. September 29, 2004.
  2. ^ "NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNELS INTERNATIONAL startet mit neuen Sendern bei Sky Ab Anfang Juli gehen NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL HD und NAT GEO WILD auf Sendung" (Press release). national Geographic Channel. May 28, 2009.
  3. ^ GmbH, vivanty Media (2017-09-05). "Nat Geo People wird eingestellt". INFOSAT - Alles aus der digitalen Welt (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  4. ^ GmbH (2022-12-01). "Sky Deutschland drops NatGeo, NatGeo Wild and Junior". Broadband Tv News. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  5. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015" (PDF). kek-online.de. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  7. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  8. ^ "KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017" (PDF). kek-online.de. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

External links

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Television in Germany
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