National Geographic (Australian and New Zealand TV channel)

National Geographic Oceania
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Broadcast areaOceania
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Timeshift serviceNational Geographic +2
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company (Asia Pacific)
(Disney International Operations)
Sister channelsNat Geo Wild, ESPN, ESPN2 and Baby TV
History
Launched1 September 1997[1]
Closed1 April 2023; 19 months ago (2023-04-01)[2][3]
Replaced byDisney+
Links
Websitenatgeotv.com.au
Availability
Streaming media
Foxtel GoChannel 610
Sky Go (NZ)skygo.co.nz

National Geographic Oceania was a subscription television documentary network in Oceania that featured programmes on subjects such as nature, science, culture and history, plus some reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment programming. It was the Oceanian version of the National Geographic Channel Asia Pacific. From 2020 to 2023, it was the only Disney-owned network in Oceania (alongside Nat Geo Wild, ESPN and Baby TV) and to broadcast as a linear television channel, with the Disney Channel and Disney Junior having been shut down in favour of the streaming service Disney+.[4]

Overview

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Many of the network's documentaries are produced by the U.S. counterpart, It features some programming similar to that on the Discovery Channel and History, such as nature and science documentaries. The channel is available through Foxtel, Optus (through Foxtel), and Fetch TV in Australia, and on Sky and Vodafone TV (through Sky) in New Zealand. Its advertising sales are handled by Multi Channel Network.[5]

It had two sister channels: Nat Geo Wild and Nat Geo People.

History

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National Geographic Channel HD was launched as a high-definition simulcast of the channel on 22 June 2008.[6] On 14 November 2016, the word "Channel" was dropped from its name and branding, at the same time as other network channels around the world.[7]

On 14 February 2017, National Geographic was made available in HD for Fetch TV customers.[8]

National Geographic, alongside Nat Geo Wild, were both removed from Foxtel on 1 March 2023 and permanently ceased broadcasting on 1 April 2023 in Australia and New Zealand, after leaving Fetch TV and Sky.[2][3]

Programmes

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Original programming

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  • 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
  • Tales by Light[9]

Acquired programming

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Main article: List of programs broadcast by National Geographic Channel

Notes

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  1. ^ Seasons 3–5; 7; 9-present excluding "Getting out Alive" from season 13.

References

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  1. ^ "International Geographic". Television Business International. 2 May 2010. p. 172.
  2. ^ a b Perry, Kevin (26 January 2023). "FOX FUNNY, NAT GEO and NAT GEO WILD channels to be removed from FOXTEL and FETCH platforms". TV Blackbox. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "National Geographic Changes". Sky Help Center. Sky (New Zealand). Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Shareholdings". Foxtel. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. ^ "MCN to represent advertising sales for Fox International Channels Australia". Launch Group. 20 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  6. ^ Knox, David (17 June 2008). "Foxtel HD+ channels launch Sunday". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  7. ^ Knox, David (14 November 2016). "National Geographic goes Further with rebrand". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Fetch". Facebook. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Canon and Nat Geo take viewers behind the lens". MediaWeek. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  10. ^ "National Geographic Channel Goes Under the Hood of Toyota Australia's State of the Art Production Facilities". Toyota. 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Schwerer Gustav: Hitlers Enormous Gun | Geography Scout". Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
  12. ^ "Page Not Found". nationalgeographic.com.au. Retrieved 9 April 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  13. ^ Purcell, Charles (17 September 2013). "NEW TONIGHT: Tamra's OC Wedding, Ultimate Airport Dubai and more". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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