National Geographic is a subscription television network, launched in Greece in 2001 by the Fox Networks Group. The channel features documentaries with factual content involving nature, science, culture, and history. Shows can be watched in English with Greek subtitles.
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| Country | Greece |
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| Broadcast area | Greece Cyprus |
| Headquarters | Marousi, Athens, Greece |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English (with Greek subtitles) Greek (only advertisements) |
| Picture format | 720p HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company Greece (Disney Entertainment) |
| Sister channels | FX FX Life |
| History | |
| Launched | 2001 |
| Former names | National Geographic Channel (2001–2016) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
For the first 12 years, the channel was available only to the subscribers of Nova satellite bouquet. During the 2000s, foreign versions used to be available (Dutch & Romanian), but as from September 2011, the channel has been fully relaunched in Greek.
Programmes on National Geographic
edit- Air Crash Investigation
- Banged Up Abroad
- Big, Bigger, Biggest
- Bite Me
- Britain's Greatest Machines
- Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan
- Great Migrations
- Hooked
- Hunter Hunted
- Is It Real?
- Lockdown
- Mad Labs
- Megacities in Judge Dredd
- Megafactories
- Megastructures
- Mysteries of the Bible
- Mysteries of the Deep
- Mystery Files
- Naked Science
- Shark Men
- Stonehenge Decoded
- Storm Stories
- Strange Days on Planet Earth
- Taboo
- The Dark Side of Hippos
- The Living Edens
- Thrill Zone
- Thunder Beasts
- Totally Wild
- Wild Russia
- World of Wildlife
Programmes on Nat Geo Wild
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Other National Geographic channels in Greece
editNational Geographic Music
editNational Geographic Music was a subscription television network which broadcast documentaries concerning 'the meeting between music and culture' around the world. It was available in Greece only in Cosmote TV and in OnTV. It stopped broadcasting in 2011 around the world, including Greece.
Nat Geo Wild
editNational Geographic Wild is a subscription television network which broadcasts documentaries about natural wildlife and wildlife history, with a focus on natures most fierce predators. It is available in Cosmote TV, Vodafone TV and Nova and in Cyprus it is available on Nova, Cablenet and CytaVision.
National Geographic HD
editNational Geographic HD (NGC HD) in Greece is a 720p high definition simulcast of the National Geographic in Greece. It launched on 22 December 2010. It is available in Cosmote TV, Vodafone TV and Nova and in Cyprus it is available on Nova, Cablenet and CytaVision.
Nat Geo Wild HD
editNat Geo Wild HD in Greece is a 720p high definition simulcast of the Nat Geo Wild in Greece. It launched on 17 March 2011 and is available in Cosmote TV, Vodafone TV and Nova and in Cyprus it is available on Nova, Cablenet and CytaVision.