National Geographic (Greek TV channel)

National Geographic Channel
CountryGreece
Broadcast areaGreece
Cyprus
HeadquartersMarousi, Athens, Greece
Programming
Language(s)English (with Greek subtitles)
Greek (only advertisements)
Picture format720p HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company Greece
(Disney Entertainment)
Sister channelsFX
FX Life
History
Launched2001
Former namesNational Geographic Channel (2001–2016)
Links
Websitewww.natgeotv.com/gr

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.

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.