Nat Geo People

"Adventure One" redirects here. For the European successor of Adventure One, see National Geographic Wild (European TV channel).
"National Geographic Adventure" redirects here. For the magazine, see National Geographic Adventure (magazine).

Nat Geo People
CountrySingapore, India
Broadcast areaInternational
HeadquartersAsia: New Delhi
America: New York City
Europe: London
Programming
Language(s)English
Arabic
Hindi
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerNational Geographic Partners
(Walt Disney Television)
Sister channelsNational Geographic
Nat Geo Wild
National Geographic Abu Dhabi
History
Launched1 November 1999; 25 years ago (1999-11-01)
1 February 2014; 10 years ago (1 February 2014) (Turkey)
5 April 2014; 10 years ago (5 April 2014) (Germany)
1 September 2015; 9 years ago (1 September 2015) (Romania, 1st launch)
1 October 2015; 9 years ago (1 October 2015) (Poland)
18 February 2020; 4 years ago (18 February 2020) (Romania, 2nd launch)
Closed12 September 2017; 7 years ago (12 September 2017) (Germany and Austria)
28 February 2018; 6 years ago (28 February 2018) (Australia)
1 July 2018; 6 years ago (1 July 2018) (Romania, 1st launch)
1 October 2019; 5 years ago (1 October 2019) (Italy)
31 May 2020; 4 years ago (31 May 2020) (Turkey)
2 July 2020; 4 years ago (2 July 2020) (SD, Brunei)
1 October 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-01) (Middle East and Asia)[1]
Replaced byNat Geo Wild (Europe)
Former namesAdventure One Channel (1999-2003)
Adventure One (A1) (2003–2007)
Nat Geo Adventure (2007–2014)
Links
Website[1]
MENA: [2]

Nat Geo People (short for National Geographic People) is an international pay television channel owned by National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%).[2] Targeted at female audiences, with programming focusing on people and cultures, the channel is available in 50 countries in both linear and non-linear formats.[3]

  1. ^ Multiple sources:
    • Frater, Patrick (27 April 2021). "Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus". Variety. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
    • Kanter, Jake (27 April 2021). "Disney Closes 18 Asia TV Channels As It Shifts Focus To Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
    • Lai, Adrian (29 April 2021). "Disney To Shut Down 18 Channels In Southeast Asia". IGN. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (19 March 2019). "Disney Closes $71 Billion 21st Century Fox Deal". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference NatGeoPeople was invoked but never defined (see the help page).