National Geographic (Dutch TV channel)

National Geographic
CountryNetherlands
Broadcast areaNetherlands, Belgium
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company (Benelux) BV
The Walt Disney Company
Sister channels24Kitchen
BabyTV
ESPN
National Geographic Wild
Star Channel
History
Launched1 July 1998; 26 years ago (1998-07-01)
ReplacedSuper Channel (1987–1993)
NBC Super Channel (1993–1996)
NBC Europe (1996–1998)
Former namesNational Geographic Channel (1998–2016)
Links
Websitenationalgeographic.nl
Availability
Terrestrial
DigitenneChannel 21 (HD)
Streaming media
Ziggo GOZiggoGO.tv (Europe only)

National Geographic is a Dutch free-to-cable television channel that features documentaries produced by the National Geographic Society. It features some programming similar to that on the Discovery such as nature, science, culture, and history documentaries. The channel launched in the Netherlands in 1998 and initially time shared with CNBC Europe. It was later launched worldwide including in Asia and the United States. Today, the channel is available in over 145 countries, seen in more than 160 million homes and in 25 languages.[1]

  1. ^ "Corporate Info". NBC. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2007.