Nat Geo Wild (stylized as Nat Geo WILD or abbreviated as NGW) is a cable/satellite TV channel focused on animal-related programs. It is a sister network to National Geographic Channel and it is the latest channel to be jointly launched by the National Geographic Society and Fox Cable Networks. It first launched in Hong Kong on January 1, 2006,^[1] focusing primarily on wildlife and natural history programming. The channel later launched in the United Kingdom, Turkey, Ireland, Romania, India, Vietnam, and Poland replacing the now defunct Adventure One. The channel remains the world's first bilingual wildlife service, available in English and Cantonese in the Hong Kong market. The channel launched in Latin America on November 1, 2009 as a high definition channel.^[4] In 2010, it launched in the United States.

Programming[link]

Availability[link]

Africa[link]

The channel launched in South Africa in mid 2009, and is available on the South African Satellite Network DSTV.^[5]

Asia[link]

In Asia, the channel is carried on the StarHub TV and Now TV subscription services. Showtime Arabia carries the channel for Middle Eastern viewers. The channel launched in South Korea on April 16, 2009. The channel launched in India on July 31, 2009. The channel also launched in Israel on July 23, 2008.

Australia[link]

The Asian version of the channel launched into Australia on November 15, 2009 on Austar and Foxtel.^{[citation needed]} The high definition version launched on Foxtel on November 1, 2010. Although it was expected to launch on Austar in late 2010/early 2011^[6], however the channel isn't launching until 1 July 2012 after Foxtel brought Austar^[7]

Canada[link]

The Canadian version of Nat Geo Wild is scheduled to launch on May 7, 2012. Similar to National Geographic Channel, this channel is controlled by Shaw Media.^[8]

Europe[link]

The channel launched on March 1, 2007 in the UK,^[2] and now reaches up to 10.5 million homes via subscription providers Sky Digital and Virgin Media. In Ireland it has more than 500,000 viewers on its UPC Ireland service and Sky Digital.

Latin America[link]

The Latin American version of the channel launched on November 1, 2009.^[4]

United States[link]

The channel launched in the United States on March 29, 2010, replacing Fox Reality Channel.^[9][10] Providers that carried it at launch include Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Cox Communications, Verizon Fios and AT&T U-verse. Dish Network did not reach a carriage agreement at launch, but began to broadcast the channel on April 19, 2010. DirecTV didn't carry it at launch but added it on June 30, 2010. Dish Network, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, Brighthouse Networks, Verizon FiOS, and AT&T U-verse carry the channel in 720p high definition.

Future[link]

According to a press release,^[specify] NGCI expects to roll out the channel globally, with expansion to other areas in Europe, Latin America and Taiwan.^{[citation needed]}

Competitors[link]

Nat Geo Wild's largest competitor is Animal Planet, although Nat Geo Wild focuses more on wild and exotic animals, while Animal Planet focuses more on pets and domesticated animals.

See also[link]

• National Geographic Channel
• National Geographic Channel Australia
• National Geographic Channel (UK)
• National Geographic Society
• Nat Geo Adventure

References[link]

External links[link]

• Nat Geo Wild - USA
• Nat Geo Wild - Australia
• Nat Geo Wild - Canada
• Nat Geo Wild - France
• Nat Geo Wild - Germany
• Nat Geo Wild - Hungary
• Nat Geo Wild - Israel
• Nat Geo Wild - Italy
• Nat Geo Wild - Nederlands
• Nat Geo Wild - Norway
• Nat Geo Wild - Poland
• Nat Geo Wild - Romania
• Nat Geo Wild - Scandinavia
• Nat Geo Wild - South Africa
• Nat Geo Wild - UK

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