| National Geographic Channel | |
| Launch Date: | 2001 |
| Owner: | The Walt Disney Company Greece |
| Country: | Greece |
| Area: | Greece Cyprus |
| Headquarters: | Marousi, Athens, Greece |
| Picture Format: | 720p HDTV |
| Language: | English (with Greek subtitles) Greek (only advertisements) |
| Former Names: | National Geographic Channel (2001–2016) |
| Sister Channels: | FX FX Life |
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.
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National 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.
National 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 (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 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.