National Geographic (German TV channel) explained

National Geographic
Picture Format:1080i HDTV
Owner:The Walt Disney Company Germany GmbH
Country:Germany
Language:German
Area:Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Luxembourg

National Geographic is a German pay television channel dedicated to documentaries and factual programmes.

The channel was launched on 1 November 2004 on Kabel Deutschland's digital platform, broadcasting 24 hours per day from the start.[1] The channel also launched on other cable networks such as Unitymedia, Kabel BW, and UPC Cablecom

On 16 May 2009, National Geographic Channel replaced Discovery Geschichte on the Premiere satellite platform. This was followed by the launch of the German Nat Geo Wild when it replaced Animal Planet on Premiere on 1 July, a few days before Premiere was rebranded and became Sky Deutschland. National Geographic Channel HD was also launched on Sky in July 2009.[2] Distribution of the Nat Geo People program derivative was discontinued in German-speaking countries as of September 12, 2017.[3]

On December 1, 2022 it was announced that the National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild would be dropped from Sky Deutschland by the end of January 2023.[4] The channels will however remain active in other german TV operators to US version.

Audience share

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberAnnual average
2014[5] - 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2015[6] 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2016[7] 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
2017[8] 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%

Notes and References

  1. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL LAUNCHES IN GERMANY . September 29, 2004. National Geographic Channels International/Fox International Channels Europe.
  2. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNELS INTERNATIONAL startet mit neuen Sendern bei Sky Ab Anfang Juli gehen NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL HD und NAT GEO WILD auf Sendung. May 28, 2009. national Geographic Channel.
  3. Web site: GmbH . vivanty Media . 2017-09-05 . Nat Geo People wird eingestellt . 2022-11-20 . INFOSAT - Alles aus der digitalen Welt . de.
  4. Web site: GmbH . 2022-12-01 . Sky Deutschland drops NatGeo, NatGeo Wild and Junior . 2022-12-01 . Broadband Tv News . en.
  5. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2014. kek-online.de. 11 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207091745/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile2014.pdf. 7 February 2016.
  6. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2015. kek-online.de. 11 June 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170517075134/http://www.kek-online.de/fileadmin/Download_KEK/Zuschaueranteile/Zuschaueranteile2015.pdf. 17 May 2017.
  7. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2016. kek-online.de. 11 June 2017.
  8. Web site: KEK/Zuschaueranteile 2017. kek-online.de. 11 June 2017.