National Geographic (Indian TV channel)

For the Southeast Asian network, see National Geographic (Asia). For the international feeds of National Geographic Channel, see National Geographic Channel (disambiguation).

National Geographic
Logo used since 2016
CountryIndia
Broadcast areaIndia
Bangladesh
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
Maldives
Programming
Languages
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerThe Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%)
Operated by JioStar in India
ParentJioStar
Sister channelsNational Geographic Wild
JioStar channels
History
Launched1 July 1998 (1 July 1998)
Links
Websitewww.natgeotv.com/in

National Geographic (also known as Nat Geo) is an Indian pay television channel owned by the National Geographic Global Networks unit of Disney Entertainment and National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%). The distribution and broadcasting within the Indian market is now managed under the JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It mainly telecasts non-fiction, documentaries involving nature, science, culture, and history, produced by the original American network It broadcasts in seven languages (English, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Bengali).

A HD version of the channel, National Geographic HD was launched on 20 February 2010.

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