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National Geographic Channel (also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo) is the American digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Fox Cable Networks division of 21st Century Fox and the National Geographic Society. The channel airs non-fiction television programs produced by National Geographic and other production companies. Like History and Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual content involving nature, science, culture, and history, plus some reality and pseudo-scientific entertainment programming. Its primary sister network worldwide, including the United States, is Nat Geo Wild, which focuses on animal-related programming, including the popular ''Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan''. As of February 2015, National Geographic Channel is available to approximately 86,144,000 pay television households (74% of households with television) in the United States. ==Overview== In September 1997, the first National Geographic Channels were launched in the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. In July 1998, National Geographic Channel Asia was launched in partnership and distribution with STAR TV (before replacing NBC Asia Channel; the same happened after NBC Europe's demise in 1998). Today, the channel is available in over 143 countries, seen in more than 160 million homes and in 25 languages. Being the first country in Latin America to receive the channel, broadcasts from Brazil started substituting the independent channel Superstation channel on November 1, 2000 released by FOX Latin American Channels. According to people connected to the channel, it was first launched in the country due to the sales success of the magazine ''National Geographic''.〔 In the United States, the National Geographic Channel, launched on January 12, 2001, is a joint venture of National Geographic Television & Film and Fox Cable Networks. National Geographic provides programming expertise and the Fox Networks Group provides its expertise on distribution, marketing, and advertising sales. In the same year a Latin American version of the channel was released.〔 In Canada, the channel (National Geographic Channel (Canada)) is owned by Shaw Media and National Geographic Channel U.S., while the European versions are operated in partnership with Fox's sister company, Sky plc, which had been partly sold to Fox in 2007. This includes an English-language version for the UK, Iceland and Republic of Ireland, which is carried on Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk TV in the UK, Sky, Virgin Media, Magnet Networks, SCTV in the Republic of Ireland and Skjarin in Iceland. In Australia, National Geographic Channel is carried by Foxtel, Optus, Austar, Neighbourhood Cable, TransTV, and SelecTV. The Australian version includes Australian guest presenters of promotional material and to introduce certain programs, series and specials. In New Zealand, National Geographic Channel is broadcast on SKY Network Television and TelstraClear InHomeTV. In South Africa, the channel is carried by Digital Satellite Television (also known as DStv) MultiChoice's multi-channel digital satellite television service in Africa. In the Middle East, an Arabic version is broadcasting free to air on Nilesat as National Geographic Abu Dhabi. It is co-owned by the National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels and Abu Dhabi Media Company. In India, the channel was launched on July 1, 1998, in a joint venture with STAR TV. ''The ’90s: The Last Great Decade'', a documentary series narrated by ''Rob Lowe'', pulled in 1.10 million viewers, was the second highest-rated July telecast in the National Geographic Channel rating history. ''The 2000s: A New Reality'', also narrated by Lowe, premiered on July 12, 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Geographic Channel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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