National Geographic (American TV channel)

National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV), is an American subscription television channel launched by National Geographic Partners. Its programming is based on approximately 45-minute documentaries on scientific exploration, history, nature and culture, among others.

National Geographic
Launched	January 7, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-01-07)
Owned by	National Geographic Global Networks (Disney General Entertainment Content and National Geographic Partners)[1]
Picture format	720p HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Worldwide
Headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Sister channel(s)	List Nat Geo Wild FX FXX FXM ABC Freeform Disney Channel Disney Junior Disney XD Localish LHN ESPN SEC Network
Website	nationalgeographic.com/tv
Internet television
	YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, FuboTV, Vidgo TV, DirecTV Stream

The National Geographic channels were previously mostly controlled by Fox International Channels, but due to Disney's purchase of 21st Century Fox they are now controlled by Disney and its divisions.

1. ↑ Low, Elaine (November 10, 2020). "Disney Reorganizes TV and Streaming Content Units Under Peter Rice". Variety. Retrieved November 10, 2020.