National Geographic Channel HD
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| National Geographic Channel HD | |
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| Launched | 2005 |
| Owned by | National Geographic Society |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| DirecTV (US) |
Channel 276 |
| Dish Network (US) |
Channel 9429 |
| Sky Digital (UK & Ireland) |
Channel 543 |
| Sky Italia (Italy) |
Channel 409 |
| Cyfra+ (Poland) |
Channel 92 |
| Premiere (Germany, Austria) |
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| Canal Digital (Nordic) |
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| VietBao (Vietnam) |
Channel 27 |
| Digiturk (Turkey) |
Channel 381 |
| TV Cabo (Portugal) |
Channel TBA(21/05/2008) |
| Cable | |
| Available on many cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
| TV Cabo (Portugal) |
Channel TBA (21/05/2008) |
| Foxtel HD+ (Australia) |
Channel 212 |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| iNES (Romania) |
Channel TBA |
| now TV (Hong Kong) |
Channel 218 |
| Meo (IPTV) (Portugal) |
Channel 280 |
National Geographic Channel HD in the USA is a high definition simulcast of the National Geographic Channel. It launched in January 2006.
In Canada, the Canadian edition of National Geographic Channel HD launched on December 19, 2006. It is available nationally via the countries two satellite services Star Choice, on channel 276 and Bell ExpressVu on channel 828.
In the UK, it is available on Sky Digital and launched in February 2006. The UK version is not a simulcast and has a separate schedule to the Standard Definition version of the National Geographic Channel. It is broadcast on EPG channel 543. In the UK , some of the content is shown from Rush HD
In Asia Pacific, National Geographic Channel HD was the first channel to support 1080i HD and 5.1-channel surround sound. The channel was commercially available on StarHub Digital Cable Channel 301 on January 18, 2007, followed by Vietnam via Vietbao CATV on October 29, 2007. It was also available exclusively on now TV Channel 218 on December 19, 2007 in Hong Kong.
In Poland, this channel is available as of mid-2007 on Cyfra Plus platform; however, only with the Polish soundtrack.
