Nat Geo HD, Nat Geo Wild Head to Sky Welt

MUNICH: Starting in July, Nat Geo Wild will be available on the Sky Welt platform in the German and Austrian TV markets together with National Geographic Channel HD.

Further enhancing the Sky HD offering, National Geographic Channel HD showcases high-quality documentary programming 24 hours a day, broadcasting entirely in high-definition aspect ratio with dual German/English-language audio feed. Nat Geo Wild, a 24-hour channel fully dedicated to nature and wildlife programming, will also be available with dual German/English audio. These channels join the existing offering of National Geographic Channel, which has been airing on the Munich-based pay TV platform since May 16.

Diego Londono, the managing director of Fox International Channels Germany, commented: “The launches of Nat Geo Wild and National Geographic Channel HD represent an important step in the growth of Fox International Channels into the German and Austrian market. The two channels are strong performers for National Geographic Channels International, demonstrating great success in European countries including Italy, France and the U.K. and in other territories worldwide. Now, thanks to Sky these channels will be available to German and Austrian viewers as well and will increase the offering of high-quality factual programming on the platform.”

Mark Williams, the CEO of Premiere, added: “With Nat Geo Wild and National Geographic Channel HD two very high-quality channels are added to the Sky offering. Subscribers dedicated to extraordinary documentaries and to high-definition quality will love these channels.”