geo wild logo launched august 21 2006 asia march 1 2007 europe middle east & africa september 9 2008 france october 14 2007 italy july 31 2009 india july 2009 romania november 1 2009 latin america november 15 2009 australia march 29 2010 united states august 30 2010 malaysia october 4 2011 spain may 7 2012 canada owned by ngc network llc national geographic society news corporation 21st century fox star tv and fox international channels picture format 576i sdtv 1080i hdtv 480i 16 9 letterbox format us 720p hdtv us slogan think again . dare to explore follow your instincts get closer country hong kong singapore australia united kingdom united states united arab emirates language english broadcast area asia australia europe latin america united states middle east & africa headquarters washington district of columbia formerly called adventure one uk fox reality channel united states replaced adventure one uk fox reality channel united states sister channel s nat geo nat geo music availability terrestrial 5network myanmar channel 15 evotv croatia channel 108 satellite dstv south africa channel 182 1 osn middle east & north africa channel 515 hd indovision indonesia channel 204 yes israel channel 36 dish tv india channel 471 sd channel 52 hd dialog tv sri lanka channel 45 foxtel australia channel 616 sd hd channel 1616 sd tata sky india channel 712 sd channel 711 hd dish network us 190 sd hd astro malaysia channel 550 njoi malaysia channel 550 dishhd taiwan channel 6192 skylife channel 84 hd cignal digital tv philippines channel 77 zap angola channel 126 hd videocon d2h india channel 461 sd channel 462 hd sky net myanmar channel 67 sd 4tv myanmar channel 15 sd channel 31 hd bein middle east & north africa channel 102 hd gmmz thailand channel 397 sd channel 423 hd dish home nepal channel 414 sd verizon fios channel 132 sd channel 632 hd starhub tv singapore channel 413 sd hd first media indonesia channel 111 sd channel 361 hd hot israel channel 45 hd 545 cable tv hong kong hong kong channel 50 sd channel 250 hd kbro taiwan channel 97 top up tv thailand channel 7 parasat cable tv philippines channel 320 medianet maldives channel 402 channel 805 hd skycable philippines channel 66 digital channel 193 hd macau cable tv macau channel 420 hd destiny cable philippines channel 66 digital cablelink philippines channel 57 in digital india channel 291 sd channel 889 hd hindi feed available on many us cable providers check local listings iptv peo tv sri lanka channel 57 now tv hong kong channel 216 sd hd trueiptv thailand channel 18 qook tv south korea channel 125 at & t u verse channel 1266 hd channel 266 sd mio tv singapore channel 207 hd fetch tv australia channel 123 vmedia canada channel 69 streaming media playstation vue internet protocol television sling tv internet protocol television nat geo wild stylized as nat geo wild or abbreviated as ngw is a cable satellite tv channel focused primarily on wildlife and natural history programming . it is a sister network to national geographic channel and it is the latest channel to be jointly launched by the national geographic society and fox cable networks . it first launched in hong kong on january 1 2006 . 2 the channel later launched in the united kingdom turkey ireland romania india vietnam and poland replacing the now defunct adventure one . the channel remains the world s first bilingual wildlife service available in english and cantonese in the hong kong market as well as tagalog in the philippines . the channel launched in latin america on november 1 2009 as a high definition channel . in 2010 it launched in the united states . as of february 2015 approximately 57 891 000 american households 49.7 % of households with television receive nat geo wild . 3 contents 1 programming 2 availability 2.1 africa 2.2 southeast asia 2.3 east asia 2.4 middle east & north africa 2.5 australia 2.6 canada 2.7 india 2.8 europe 2.9 americas 3 logos 4 see also 5 references 6 external links programming edit main article list of programs broadcast by nat geo wild availability edit nat geo wild hd logo africa edit the channel launched in south africa in mid 2009 and is available on the south african satellite network dstv . 4 southeast asia edit in singapore the channel is carried on the starhub tv subscription services . astro carried the channel in malaysia with four languages audio tracks included . some shows in nat geo wild are aired in filipino tagalog in the philippines which is also as a multiple language available and it s selected shows also aired on fox filipino . east asia edit in hong kong the channel is carried on the now tv subscription services . the channel launched in south korea on april 16 2009 . middle east & north africa edit osn and bein carries the channel for middle east and north african viewers . the channel also launched in israel on july 23 2008 . australia edit the asian version of the channel launched into australia on november 15 2009 on austar and foxtel . 5 a high definition feed launched on foxtel on november 1 2010 . 6 although the hd feed was expected to launch on austar in late 2010 early 2011 the channel did not launch until july 1 2012 after foxtel acquired austar . 7 on february 1 2015 nat geo wild launched on australian iptv service fetch tv . 8 9 canada edit main article nat geo wild canada the canadian version of nat geo wild launched on may 7 2012 . similar to national geographic channel this channel is controlled by shaw media . 10 india edit the channel launched in india on july 31 2009 . it is available on all leading satellite and digital cable operators . in 2013 hindi audio feed of nat geo wild was launched . as of 2014 nat geo wild is available in more than 90 % of indian households . europe edit main article nat geo wild europe the channel launched on march 1 2007 in europe 11 and now reaches up to 10.5 million homes in the uk via subscription providers sky and virgin media . in ireland it has more than 500 000 viewers on its upc ireland service and sky digital . americas edit the channel launched in the united states on march 29 2010 replacing fox reality channel . 12 13 providers that carried it at launch include time warner cable comcast cox communications verizon fios and at & t u verse . dish network did not reach a carriage agreement at launch but began to broadcast the channel on april 19 2010 . directv didn t carry it at launch either but added it on june 30 2010 . dish network time warner cable cablevision brighthouse networks verizon fios and at & t u verse carry the channel in 720p high definition . directv added the hd feed on august 15 2012 . 14 the latin american version of the channel launched on november 1 2009 . logos edit nat geo wild logo used from 2006 to present see also edit national geographic channel national geographic channel australia national geographic channel uk national geographic society nat geo people list of programs broadcast by nat geo wild 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