The Sky’s The Limit For The National Geographic

BSkyB is launching the National Geographic Channel. The channel will be available in the UK and the Republic of Ireland this summer on BSkyB’s multi-channel platform

The channel will feature new National Geographic programmes, as well as programmes from the National Geographic film library. The channel will be offered to subscribers as part of Sky’s multi-channel package and will be advertiser supported. It will initially be available for six hours a day from 7pm to 1am.

David Chance, deputy managing director of BSkyB, commented: “The public’s appetite for nature and documentary programming has never been stronger. The National Geographic brand, with its long heritage of exploration and reporting, possesses a pedigree in documentary film-making that is unparalleled worldwide.”

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