Nat Geo Music

Nat Geo Music
Launched 14 October 2007 (2007-10-14)
Owned by National Geographic Global Networks
(Fox Networks Group)
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Availability
Satellite
MEO Satélite Channel 210
DirecTV (Latin America) Channel 989 and 208 (as a programming block)
Indovision (Indonesia) Channel 215
Tata Sky (India) Channel 851 (SD)
Channel 1517 (HD)
DEN Galaxy (India) Channel 475
GMMZ (Thailand) Channel 348 (SD)
Dish TV (India) Channel 599 (HD)
Big TV (India) Channel 580 (SD)
Cable
Cabovisão Channel 71
Parasat Cable TV (Philippines) Channel 371
TBC (Taiwan) Channel 247
kbro (Taiwan) Channel 105
bbTV (Taiwan) Channel 418
Teledünya (Turkey) Channel 330
SkyCable (Philippines) Channel TBA
Den Galaxy (India) Channel 405
Asianet Digital (India) Channel 548
IPTV
now TV (Hong Kong) Channel 28 (Now RaiPlay)
Singtel TV (Singapore) Channel 314

Nat Geo Music was an English-language music TV channel, owned by National Geographic Channels International and its companion music label run by National Geographic Music and Radio (NGMR), National Geographic commercial arm's music division.

National Geographic Music and Radio (NGMR), which work in conjunction with the TV channel, was the music and radio division of National Geographic Ventures. Besides the TV channel, the music and radio division would also include National Geographic Live! events, MP3 downloads, music publishing, radio content and film and TV music.[1][2] Clear Channel, Salem Communications and NPR were distribution partners.[2]

History

C21 reported in July 2007 that National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) would launch in October a Nat Geo Music channel in Italy before a staged roll out across Europe.[3] National Geographic Ventures announced the existence of its recently formed music division, National Geographic Music and Radio (NGMR), in early August 2007. The division was already creating music for its feature film and kids units. Initially hired to run the division were Mark Bauman, executive vice president of radio and video production, and David Beal, head of music labels, publishing and radio operations.[2]

In mid-August 2007, NGCI confirmed the channel and its Italy launch date of 15 October 2007 via Sky. NGCI has arranged for music from the following labels: EMI Arabia , Sony/BMG Asia, Warner Music Latin America and Universal Italy, for the channel.[1] The channel was launched in Latin America in the fourth quarter 2008. The Saturday before March 3, 2009, the channel and Nat Geo Wild was launched in Portugal on the Cabovisão and Meo platforms.[4]

Nat Geo Music was slated to be launched in 2008 with three other Nat Geo channels in India.[5] Fox International Channels launched in 2010 the new Nat Geo channels again along with three other Fox channels[6] On 1 February 2010, Nat Geo Music and two other Fox International Channels debut on StarHub, a pay-TV service in Singaporean.[7]

Content

Previously Nat Geo Music aired documentaries regarding 'culture and music' around the world, later they began to play music around the clock without idents or promos or advertisements (though it plays the same music then).

Programming blocks

Primetime weekly[1]

  • Place Jam, country specific music
  • We Love…, genre specific music
  • Music Nomad, travel related music
  • UNTZ, dance music on both Friday and Saturday for two hours

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Crook, Antony Reeve (3 August 2007). "Nat Geo Music tunes up for Italian debut". C21media. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Ed Waller (3 August 2007). "Nat Geo confirms move into music". C21media. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Wilkes, Neil (24 July 2007). "National Geographic to launch music channel". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nat Geo launches threesome in Portugal". C21media. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "NGC Network to launch four new Nat Geo channels in India". The Economic Times. 21 May 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "FOX launches 7 new TV channels in India". The Economic Times. PTI. 30 June 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (27 January 2010). "StarHub adds Fox trio". C21 media. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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