National Geographic Abu Dhabi
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National Geographic Abu Dhabi is a free-to-air
documentary channel
that started broadcasting on July 1, 2009. It is the official Arabic language
edition of the National Geographic Channel
. The channel broadcasts via Arabsat Badr 6, Nilesat
102
, and Nilesat 103
. The channel is based in Abu Dhabi
, U.A.E.
, but is aimed to be broadcast for a pan-Arabian audience in the Middle East
and North Africa
.
Currently, the channel is solely available in Arabic, with no possible methods of switching audio language to English
or any other language. The channel features broadcasts of non-fictional, documentary series, all original National Geographic shows dubbed from English. The line up of shows is not usually up-to-date with the original English channel. National Geographic Abu Dhabi is considered as a free alternative to the subscription variants offered and available via Orbit Showtime
's cable TV services.
It is co-owned by the National Geographic Society
/Fox International Channels
& Abu Dhabi Media Company
. The latter is also responsible for launching the Arabic version of the National Geographic magazine.
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
documentary channel
Documentary channel
A documentary channel is a specialty channel which focuses on broadcasting documentaries. Some documentary channels further specialize by dedicating their television programming to specific types of documentaries or documentaries in a specific area of knowledge. DOC: The Documentary Channel and The...
that started broadcasting on July 1, 2009. It is the official Arabic language
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
edition of the National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Channel, also commercially abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo, is a subscription television channel that airs non-fiction television programs produced by the National Geographic Society. Like History and the Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual...
. The channel broadcasts via Arabsat Badr 6, Nilesat
Nilesat
Nilesat is an Egyptian company, and the name of a series of Egyptian communications satellites. It was established in 1996 with the purpose of operating Egyptian satellites and their associated ground control station and uplinking facilities...
102
Nilesat 102
Nilesat 102 is an Egyptian owned geosynchronous communications satellite that was launched by an Ariane 44LP rocket from Kourou, French Guiana on August 17, 2000 at 23:16 UTC by the European Space Agency. It was manufactured by the European company Matra Marconi Space , and started official...
, and Nilesat 103
Nilesat 103
Nilesat 103 Satellite, also known as Atlantic Bird 4, is an Egyptian owned communications satellite.Nilesat and Eutelsat has agreed in September 2005 to lease capacity on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird 4 satellite after relocating it to 7° West and renaming it Nilesat 103...
. The channel is based in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
, U.A.E.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, but is aimed to be broadcast for a pan-Arabian audience in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
.
Currently, the channel is solely available in Arabic, with no possible methods of switching audio language to English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
or any other language. The channel features broadcasts of non-fictional, documentary series, all original National Geographic shows dubbed from English. The line up of shows is not usually up-to-date with the original English channel. National Geographic Abu Dhabi is considered as a free alternative to the subscription variants offered and available via Orbit Showtime
Orbit Showtime
Orbit Showtime Network, now officially branded as OSN, is a subscription television service in the Middle East and North Africa. The platform is owned by Panther Media Group, and the company is registered in DIFC. OSN is a joint venture between the Kuwait-based KIPCO and Saudi Arabia-based Mawarid...
's cable TV services.
It is co-owned by the National Geographic Society
National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society , headquartered in Washington, D.C. in the United States, is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical...
/Fox International Channels
Fox International Channels
Fox International Channels is a subsidiary of the Fox Entertainment Group, which is a part of Rupert Murdoch's global media conglomerate News Corporation...
& Abu Dhabi Media Company
Abu Dhabi Media Company
Abu Dhabi Media is a media company with its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates...
. The latter is also responsible for launching the Arabic version of the National Geographic magazine.