National Geographic Asia (1998–2023)
On July 1, 1998, NBC Asia was rebranded as the National Geographic Channel. The NBC programming moved to CNBC Asia.
On February 4, 2008, the Nat Geo Junior programming block of two non-contingent hours, late morning and late afternoon, was launched on the channel. I Didn't Know That, Mad Labs and Wild Detectives were the initial shows on the block.[1]
Closure
National Geographic and its sister channel Nat Geo Wild have remained on-air until the announcement of the channel closure on October 1, 2023.[2] This announcement led many of the pay TV providers to lose all of the Disney/Fox linear channels, including National Geographic itself.[3][4] However, the majority of National Geographic's libraries, including their documentary films, have been included on Disney+ (or Disney+ Hotstar in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand) content hub as Disney currently owns the partial ownership on National Geographic Global Networks.
Later on, the Taiwan feed closed down on January 1, 2024;[2][5] with BBC Earth serving as its replacement.[6]
The only Asian country that still have not ceased in operation is Japan, as the Japanese feed is currently operated by The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd; both the Middle Eastern and Indian sub-continent feed is yet to be determined, while the earlier territories currently share the feed with the European/African feeds from The Walt Disney Company EMEA.
