National Geographic is a German

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channel dedicated to documentaries and factual programmes. The channel was launched on 1 November 2004 on

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's digital platform, broadcasting 24 hours per day from the start. The channel also launched on other cable networks such as

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, Kabel BW, and UPC Cablecom On 16 May 2009, National Geographic Channel replaced

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on the

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satellite platform. This was followed by the launch of the German

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when it replaced

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on Premiere on 1 July, a few days before Premiere was rebranded and became

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. National Geographic Channel HD was also launched on Sky in July 2009. Distribution of the Nat Geo People program derivative was discontinued in German-speaking countries as of September 12, 2017. On December 1, 2022 it was announced that the National Geographic Channel and

would be dropped from

by the end of January 2023. The channels will however remain active in other German TV operators to US version.

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