National Geographic Channel (NGC) and Fox Networks Group will co-create an HD network by next spring to commemorate NGC's fifth anniversary. NGC's current channel is seen almost exclusively on cable digital tiers, and passes about 55 million households. Considering its content of remote areas of the globe, vie

It seems whenever a new content provider (whether cable, fiber or DBS) these days is touting its HD line up to rope in customers, high on nearly everyone's list is the National Geographic HD channel . (It seems a long time ago now that the NG channel had a hard time getting on many cable analog line ups, and had to go

The National Geographic Film Library (NGTL) has contracted with Minneapolis-based post production firm HI-WIRE to convert its existing film archives to the high-definition format. HI-WIRE will also handle conversion of current programming and specific customer-requested films. NGTL is making the switch as a response to

The National Geographic Channel is using technology from DNF Controls to control and automate playout for the channel's nightly National Geographic Today program. DNF Controls' 400-clip access system with a peripheral bus interface option will serve as a production switcher interface allowing a GVG4000 production swi

National Geographic Channel HD programming will be distributed to broadcast headends across Europe via satellite using the TANDBERG Television EN8090 encoder

National Geographic, which has its own HD channels that are being tapped by digital cable and satellite providers globally, will begin offering some of its HD content in both next-gen DVD formats with the release of "Relentless Enemies," a documentary about some of the world's most beautiful and dangerous predators.

As part of the preparations for 1080i broadcasting, the channel has hired ATG Broadcast to install key equipment, including a Sony SRW-5500 HDCAM-SR videotape recorder