Country | United Arab Emirates |
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Broadcast area | Arab world |
Headquarters | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Picture format |
1080i
HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner |
National Geographic Society/
The Walt Disney Company EMEA (Disney International Content and Operations) Abu Dhabi Media Company |
Sister channels |
National Geographic Nat Geo Wild Nat Geo People Drama |
History | |
Launched | 20 November 2017 |
Links | |
Website |
natgeotv |
Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi was an Emirati free-to-air Arabic language documentary channel for children, owned by National Geographic Society/ The Walt Disney Company EMEA (Disney International Content and Operations) and the Abu Dhabi Media Foundation. Launched on 20 November 2017, the channel was freely available through Nilesat. The channel also dealt with scientific, geographic and natural science documentaries. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The channel was shut down on 1 January 2020, with a short notice in Arabic that was published on the channel's website. The text reads as follows:
The National Geographic Abu Dhabi Kids channel will no longer air from 1 January 2020. We want to thank all of you who have enjoyed our channel for your support and hope you continue to connect with our content on our National Geographic Abu Dhabi Kids YouTube page and through Nat Geo Abu Dhabi Channel. [9]
Although the channel is shut down, its official and social media sites remained active online but shortly later, its social media sites were removed and the official website went down.
Country | United Arab Emirates |
---|---|
Broadcast area | Arab world |
Headquarters | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Picture format |
1080i
HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner |
National Geographic Society/
The Walt Disney Company EMEA (Disney International Content and Operations) Abu Dhabi Media Company |
Sister channels |
National Geographic Nat Geo Wild Nat Geo People Drama |
History | |
Launched | 20 November 2017 |
Links | |
Website |
natgeotv |
Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi was an Emirati free-to-air Arabic language documentary channel for children, owned by National Geographic Society/ The Walt Disney Company EMEA (Disney International Content and Operations) and the Abu Dhabi Media Foundation. Launched on 20 November 2017, the channel was freely available through Nilesat. The channel also dealt with scientific, geographic and natural science documentaries. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The channel was shut down on 1 January 2020, with a short notice in Arabic that was published on the channel's website. The text reads as follows:
The National Geographic Abu Dhabi Kids channel will no longer air from 1 January 2020. We want to thank all of you who have enjoyed our channel for your support and hope you continue to connect with our content on our National Geographic Abu Dhabi Kids YouTube page and through Nat Geo Abu Dhabi Channel. [9]
Although the channel is shut down, its official and social media sites remained active online but shortly later, its social media sites were removed and the official website went down.