All Nat Geo articles – Page 14

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    Scolnik to Nat Geo

    2005-09-29T08:30:00Z

    National Geographic has appointed Betsy Scolnik as vice-president of content operations, reporting to Nat Geo digital media president Chris McAndrews. The US-based Scolnik will develop new markets for Nat Geo content in wireless, video games, broadband and education.

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    Nat Geo completes UK deals

    2005-09-19T15:29:27Z

    London-based National Geographic Television International has completed a number of programme deals with broadcasters in the UK in the run up to Mipcom.

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    Nat Geo makes Katrina documentary

    2005-09-15T08:30:00Z

    National Geographic Television and Film is making an hour-long special on Hurricane Katrina featuring an engineer who predicted a similar disaster. The Day The Big Easy Drownedfeatures footage filmed last year by Nat Geo in which Joe Suhayda stood on a New Orleans levee outlining just ...

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    Nat Geo lines up hurricane doc

    2005-09-13T09:24:46Z

    National Geographic Television and Film is making an hour long special on Hurricane Katrina featuring an engineer who predicted a similar disaster.

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    Nat Geo orders terrorism series from ITN Factual

    2005-09-01T08:30:00Z

    National Geographic has commissioned ITN Factual to make a mini documentary series examining the complex nature of modern terrorism.

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    Nat Geo plans HD channel

    2005-08-11T07:51:00Z

    The National Geographic Channel in the UK is set to be part of BSkyB's high-definition (HDTV) line-up.

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    Nat Geo US launches HD channel

    2005-08-09T10:50:50Z

    National Geographic is launching a high-definition version of its US channel NGC in early 2006.

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    BBC in Nat Geo deal

    2005-07-14T08:30:00Z

    BBC Broadcast has been signed up by the National Geographic Channel to provide it with access services for the next five years. The contract will cover National Geographic's subtitling and audio description com-mitments as set down by Ofcom last summer. BBC Broadcast will provide the services that cater for the ...

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    Nat Geo buys British docs

    2005-05-05T08:30:00Z

    National Geographic Channels International has acquired exclusive satellite rights to two UK shows for its summer documentary strand No Bordersto be screened in July.

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    GI takes Nat Geo's megastructures

    2005-04-07T08:30:00Z

    Granada International has picked up the rights to National Geographic's factual strand ...

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    ORTV on trail of wildebeest for Nat Geo

    2005-03-23T08:30:00Z

    Factual indie ORTVis chronicling the annual migration of wildlife in Tanzania's Serengeti plains for National Geographic.

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    Formats & Deals - Five snaps up nat GEO wildlife shows.

    2004-12-16T16:40:05Z

    Five has picked up a package of shows from the National Geographic Television International (NGTI) catalogue

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    Five snaps up Nat Geo wildlife shows

    2004-12-16T08:30:00Z

    Five has picked up a package of shows from the National Geographic Television International (NGTI) catalogue including Battle of the Arctic Giants, Into the Tornado, Land of the Anaconda, Dolphins: The Wild Side and Honey Badgers of the Kalahari. ...

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    Nat geo picks DMC

    2004-07-22T08:30:00Z

    The Digital Media Centre has been selected by the National Geographic Channel to perform playout for their Scandinavian services. This brings the total count of the National Geographic Channel's local feeds originating from the Digital Media Centre to five and language services provided by the centre to 16.

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    One animates Nat Geo's new look

    2004-07-22T08:30:00Z

    One post and Devilfish have created idents for the National Geographic Channel. The sequence of CGI-based idents incorporate live action elements into the 3D animation. The two were combined to create a sense of real depth and to avoid it feeling cartoon-heavy. One's 3D designers David Child and Duncan McWilliam ...

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    FORMATS & DEALS - NAT GEO SELLS BUILT FOR THE KILL TO FIVE.

    2003-12-12T16:22:54Z

    National Geographic Channel has sold the first series of Built for the Kill (pictured) to Five.

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    Nat Geo sells built for the kill to Five

    2003-12-04T08:30:00Z

    National Geographic Channel has sold the first series of Built for the Killto Five. The 6 x 30-minute series, produced by Granada Wild, will be screened from 13 January. The show deconstructs the minutes and seconds leading up to a kill in the wild in ...

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    FORMATS & DEALS - NAT GEO BUYS MAYDAY AND DOGS WITH JOBS.

    2003-11-05T10:27:33Z

    Cineflix's London-based international distribution arm has sold a brace of programmes to National Geographic Channels International

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    In Production - Nat Geo embarks on pilgrimage.

    2003-11-05T10:26:07Z

    Director and producer Anisa Mehdi has made a documentary about the Islamic city of Mecca for

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    Nat Geo buys Mayday and Dogs with Jobs

    2003-10-23T08:30:00Z

    Cineflix's London-based international distribution arm has sold a brace of programmes to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI). Mayday, a 6 x 60-minute series offering a scientific view of recent air crashes, will be screened in 144 countries and 26 languages. It has also been pre-sold ...