With National Geographic Channel’s (NGC) ratings growth in 2012, NGC Chief Executive Officer David Lyle and President Howard T. Owens revealed a broad upfront slate with several new and returning series, and a mix of events and specials. The network will be bringing in a new series Die Trying, which features men and women pushing the limits of adventure, endurance and possibility, as well as a new genre pilot Building Wild – an extreme do-it-yourself series to reconstruct … [Read more...] about Nat Geo unveils 2013/2014 upfront slate
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NGCI announces three new co-productions
Singapore – National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has announced three new co-productions aimed at unravelling prevailing mysteries of the past. Partnering with Sky Vision, NGCI is co-producing the three-part special Jesus: Rise to Power, set to air in the U.S. and internationally in late-March 2013. NGCI has also announced the co-production of Bones of The Buddha (1 x 60’) from Icon Films, and Ultimate Tutankhamun (1 x 120’) from Blink Films – both of which … [Read more...] about NGCI announces three new co-productions
U.S. NGC’s first original factual drama “Killing Lincoln” sets record ratings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Geographic Channel’s Sunday night premiere of KILLING LINCOLN – the network’s first original factual drama – set stellar ratings at 2.6 HH – tied for the second highest HH in network history – and a 1.1 P25–54 on Sunday, February 17, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. KILLING LINCOLN also averaged 3.4 million persons 2+ over the entire two-hour premiere, the highest total viewership in NGC’s history. The film, hailed by critics as … [Read more...] about U.S. NGC’s first original factual drama “Killing Lincoln” sets record ratings
2012 Sundance Film Festival winner to debut on NGC
National Geographic Channel announced that environmental feature film Chasing Ice, which won the Best Cinematography award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, will premiere on the channel throughout Asia on April 20, 2013, at 10pm HKT. The world’s glaciers are one of nature’s most impressive and enduring backdrops – epic in size and grandeur. They are also a massive, undeniable casualty of climate change. Chasing Ice documents internationally-acclaimed photographer James … [Read more...] about 2012 Sundance Film Festival winner to debut on NGC
NGC and Scott Free Productions to produce Killing Lincoln follow-up
In anticipation of the upcoming world premiere of Killing Lincoln in early 2013, National Geographic Channel has announced that it will once again join forces with Scott Free Productions to produce a two-hour film based on Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot, Bill O’Reilly’s latest New York Times best-selling book with co-author Martin Dugard. The two-hour factual drama will stay true to the narrative storytelling devices used by O’Reilly in the book, which recounts the … [Read more...] about NGC and Scott Free Productions to produce Killing Lincoln follow-up
FOX One Stop Media teams up with Samsung to bring NGC’s Alien Deep to Asia
FOX One Stop Media, FOX International Channels’ (FIC) solutions arm, has partnered with Samsung Electronics as sponsor of Alien Deep, a new miniseries on the marine world, to air first and exclusively on National Geographic Channel (NGC) starting this month. In Alien Deep, renowned Oceanographer and Marine Archaeologist Dr. Robert Ballard pushes deep-sea exploration to new depths, bringing viewers of NGC never-before-seen secrets from the darkest corners of the ocean. Through this … [Read more...] about FOX One Stop Media teams up with Samsung to bring NGC’s Alien Deep to Asia
