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
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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
National Geographic Channel launches Doomsday Preppers app
Washington – National Geographic Channel (NGC) and National Geographic Games have released a new mobile game based on Doomsday Preppers, a series on NGC featuring Americans who are preparing for the end of the world. The free app, with in-app purchases for premium content and gameplay perks, is available now on the App Store timed to the second season of Doomsday Preppers. Developed by Can't Stop Games and distributed internationally by G5 Entertainment, Doomsday Preppers players will be … [Read more...] about National Geographic Channel launches Doomsday Preppers app
NGC to air doco on Hurricane Sandy
Washington – National Geographic Channel (NGC) has announced the premiere of the first in-depth cable documentary detailing Hurricane Sandy and its mammoth and merciless wake, which caused more than 110 fatalities in the United States, and paralysed life for millions of people in more than a half-dozen states. Superstorm 2012, a one-hour special, premieres on November 15 in the US and encores on Sunday, November 18. It airs globally this month in 172 countries under the title Superstorm … [Read more...] about NGC to air doco on Hurricane Sandy
NGC and Panasonic renew deal to present The World Heritage Special
National Geographic Channels (NGC) has partnered with Panasonic once again and renewed its global sponsorship of The World Heritage Special for a second year. This year, the partnership brings to viewers Access 360° World Heritage, a special series on UNESCO World Heritage sites. The on-air campaign will span the globe, airing across every NGC feed around the world. Access 360° World Heritage includes nine new specially-commissioned programmes produced by NGC. The two … [Read more...] about NGC and Panasonic renew deal to present The World Heritage Special