Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi

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]}

Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi

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; 6 years ago (2017-11-20)
Closed	1 January 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-01)
Links
Website	natgeotv.com/me/page/natgeokidsabudhabi

Shutdown

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]

After the channel was shut down, its official and social media sites remained active online for a short time, after which, its social media sites were removed and the official website went down.

See also

• National Geographic Kids

References

1. "Hazza bin Zayed: "National Geographic Kids Abu Dhabi" Contributes in Promoting Children's Culture - AL AIN CLUB". Alainclub.ae. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
2. "وكالة أنباء الإمارات - National Geographic Kids Abu Dhabi world's first channel of its kind: Minister". Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
3. "هزاع بن زايد يطلق "ناشيونال جيوغرافيك كيدز أبوظبي" - جريدة الاتحاد". Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
4. "قناة ناشونال جيوغرافيك كيدز أبوظبي". National Geographic - Videos, TV Shows & Photos - الشرق الأوسط - العربية. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
5. "تردد قناة ناشيونال جيوغرافيك كيدز أبوظبي على النايل سات". Altkia.com. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
6. "تردد قناة الأطفال ناشيونال جيوغرافيك كيدز علي النايل سات 2017 - لغة العصر". Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
7. أبوظبي, إيناس محيسن ووام - (21 November 2017). ""ناشيونال جيوغرافيك كيدز".. رهان على تطوير ثقافة الطفل العربي". Emaratalyoum.com. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
8. "هزاع بن زايد يدشن قناة ناشيونال جيوغرافيك كيدز أبوظبي باللغة العربية - AL AIN CLUB". Alainclub.ae. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
9. "Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi". Fox Arabia. 6 September 2021.

External links

• Official website