National Geographic Farsi
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| Country | United Arab Emirates |
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| Headquarters | Dubai Media City Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Persian |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | National Geographic Society Fox Networks Group (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International) |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 October 2011 1 September 2017 (relaunch) |
| Closed | 1 May 2013 1 January 2020 (reclosed) |
| Links | |
| Website | natgeotv |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Channel 41 | |
National Geographic Farsi was a free-to-air documentary channel that was originally launched on 15 October 2011,[1] and relaunched on 1 September 2017.[2] It is the official Persian language edition of the National Geographic Channel. The channel broadcast via Eutelsat W3A. The channel features broadcasts of National Geographic's documentary series subtitled in Farsi. Whilst the channel was aimed to broadcast to a Persian-speaking audience in Iran, the channel's broadcast was based in Dubai, U.A.E.
Relaunch
[edit]On 28 August 2017, the channel's official Facebook page announced its relaunch to be on 1 September alongside a promotional video.[3] Also the new availability information of the channel on Eutelsat 7 and Hotbird 13 were announced on the same day.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Geographic Farsi Shutdown Notice". National Geographic Farsi.
- ^ "What's on the National Geographic this week - Middle East - Farsi". National Geographic - Videos, TV Shows & Photos - Middle East - Farsi. 2017-07-18. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
- ^ "Facebook. National Geographic Farsi". www.facebook.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ "Facebook. National Geographic Farsi". www.facebook.com (in Persian). Retrieved 2017-08-30.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Persian)
- Official English website (in English)
- National Geographic Farsi on Facebook (in Persian)
- National Geographic Farsi on Instagram (in Persian)
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