Reply #10: In US the channel is a joint venture: Fox & National Geographic TV [View All]

[Garbo 2004]

From Dec 2000 article: "The 24-hour network, 70% owned by Fox Cable Networks Group and the balance by National Geographic Television, will debut Jan. 7..." http://telephonyonline.com/news/telecom_national_geographic_channel/index.html

The joint venture also is noted in this recent press release on the Triple Cross special: "Based at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Channel (NGC) is a joint venture between National Geographic Television & Film (NGT&F) and Fox Cable Networks." http://sev.prnewswire.com/television/20060815/DCTU05715082006-1.html