National Geographic+ will follow the creation and roll-out of FNG's Fox+ that was added in South Africa last month to cellular operator Cell C's new black service.
National Geographic (DStv 181 / StarSat 220), available on MultiChoice's DStv and on StarSat from China's StarTimes Media SA and On Digital Media (ODM), is already available and carried as a linear streaming channel on MultiChoice's DStv Now streaming service.
Now FOX Networks Group says National Geographic+ that will be on Cell C's black will be "constantly evolving, with new topics on a monthly basis, or in response to world events" and will "provide viewers the opportunity to indulge in their interests and passions".
"It will be available on-the-go and across multiple screens, with the capability to download for offline viewing," says FNG. A specific launch date of National Geographic+ on Cell C's black has not been announced.
National Geographic+ will encompass"box set" type documentaries and other content as part of a VOD offering, with FOX Networks Group Europe and Africa that will launch it in 2018 in 9 territories, including South Africa, Germany, France, Portugal, Greece and the Nordics like Denmark.
National Geographic+ will target younger, millennial viewers and feature a curated collection of content across a wide range of topics including space, Egypt, world cultures, deep-sea exploration and the human body.
National Geographic+ will also feature short-form programming as well as scripted titles like MARS, The Long Road Home and the docudrama series Genius.
National Geographic+ will take extended non-linear rights to a raft of content with in-season stacking for some show.
"Consumers are at the heart of our non-linear services; people are used to marathon viewing for scripted, but there hasn't been a simple and effective way to offer similar experiences within factual," says Jan Koeppen, FOX Networks Group Europe & Africa president in a statement announcing National Geographic+ as the latest digital extension.
"At National Geographic, we are passionate about taking our viewers further, to encourage exploration and a better understanding of the world in which we all live."
"By introducing National Geographic+ we are combining our 129 years of visual storytelling with our rich history of product innovation to ensure that factual stands out in the on-demand world".
"Consumers are at the heart of our non-linear services; people are used to marathon viewing for scripted, but there hasn't been a simple and effective way to offer similar experiences within factual," says Jan Koeppen, FOX Networks Group Europe & Africa president in a statement announcing National Geographic+ as the latest digital extension.
"At National Geographic, we are passionate about taking our viewers further, to encourage exploration and a better understanding of the world in which we all live."
"By introducing National Geographic+ we are combining our 129 years of visual storytelling with our rich history of product innovation to ensure that factual stands out in the on-demand world".
