Nat Geo Kids (Latin America)
Television channel
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Nat Geo Kids was a Latin American pay television channel targeting children ages 3 to 11, owned by Disney Channels Worldwide and National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and National Geographic Society.[1]
Broadcast areaLatin America and the Caribbean
LanguagesSpanish
Portuguese (Brazil only)
English (secondary audio)
Portuguese (Brazil only)
English (secondary audio)
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| Broadcast area | Latin America and the Caribbean |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Languages | Spanish Portuguese (Brazil only) English (secondary audio) |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | National Geographic Partners, LLC |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | April 8, 1996 (Latin America) October 3, 2017 (Brazil) |
| Closed | March 31, 2022 |
| Replaced by | Disney Jr. (programming) |
| Former names | Utilísima Satelital (1996–2001) Ultilísima (2001–2013) MundoFox (2013–2017) |
History and closure
The channel was originally launched on 8 April 1996 as Utilísima, but it was rebranded on 4 November 2013 as MundoFox. On 1 July 2017, the channel was again rebranded as Nat Geo Kids.[2] Its Brazilian feed was launched on 4 October 2017.
On January 10, 2022, it was announced that Nat Geo Kids would close on March 31 in the region, along with many other sister networks.[3]