The French CanalSat platform is to add Nat Geo Wild and Ushuaïa HD to its channel line-up. The second National Geographic channel will launch on September 9, to be followed two weeks later by the HD version of Ushuaïa.
Nat Geo Wild will be part of the ‘family pack’. The addition of Ushuaïa HD will bring the total of HD channels now available on the platform to nine. They are Canal+ HD, TF1 HD, France 2 HD, M6 HD, 13ème Rue HD, National Geographic Channel HD, Cinema Premier HD, and Disney Cinemagic HD. Later this year, MTV HD and Sci-Fi HD will also be added.
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