National Geographic India adds Kannada feed to portfolio

National Geographic India yesterday announced the launch of yet another language feed to its portfolio. The channel is bringing a new Kannada language audio feed for narrate its specialized stories for the Kannada speaking viewers in Karnataka and across India. The Kannada feed on National Geographic will be available from 31st January 2021.

The availability is however subject of feasibility depending on whether your cable or DTH operator turns on the Kannada language feed or not. National Geographic will be available in six languages – Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Bangla, and English cometh February 2021.

Kannadigas will be able to watch popular series such as Primal Survivor, Vegas Rat Rods, Great Human Race, Dirty Rotten Survival, Bear Grylls Mission Survive, Airport Security Brazil and Peru to the newly launched Spotlight in Kannada accompanied by stunning visuals and path-breaking technology.

“We have been constantly working towards making our relationship with our viewers more personal, relevant and connected through our localized efforts. Over the last years, we have seen a significant interest towards our authentic style of storytelling from our viewers in the regional market; including Karnataka. We saw this as a great opportunity to bring our storytelling in yet another language and wonderfully complement our successful and well-established portfolio of channels in these markets.”

Kevin Vaz, President & Head – Infotainment, Kids & Regional Entertainment Channels, Star & Disney India