National Geographic launching Nat Geo Wild HD

Listen up, nature lovers -- you should seriously consider moving to the UK. We're hearing that National Geographic is gearing up to exclusively launch Nat Geo Wild HD on the Sky platform on April 1st, and it's reportedly being done as a response to growing demand (and growing ratings) for the SD version of Nat Geo Wild. Launch programs on the new channel will include Blue Whale Odyssey, Darwin's Lost Voyage and the second series of Strange Days on Planet Earth, narrated by Hollywood actor Ed Norton, and yes, the content will indeed be made available from day one on Sky Anytime, the operator's video-on-demand service.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 28th 2009 6:29AM]

Considering that National Geographic Channel in the US has become something that should be more appropriately called the Dog and Crime Channel, I am just a little bit jealous of this development.