National Geographic, shortened to Nat Geo for cable TV and today’s attention spans, entered the mediasphere in 2001 as a channel dedicated to documentaries, science, nature, history, and culture. Nat Geo operates as a partnership between the National Geographic Society and the Walt Disney Company, alongside offshoot channels Nat Geo Wild and Nat Geo Mundo. Nat Geo is available in approximately 70,000 U.S. households via cable, satellite, and live-streaming TV.