Mother Earth Channel (NTV)

Mother Earth Channel is a channel owned by NordicMedia.

History
Mother Earth Channel started in January 9, 1988 as a block in Norge TV 2 from 9:00AM to 11:00AM. It aired various documentaries about nature and science.

When Sienz launched in 1992, all science documentaries and programming were moved to Sienz. Cosmic Eye was launched later that year, moving all programming and documentaries about space there.

In 1994, the lawsuit with Discovery Channel started. Mother Earth Channel won the lawsuit due to it broadcasting things about mother nature rather than archaeologists.

In 1999, ARD bought Mother Earth Channel for €2,500,000. With the purchase, ARD rebranded Mother Earth Channel to ARD für die Natur. It kept the 1992 branding, the main difference is the logo. In 2001, all documentaries were switched to full German programming. At that time, NordicMedia planned to buy ARD für die Natur. Later that year, ARD established a Nordic division called ARD für Scandinavia Beauty. It was available to Denmark, then to Sweden, then to the whole Scandinavian Peninsula. Icelandic operations have been reached in 2003 4 months before NordicMedia purchased it back.

NordicMedia purchased it back in August 3, 2003. ARD für Scandinavia Beauty was shut down, but was revived in 2006 as Mother Earth for Iceland, only available in Iceland.