Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi, the first global channel for kids under the Nat Geo brand, will launch today at 11.40 am UAE time (+4GMT), BroadcastPro ME can reveal. The 24-hour free-to-air channel, which is part of the Fox Networks Group, will launch on Eutelsat and Nilesat for now. OSN subscribers may access Nat Geo Kids Abu Dhabi on channel 366.

The channel will be in Arabic and will consist of factual programming. We hear that Nat Geo Junior Photographers will also be launched as part of this channel underscoring the importance of driving local content from day one.

No representative from Fox Networks Group was available for comment at the time of going to press.