▁The ▁oldest ▁video ▁foot age ▁from ▁National ▁Geographic ▁was ▁a ▁failed ▁attempt ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁North ▁P ole ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Z ieg ler ▁Pol ar ▁Ex ped ition . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Society ▁expanded ▁from ▁just ▁being ▁primarily ▁a ▁print ▁based ▁organization ▁to ▁educ ating ▁people ▁about ▁the ▁world ▁we ▁live ▁in ▁by ▁making ▁videos . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Tim ▁T . ▁Kelly ▁engine ered ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Channel ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁for ▁leading ▁the ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Society ▁into ▁a ▁global ▁production ▁of ▁multimedia ▁in ▁television ▁and ▁other ▁digital ▁media . ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Video ▁consists ▁of ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Explorer , ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Spe ci als , ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Television ▁Special , ▁National ▁Geographic ▁K ids ▁Video , ▁and ▁more . ▁The ▁videos ▁produced ▁by ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Video ▁were ▁originally ▁viewed ▁on ▁television ▁shows , ▁Bet am ax , ▁V HS , ▁DVD , ▁and ▁are ▁now ▁available ▁to ▁stream ▁online . ▁The ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Society ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁National ▁Geographic ▁American ▁TV ▁channel , ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Wild , ▁the ▁European ▁TV ▁channel , ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 1 st , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Explorer ▁first ▁a ired ▁on ▁television ▁on ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁simply ▁just