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Geoff Daniels
Senior Vice President, Development & Production
National Geographic Channels International
As Senior Vice President of Development & Production for National Geographic Channels International, Geoff Daniels is responsible for commissioning over 250 hours of original programming per year for broadcast in 166 countries, 320 million homes and 34 languages worldwide. He has Executive Produced nearly 400 hours of factual programming across the network’s core nature, science, adventure and world culture genres, directing breakout series such as Seconds from Disaster, Mega Structures and Air Crash Investigation.
In addition, Daniels manages NGCI’s editorial relationship with strategic co-production and output partners in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America. And he is currently helping shape NGCI’s launch of a High Definition channel and development of other specialty digital networks.
Prior to joining NGCI in 2001, Daniels was Director of Development for National Geographic Television & Film (NGT&F) where as part of the Program Enterprise Group, he developed and produced specials & series in support of the National Geographic Channel’s roll-out worldwide and domestic U.S. launch.
Daniels began his career in New Product Development at Time-Life Video & Television where he played a key role in building TLV into one of the world’s leading home video distributors through the acquisition & marketing of Sir David Attenborough’s Trials of Life, Ken Burn’s The Civil War and in co-production with the BBC on the award winning children’s series Growing-Up Wild. In 1996, Geoff directed Reader’s Digest’s entry into the global television market, heading up international co-productions and program catalog sales.
A 15 year veteran of the television industry, Daniels takes pride in being one of the most accessible executives out there, loves to be pitched 24/7, but encourages everyone to start with his team’s development website, www. NGCIdeas.com.
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) invites viewers to live curious through its smart, innovative programming that questions what we know, how we view the world and what drives us forward. A business enterprise owned by National Geographic Television (NGT) and FOX Entertainment Group, NGCI contributes to the National Geographic Society's commitment to exploration, conservation and education through its six channels: National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Channel HD, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Wild HD, Nat Geo Adventure and Nat Geo Music. Globally, National Geographic Channel (including NGC U.S., which is a joint venture of NGT and Fox Cable Networks Group) is available in more than 320 million homes in 166 countries and 34 languages.
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