WASHINGTON—While National Geographic’s Black Sea expedition is over for now, data from the discoveries are just beginning to be collected and sorted. National Geographic Television (NGT) will continue to bring updates from the laboratories over the coming months.

In-depth reports on the follow-up research will be covered by “National Geographic Today,” a daily live newscast that will originate from a new digital studio located within the National Geographic campus when the Channel launches in the United States in January 2001. A team from National Geographic News was on the expedition vessel filing reports and will be at today’s press conference. “National Geographic Today” will have immediate access to developments and will issue reports as events warrant.

The complete story of the discoveries will be told in a one-hour National Geographic Special on PBS and in 111 countries around the world on the National Geographic Channel International in 2001. Meanwhile National Geographic’s award-winning weekly magazine series on CNBC, EXPLORER, will periodically broadcast updates on developments from the Black Sea expedition.

Building on its reputation for remarkable visual and compelling stories, National Geographic Television now augments its award-winning documentary production with new prime-time drama, large-format and feature-film programming, as well as international broadcast and video distribution. NGT is partnered with NBC and Fox Entertainment to grow the National Geographic Channels worldwide, currently reaching over 80 million households in 111 countries in 16 languages. At present, NGT’s programming can be seen in the United States on CNBC and PBS networks and through syndication and home video. NGT programming can be seen internationally through video distribution and broadcast syndication in more than 100 different outlets in some 90 territories. More information about NGT is available at www.nationalgeographic.com.

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