Universal TV
Universal TV, formerly Universal Channel, is an international pay television network specializing in movies and television series in the thriller, drama, comedy, horror, crime and investigation genres, owned by NBCUniversal International Networks, a division of NBCUniversal and available on satellite and cable platforms. They were formerly branded as USA Network until 2003 when the name was changed to take more advantage of the Universal branding, but continue programming as that network does like a general interest network.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Latin America Africa Germany Australia New Zealand Poland (formerly) Romania (formerly) Russia (formerly) Hungary (formerly) Czech Republic (formerly) Turkey (formerly) Asia (formerly) Greece (formerly) Japan (formerly) Slovakia (formerly) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUniversal/Comcast) (operated and distributed by Ole Distribution) Brazil: NBCUniversal International Networks (50%), Canais Globo (Grupo Globo, 50%) (distributed by Canais Globo) |
| Sister channels | 13th Street Universal Diva Universal Syfy Universal Studio Universal Movies 24 CNBC International E! Style Network Golf Channel DreamWorks Channel Sky News |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 2004 (Latin America) May 29, 2007 (Russia) December 2009 (Turkey) |
| Closed | May 1, 2015 (Russia; Romania) January 27, 2020 (United Kingdom) |
| Replaced by | Sky Comedy (United Kingdom) |
| Links | |
| Website | Universal TV Brazil Universal TV South Africa Universal TV Latin America Universal Channel Russia |
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