Universal TV

Universal TV
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaLatin 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
OwnerNBCUniversal 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 channels13th Street Universal
Diva Universal
Syfy Universal
Studio Universal
Movies 24
CNBC International
E!
Golf Channel
DreamWorks Channel
Sky News
History
LaunchedSeptember 1, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-09-01) (Latin America)
May 29, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-05-29) (Russia)
December 2009; 14 years ago (2009-12) (Turkey)
ClosedMay 1, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-05-01) (Russia; Romania)[1]
January 27, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-27) (United Kingdom)
Replaced bySky Comedy (United Kingdom)
Links
WebsiteUniversal TV Brazil
Universal TV South Africa
Universal TV Latin America
Universal Channel Russia

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.

  1. ^ "Televiziunea americană Universal Channel se retrage din România". Mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-01-02.