Studio Universal Latin America is a 24-hour
cable television
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channel broadcasting from New York, United States, targeted for
Middle and
South American
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audiences.
It is owned by
Universal Networks International, a division of
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC (abbreviated as NBCU and Trade name, doing business as NBCUniversal or Comcast NBCUniversal since 2013) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational mass media and Show business, entertainment conglomerate (comp ...
, and was launched in
Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...
in September, 1997. It mostly airs
American movies and
films
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and some
series and is a sister channel to
Universal TV in the region. It broadcasts in four feeds, ''Brasil'', ''Mexico'', ''Argentina'' and ''Latam''. From its launch until January 31, 2010, the channel was named Hallmark Channel. It was renamed ''Studio Universal'' on February 1, 2010.
The Brazilian feed of the channel, as well as its sister network,
USA Network
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, are operated since Early-October 2023, by the
joint venture
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between Universal Networks International and
Organizações Globo-owned
Globosat which already operated the Brazilian version of
Universal TV.
Feeds
*''Mexican feed''. Aired in
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
.
*''Argentine feed''. Aired in
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
,
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
and
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
.
*''Chilean feed''. Aired in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
.
*''Brazilian feed''. Aired in
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
, operated by a joint venture between NBCU and Globosat and distributed by the latter.
*''Latam feed''. Aired in the rest of
Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...
.
*''Colombian feed''. Aired in
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
.
Programming
Current
*''Fullscreen''
Previous
*''
Fairly Legal''
*''
Nurse Jackie''
*''
Psych
''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened o ...
'' (seasons 5-8)
*''
Ringer''
*''
Smash'' (only season 2)
*''
The Good Wife'' (seasons 4-5, seasons 1-3 and 6 air on
Universal Channel
Universal TV, formerly Universal Channel, is an international pay television network specializing in movies and television series in the Thriller (genre), thriller, Drama (genre), drama, comedy, Horror (genre), horror, Crime (genre), crime and in ...
)
*''
Monk
A monk (; from , ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many reli ...
'' (repeats)
See also
*
Hallmark Channel (International)
*
Hallmark Channel
References
External links
Latin AmericaBrazil
{{NBC Universal Global Networks
Television networks in the United States
Television channels and stations established in 1997