Country | United States |
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Broadcast area | Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Spanish, Portuguese |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
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 | Universal TV USA Network E! DreamWorks Channel |
History | |
Launched | September, 1997 (as Hallmark Channel) February 1, 2010 (as Studio Universal) |
Former names | Hallmark Channel (1997-2010) |
Links | |
Website | Latin America Brazil |
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