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| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
| Programming | |
| Language | German/English |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sky Deutschland |
| Sister channels | 13th Street Syfy |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 September 2013 |
| Former names | Universal Channel (2013-2018) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
Universal TV (originally Universal Channel) is a German pay-tv-channel, operated by Sky Deutschland and headquartered in Munich. The station was announced on 22 May 2013 and launched on 5 September 2013. [1]
As part of a global rebrand, the channel changed its name in Germany to Universal TV on 2 July 2018. [2]
It was folded into Sky Deutschland operations in December 2023.
The channel mainly broadcasts series and some feature films. The station's prime time starts at 9pm, sometimes premieres. All programmes are dubbed into German and also their original audio. [3] Besides reruns of series originally broadcast on other channels, Universal TV also broadcast first-run programmes in German.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Annual average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 [6] | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% ' |
| 2018 [7] | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |