Country | Singapore |
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Broadcast area | Southeast Asia (including Singapore) |
Network | NBCUniversal International Networks Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) (3 May 1995-11 February 2001) |
Affiliates | E! |
Headquarters | Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Marina Bay, Downtown Core, Singapore |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
Ownership | |
Owner | NBCUniversal Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) (3 May 1995-11 February 2001) |
Sister channels | CNBC Asia E! |
History | |
Launched | 3 May 1995 |
Closed | 31 December 2019 [1] |
Replaced by | CNBC Asia |
Former names |
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Links | |
Website | divatv |
Diva (formerly Diva Universal) was an English-language pay television channel in Singapore. It launched on 3 May 1995 as Hallmark Entertainment Network, along with E!, and was first owned by Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS). In 2010, as part of an agreement with NBCUniversal International Networks, the channel was renamed Diva Universal in 2010 and then Diva in 2014. It closed at the end of 2019 in anticipation of the launch of the streaming service Hayu in the region.
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As part of a restructuring at NBCUniversal International Networks and the official full launch of Hayu in Asia at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day 2020, Diva, along with its sister channel E! Entertainment Television, officially ceased broadcasting after the very final programme, About Time, aired. The closing ceremony was held at Universal Studios Singapore with the station ident/logo of DIVA Be Yourself. The national anthem, Majulah Singapura, was played with translated subtitles in Singapore English/Singlish, and the laserdisc label was provided by Kowloon Video Pte Ltd. [1]
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