PROGRAMMING STRATEGY: Universal Channel successfully launched in Latin America in 2004, climbing from number 15 to number 3 in the channel rankings in less than three years. The channel is now ...

NBC Universal, which acquired rights to the Hallmark Channel internationally in 2007, is swapping the famed moniker in the U.K. for one of its well-known brands. The network will be known as Universal ...

LONDON: Universal Channel is celebrating one year on air in Africa by launching an HD version of the service on DStv. Universal Channel made its debut on DStv in October 2011, and since that time has ...

Universal Channel has acquired the UK rights to The Librarians. The drama series - a spinoff from the Librarian TV movies starring Noah Wyle - was green-lit by US channel TNT in April. Matt Frewer ...

Georgie Hurford-Jones is moving from Endemol Shine North America to Universal Television Alternative Studio, where she has been named executive vice president of current programming. Hurford-Jones ...