Studio Universal (Latin America)

Studio Universal Latin America is a 24-hour cable television channel broadcasting from New York, United States, targeted for Middle and South American audiences.

Studio Universal

Country	United States
Broadcast area	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela
Slogan	Spanish: Vivimos el cine Portuguese: A gente vive cinema ("We live cinema", adapted from the global slogan, "We Are Movies")
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish, Portuguese
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	NBCUniversal International Networks (NBCUniversal/Comcast) (operated and distributed by HBO Latin America Group) Brazil: NBCUniversal International Networks (50%), Globosat (Grupo Globo, 50%) (distributed by Globosat)
Sister channels	Universal TV Syfy E! CNBC Latin America MSNBC Latin America
History
Launched	September, 1997 (as Hallmark Channel) February 1, 2010 (as Studio Universal)
Former names	Hallmark Channel (1997-2010)
Links
Website	Latin America Brazil

It is owned by Universal Networks International, a division of NBCUniversal, and was launched in Latin America in September, 1997.[1] It mostly airs American movies and films and some series and is a sister channel to Universal Channel 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, Syfy, are operated since mid-July 2012, by the joint venture between Universal Networks International and Organizações Globo-owned Globosat which already operated the Brazilian version of Universal Channel.[2]