USA Network (Latin American TV channel)
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The second incarnation of the USA Network in Latin America, is a channel dedicated to series and movies programming, owned by NBCUniversal International Networks, a division of NBCUniversal. The local version of the channel, available both in Spanish and Portuguese-language feeds (for Spanish-speaking countries and for Brazil, respectively).
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 | 480i SDTV/1080i HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | NBCUniversal International Networks Spanish Latin America (NBCUniversal/Comcast (majority); Ole Communications (minority)) (distributed by Ole Distribution) Brazil: NBCUniversal International Networks Brasil (NBCUniversal/Comcast (50%), Canais Globo/Grupo Globo (50%)) (distributed by Canais Globo) |
Sister channels | Universal TV Studio Universal Telemundo Internacional E! DreamWorks Channel |
History | |
Launched | October 1, 2023; 7 months ago (2023-10-01) |
Former names | Sci-Fi (2007–2010) Syfy (2010–2023) |
In 2023, it was announced by NBCUniversal that the channel would be revived in Latin America during the Q4 of 2023 after 19 years of absence in the region.[1] The channel currently broadcasts dramas like Briarpatch and Dr. Death, also the channel will be the official broadcaster of the Miss Universe pageant which will be transmitted on November 18.[2] USA Network was relaunched on October 1, 2023, replacing Syfy in the region.[3]