USA Network (Latin American TV channel)

USA Network

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
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; 15 months ago (2023-10-01)
Former names	Sci-Fi (2007–2010) Syfy (2010–2023)

The second incarnation of the USA Network in Latin America is a channel dedicated to series and movie programming. It is owned by NBCUniversal International Networks, a division of NBCUniversal. The local version of the channel is available in Spanish and Portuguese-language feeds (for Spanish-speaking countries and for Brazil, respectively).

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 would be the official broadcaster of the Miss Universe pageant which was broadcast on November 18.[2] USA Network was relaunched on October 1, 2023, replacing Syfy in the region.[3]

Current Programming

• 12 Monkeys
• Blue Bloods
• Briarpatch
• Bull
• Day of The Dead
• Dr. Death
• Face off
• Family Law
• Frogger
• Coroner
• Prodigal Son
• The Lazarus Project
• Grimm
• Heroes
• The Magicians
• Magnum P.I.
• The Rookie
• SYFY Games
• Vagrant Queen

References

1. REDACCION (2023-08-24). "El canal USA Network de NBCUniversal aterriza en Latinoamérica". Panorama Audiovisual (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
2. "NBCUniversal es la nueva sede de Miss Universo para Latinoamérica". Hollogram Television | Noticias de Streaming, Canales Roku, Servicios OTT (in Spanish). 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
3. "Canal USA está no ar. Esta é a programação da semana" [USA Network its on the air. This is the programming of the week]. Além da Tela (in Portuguese). October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

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