Universal Channel (Turkey)

Universal Channel was a Turkish pay television network, owned by Universal Networks International, a division of NBCUniversal. The network was launched in Turkey in December 2009 on D-Smart^[1] and in February 2010 on Teledünya. From March 1, 2011, the Channel is also available in its HD version exclusively on D-Smart Platform.^[2]

Universal TV broadcasts TV series and movies produced by Universal Studios, Warner Bros. International Television, 20th Century Studios and Paramount Pictures. It has aired many series for first time on Turkish TV, such as Law & Order, Flashpoint and Trauma. Also part of the programming are non-scripted shows such as Flipping Out and Million Dollar Listing.^[3]

It aired series exclusively produced by Universal Studios for the first time in Turkey, such as Rookie Blue, Haven, Shattered, and Fairly Legal. The network also showed many Hollywood blockbusters of various genres not only from Universal Pictures but also from other major Hollywood studios such as Space Jam, Maverick, Wild Wild West and Mars Attacks!.

This channel closed in February 2013.^[4]