Diva TV
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Programming | |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV 4:3) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Universal Networks International (NBCUniversal) |
Sister channels | Universal Channel Syfy CNBC Europe Movies 24 |
History | |
Launched | 1 October 2007 |
Closed | 14 February 2012 |
Links | |
Website | divatv.co.uk |
Diva TV was a British TV channel owned by Universal Networks International, which launched on Sky in the UK and Ireland on channel 269 at midday on 1 October 2007.[1][2]
Despite having quite a varied schedule upon launch, the channel's programming declined.[according to whom?] It aired shows such as The Late Show With David Letterman, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Talk and McLeod's Daughters.
On 1 November 2011 Diva TV +1 closed on Sky channel 277. The channel had previously been available on Virgin Media channel 165 until 1 April 2010.
Diva TV closed on 14 February 2012 at midnight with its most popular programmes shifted to the Style Network.[3][4] The move followed NBCUniversal's acquisition by Comcast in March 2011 and affected only the UK market.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show[]
From April 2011, Diva TV no longer aired The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Diva TV have cited being "unable to attract enough viewers to make the show viable for the channel".[5] From 19 September 2011 Really picked up The Ellen DeGeneres Show starting from season 9.[6]
See also[]
- Diva Universal
References[]
- ^ "Diva TV drops the Late Show With David Letterman". Late Show UK. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ "UKTV Drama timeshift added to VM lineup". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
- ^ "NBCU to close DivaTV". Broadcast. 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Diva TV to close in February". Entertainment Interactive. 27 January 2012.
- ^ Diva TV Forum: Ellen Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
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External links[]
- Television channels and stations established in 2007
- Television channels in the United Kingdom
- Universal Networks International
- Defunct British television channels
- Television channels and stations disestablished in 2012