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Diva Universal is an Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

n cable
Cable
A cable is two or more wires running side by side and bonded, twisted or braided together to form a single assembly. In mechanics cables, otherwise known as wire ropes, are used for lifting, hauling and towing or conveying force through tension. In electrical engineering cables are used to carry...

 and satellite
Satellite
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavour. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon....

 television channel owned and operated by Universal Networks International. It has been available on most subscription television cable and Satellite platforms in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

 since 1 January 2008.

Operating Channels

  • Diva Universal Asia - with Chinese, Bahasa Indonesia and Bahasa Melayu subtitles in selected Asian countries apply.
  • Diva Universal Philippines
    Diva Universal (Philippines)
    Diva Universal Philippines is a Philippine television channel owned by NBC Universal Global Networks, in partnership with Solar Entertainment Corporation.-Rebranded as Diva Universal:...

    - same with the Asian feed but with local advertisements.

Programming

Most of the programs are imported from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 including drama, comedy, series, talk shows and reality TV series. Movie programs also air on this channel from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

.

Current Programs

  • Fairly Legal with Sarah Shahi
  • Covert Affairs
    Covert Affairs
    Covert Affairs is a USA Network television series starring Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham. The one-hour drama premiered on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The show concluded its first season on September 14, 2010 and was renewed for a second season on August 19, 2010. The second season began airing on...

    with Piper Perabo
  • Law & Order: SVU
  • The Oprah Winfrey Show
    The Oprah Winfrey Show
    The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....

  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager
    The Secret Life of the American Teenager
    The Secret Life of the American Teenager is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton. It first aired on ABC Family on July 1, 2008. The show was renewed for a second season consisting of 24 episodes on February 9, 2009, which began airing on June 22, 2009...

  • Greek
    Greek (TV series)
    Greek is an American comedy-drama television series, which follows students of the fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University , located in Ohio, who participate in the school's Greek system...

  • Life Unexpected
    Life Unexpected
    Life Unexpected is an American television series that ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2011.The show premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010...

  • Crossing Jordan
    Crossing Jordan
    Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...

  • Rookie Blue
  • The Biggest Loser Asia Season 2
    The Biggest Loser Asia (season 2)
    The Biggest Loser is the second season of the Hallmark competitive reality television series entitled The Biggest Loser Asia.It was announced during the broadcast of the first season finale on March 9, 2010 that the auditions for Season 2 commenced soon.Marion Caunter replaces Sarimah Ibrahim as...

  • The Closer
    The Closer
    The Closer is an American crime drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia police detective who often closes her cases using sometimes-questionable methods...

  • The Fashion Show
    The Fashion Show (U.S. TV series)
    The Fashion Show: Ultimate Collection is an American reality television series on the Bravo network which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi and supermodel Iman. The contestants compete against each other to create the best clothes and are usually restricted...

  • The Good Wife
  • Top Chef
    Top Chef
    Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants...

  • The Real Housewives of New Jersey
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey
    The Real Housewives of New Jersey is a reality television program on the Bravo network which originally followed the lives of five women in and around several upscale communities in Northern New Jersey...


Former Programs

  • Dharma & Greg
    Dharma & Greg
    Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30, 2002.It starred Jenna Elfman and Thomas Gibson as Dharma and Greg Montgomery, a couple who married instantly on their first date despite being complete opposites...

  • Lipstick Jungle
    Lipstick Jungle
    Lipstick Jungle is a novel written by New York writer and socialite Candace Bushnell, that weaves the stories of Nico Reilly, Wendy Healy, and Victory Ford, who are numbers 8, 12, and 17 on the New York Post's list of New York's 50 Most Powerful Women...

  • Rookie Blue
  • The Nanny
    The Nanny (TV series)
    The Nanny is an American television sitcom co-produced by Sternin & Fraser Ink, Inc., and Fran Drescher in association with TriStar Television for the CBS network...

  • The Wonder Years
    The Wonder Years
    The Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. It ran for six seasons on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII....


See also

  • NBC Universal Global Networks
    NBC Universal Global Networks
    Universal Networks International, formerly NBC Universal Global Networks, is a part of NBC Universal.When NBC Universal was formed, it owned entertainment television channels in Europe and Latin America...

  • Syfy Universal (Asia)
    Syfy Universal (Asia)
    Syfy Universal is an Asian cable television channel, launched on July 1, 2008, exclusive programs in science fiction, fantasy and horror and movies. It is owned by NBC Universal Asia Networks...

  • Universal Channel (Asia)
    Universal Channel (Asia)
    Universal Channel is a television channel specializing in movies and television series in the thriller, drama, comedy, crime and investigation genres. It is owned by NBC Universal Global Networks...

  • Diva Universal (Philippines)
    Diva Universal (Philippines)
    Diva Universal Philippines is a Philippine television channel owned by NBC Universal Global Networks, in partnership with Solar Entertainment Corporation.-Rebranded as Diva Universal:...


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