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Diva (Asia TV channel)

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Owned by
  
NBCUniversal

Country
  
Singapore

Slogan
  
Be Yourself

Launched
  
December 15, 1997 (as Hallmark Channel Asia)

Network
  
NBCUniversal International Networks

Picture format
  
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)

Diva (formerly Diva Universal) is an Asian cable and satellite television channel owned and operated by Universal Networks International. It has been available on most subscription television cable and Satellite platforms in East Asia since 1 October 2003.

Contents

1997-2010: Hallmark Channel

Hallmark Channel Asia was launched in 1997. Most of the programs were all canned from US, including Oprah and The Biggest Loser. It had four different feeds including the Philippines feed, which was launched on August 19, 2009.

2010-2014: Diva Universal

Hallmark Channel Asia ended its broadcast on September 19, 2010, and was replaced by Diva Universal that evening, as part of Universal Networks International's efforts to refocus its network portfolio.

2014: Diva

On June 16, 2014, Diva Universal's name was simplified to "Diva".

Operating Channels

  • Diva Asia - SIN/HK/MY/PH/THAI/JKT Feed; Available on SD format.
  • Diva Asia HD - Same with the Asian feed; Available on HD format initially available in Singapore, also available in Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives & Brunei.
  • Defunct channels

  • Diva Universal Philippines - Separated and shared schedule from Asian feed but with local advertisements and Home Shopping Network. (Joint venture with Solar Entertainment Corporation)
  • Programming

    Most of the programs are imported from the United States including drama, comedy, series, talk shows and reality TV series. Movie programs also air on this channel from the United States, Australia, United Kingdom and Asia.

    Current Programs

  • About a Boy
  • Against The Wall
  • American Dream Builders (Season 1)
  • Army Wives
  • Atlantis
  • Aurora
  • Best Friends Forever
  • The Big C
  • The Biggest Loser
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • Camp
  • Chicago Fire
  • Clean House
  • Covert Affairs
  • Cruel Love
  • Dracula
  • Downton Abbey
  • Eat, Drink, Love
  • The Face (Australia)
  • The Face (U.K.)
  • The Face (U.S.) (Season 2)
  • Fairly Legal
  • The Getaway (Season 1)
  • Go On
  • The Good Wife
  • Growing Up Fisher (Season 1)
  • Hot Guys Who Cook
  • How Do I Look?
  • Just For Laughs Gags (Season 13)
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  • Knife Fight
  • LXTV: 1st Look
  • Merlin
  • The Mindy Project
  • My Kitchen Rules
  • Rookie Blue
  • SupermodelMe: Femme Fatale
  • Top Chef
  • Top Chef Masters
  • Top Chef: Just Desserts
  • Hot in Cleveland
  • Sean Saves the World
  • Smash
  • Suits
  • Up All Night
  • Whitney
  • Movie Block

  • Diva Movies
  • Reel Diva
  • Previous Programs

  • American Dreams
  • Basketball Wives
  • Bent
  • Bewitched
  • The Biggest Loser Asia
  • The Biggest Loser Asia (Season 1)
  • The Biggest Loser Asia (Season 2)
  • The Biggest Loser Australia
  • The Closer
  • Cold Case
  • Crossing Jordan
  • Dharma & Greg
  • Doc Martin
  • ER
  • The Fashion Show
  • Fashion Star
  • Haven
  • I Dream of Jeannie
  • Law & Order
  • Life Unexpected
  • Lipstick Jungle
  • Losing It With Jillian
  • Marcel's Quantum Kitchen
  • McLeod's Daughters
  • The Nanny
  • Oprah's Big Give
  • The Oprah Winfrey Show
  • Prime Suspect
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta
  • The Real Housewives of New Jersey
  • Sea Patrol
  • The Secret Life of the American Teenager
  • Spooks
  • Wild at Heart
  • Without a Trace
  • The Wonder Years
  • References

    Diva (Asia TV channel) Wikipedia