Diva TV

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]

For the lesbian video activist collective, see Diva TV (video collective). For other channel with similar name, see Diva (TV network).
Diva TV
Diva TV logo
Launched1 October 2007
Closed14 February 2012
Owned byUniversal Networks International (NBCUniversal)
Picture format576i (SDTV 4:3)
Audience share0.0%
0.0% (+1) (June 2011, BARB)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Sister channel(s)Universal Channel
Syfy
CNBC Europe
Movies 24
Websitedivatv.co.uk
Availability
(at time of closure)
Satellite
SkyChannel 269
Cable
Virgin MediaChannel 164

Despite having quite a varied schedule upon launch, the channel's programming declined. 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]

gollark: Well, many modern languages are uncool and lack it.
gollark: Ooo, pattern matching apparently.
gollark: Anyway, I'll investigate Elixir, but I fully expect it to be horrible in some other way and then ææææ.
gollark: Also anything else development.
gollark: Have you SEEN C web development? I have.

See also
  • Diva Universal

References
  1. "Diva TV drops the Late Show With David Letterman". Late Show UK. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. "UKTV Drama timeshift added to VM lineup". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
  3. "NBCU to close DivaTV". Broadcast. 26 January 2012.
  4. "Diva TV to close in February". Entertainment Interactive. 27 January 2012.
  5. Diva TV Forum: Ellen Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2011-09-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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