13th Street | |
Logo Alt: | 13th Street logo |
Launch Date: | (France) (Germany) (Spain) (Russia) (Netherlands) (Australia) (Poland) |
Closed Date: | (Netherlands & Flanders) (Australia) |
Picture Format: | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 480i/576i for the SDTV feeds) |
Replaced By: | Sky Documentaries |
Network: | NBCUniversal International Networks |
Owner: | NBCUniversal |
Sister Channels: | Syfy CNBC Europe DreamWorks Channel Movies 24 E! Golf Channel Sky News |
13th Street (France: 13ème Rue, Spain: Calle 13 and Poland: 13 Ulica) is a television channel specializing in action, suspense and police procedural programs and movies, mainly from the Universal Pictures and Television libraries. It is owned by NBCUniversal and was inaugurated in France in 1997, quickly adding local versions across Europe and Australia.
The channel changed its name to 13th Street Universal on 13 October 2010.[1] The additional "Universal" notation was dropped in March 2017 as part of a reimage effort.[2] Local versions of the network began to shut down in the mid-2010s in deference to streaming services, including NBCUniversal's own Hayu and Peacock.
Channel | Country or region | Launch year | Shutdown year | |
13ème Rue Universal | France | November 30, 1997 | ||
13th Street (German TV channel) | Germany | May 1, 1998 | ||
Calle 13 (TV channel) | Spain and Andorra | September 13, 1999 | ||
13th Street (Dutch TV channel) | Netherlands | September 6, 2007 | July 1, 2016[3] | |
13th Street (Australian TV channel) | Australia | November 15, 2009 | December 31, 2019 | |
13 Ulica (Polish TV channel) | Poland | September 13, 2010[4] [5] |