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.
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| Network | NBCUniversal International Networks |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 480i/576i for the SDTV feeds) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NBCUniversal |
| Sister channels | Syfy CNBC Europe DreamWorks Channel Movies 24 E! Golf Channel Sky News |
| History | |
| Launched | 30 November 1997 (France) 1 May 1998 (Germany) 13 September 1999 (Spain) 5 January 2005 (Russia) 30 May 2007 (Netherlands) 15 November 2009 (Australia) 13 September 2010 (Poland) |
| Closed | 1 July 2016 (Netherlands & Flanders) 31 December 2019 (Australia) |
| Replaced by | Sky Documentaries |
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.
13th Street around the world
edit| Channel | Country or region | Launch year | Shutdown year |
| 13ème Rue | France | November 30, 1997 | |
| 13th Street (German TV channel) | Germany | May 1, 1998 | |
| Calle 13 | 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] |
See also
edit- 13th Street Australia
- 13ème Rue France, Switzerland, and Wallonia
- 13th Street Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
- Calle 13 Spain
References
edit- ^ Jarco Kriek & Jan Hein Visser (27 August 2010). "Nieuw logo en huisstijl voor tv-kanaal 13Th Street". TotaalTV.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ Georg Szalai (3 March 2017). "NBCUniversal's International Crime Channel 13th Street Gets Brand Refresh With Help From Hans Zimmer". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "NBCUniversal stopt op 1 juli met de distributie van de zenders Syfy en 13th Street". Totaal TV. May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "13 Ulica nadaje w jakości HD". Media2.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Universal Networks channel change in Poland". Broadband TV News. 2010-08-13. Retrieved 2023-05-12.