Cable Television Networks - Letter U

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Cable Networks - Letter U

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USA Network 70M+ Homes

Owner: NBCUniversal (Comcast) - Spinning off to Versant in 2025

Launched: 1977 (as Madison Square Garden Sports Network)

Genre: General Entertainment, Sports, WWE Programming

Premier cable network featuring WWE Raw and SmackDown, live sports including NHL and Premier League, plus original series and movies. Evolved into NBCUniversal's primary cable sports outlet following NBCSN shutdown in 2021.

Univision #1 Spanish

Owner: TelevisaUnivision (merger completed 2022)

Launched: 1961 (as Spanish International Network)

Genre: Spanish-Language Entertainment, News, Sports

Leading Spanish-language broadcast network in the U.S., finishing 2024 as #1 Spanish-language network for 32 consecutive years. Features telenovelas, news (Noticiero Univision), sports, and entertainment programming reaching 100 million Spanish speakers across U.S. and Mexico.

UniMás

Owner: TelevisaUnivision

Launched: January 14, 2002 (as TeleFutura); rebranded January 7, 2013

Genre: Spanish-Language Entertainment (18-34 demographic)

Second Spanish-language broadcast network targeting younger Hispanic Americans with telenovelas, sports, sitcoms, reality series, and imported programming. Operated from Doral, Florida (Miami suburb).

UP TV (UPtv)

Owner: UP Entertainment

Launched: October 30, 2004 (as Gospel Music Channel); rebranded June 1, 2013

Genre: Family-Friendly, Uplifting Entertainment

Family-focused network featuring original movies, hit sitcoms (Last Man Standing, Reba, Blue Bloods), and series Heartland. Known for UPlift Someone pro-social initiative and Christmas movie marathons. Available on DIRECTV 338, DISH 188, Verizon FiOS 238.

TUDN (Univision Deportes Network)

Owner: TelevisaUnivision

Launched: April 7, 2012; rebranded July 20, 2019

Genre: Spanish-Language Sports

Spanish-language sports network resulting from strategic partnership between Univision and Grupo Televisa. TUDN (pronounced "tu-de-ene") stands for "Your Sports Network." Multi-platform brand includes TUDN Radio, mobile app, and TUDN.com.

Streaming Services

UP Faith & Family

Owner: UP Entertainment

Type: Subscription Streaming Service (SVOD)

Price: $5.99/month or $59.99/year

Leading Christian streaming service with ad-free faith-based movies, series (Heartland new seasons first in U.S., Hudson & Rex, Bringing Up Bates), cooking shows, and family entertainment. Available on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and as Amazon Prime Channel.

ALLBLK (formerly UMC)

Owner: AMC Networks

Launched: November 2014 (as UMC); rebranded January 2021

Type: Subscription Streaming (SVOD)

First and largest subscription streaming service dedicated to Black film and television. Founded by Robert L. Johnson (BET founder), acquired by AMC Networks in 2018. Features original movies, series, stand-up performances, documentaries, reality series, and stage plays targeting African American audiences.

Former Networks

Universal Kids Closed March 6, 2025

Former Owner: NBCUniversal

Launched: 2005 (as PBS Kids Sprout); rebranded September 9, 2017

Genre: Children's Programming (Ages 2-11)

Children's network featuring educational programming including Cocomelon, DreamWorks Animation shows, American Ninja Warrior Junior, and Super Wings. Averaged 20,000 viewers in primetime 2024. Content migrated to Peacock streaming service before channel closure.

UMC (Urban Movie Channel) Rebranded 2021

Rebranded as ALLBLK in January 2021. See streaming services section above.

Additional Networks & Brands

  • United Artists - Film production and distribution company (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
  • Universal TV - International pay television network owned by NBCUniversal, specializing in thriller, drama, and crime genres (formerly USA Network internationally until 2003)
  • UNIVERSO - Spanish-language cable network from NBCUniversal targeting younger Hispanic audiences
  • Univision Tlnovelas - Spanish-language cable network dedicated to telenovelas from TelevisaUnivision

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Frequently Asked Questions

USA Network is the most-watched general entertainment cable network starting with U, reaching approximately 70 million pay television households across the United States as of 2024. The network averaged 678,000 viewers in 2024 and serves as NBCUniversal's primary cable outlet for sports programming including WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown, NHL games, PGA Tour events, and Premier League soccer matches. For Spanish-language programming, Univision dominates as the #1 Spanish-language network in the U.S., finishing 2024 as the top-rated network for the 32nd consecutive year among Hispanic audiences.

Universal Kids officially closed on March 6, 2025, after NBCUniversal announced the channel's wind down in January 2025. The children's network, which originally launched in 2005 as PBS Kids Sprout and rebranded to Universal Kids in 2017, averaged only 20,000 viewers during primetime in its final year. NBCUniversal shifted its kids content strategy to focus on streaming through Peacock, where popular Universal Kids shows like American Ninja Warrior Junior, Super Wings, Where's Waldo?, and Cocomelon now stream. The closure reflects the broader industry trend of declining cable viewership and increased emphasis on direct-to-consumer streaming platforms.

TelevisaUnivision is the world's leading Spanish-language media company, formed through a $4.8 billion merger between Univision Communications and Mexico's Grupo Televisa that closed on January 31, 2022. The merger united the largest Spanish-language content producers in North America, creating a powerhouse that reaches 100 million Spanish speakers across the U.S. and Mexico. TelevisaUnivision owns Univision and UniMás broadcast networks, nine Spanish-language cable networks including TUDN (sports), 59 TV stations, 57 radio stations, and streaming platforms ViX and PrendeTV. The combined company holds the industry's largest library of Spanish-language programming with approximately 300,000 hours of content, including telenovelas, news, sports, and entertainment.

UP TV (UPtv) is a family-friendly cable network that focuses on uplifting entertainment, including original movies, hit sitcoms, and feel-good series. Originally launched in 2004 as Gospel Music Channel and rebranded to UP TV in June 2013, the network airs popular series including Last Man Standing, Reba, Blue Bloods, Hudson & Rex, and Heartland. UP TV is known for its Christmas movie marathons during the holiday season and the award-winning "UPlift Someone" pro-social initiative that has inspired over 200 million people. The network is available on DIRECTV channel 338, DISH channel 188, Verizon FiOS channel 238, and AT&T U-Verse channel 369. UP Entertainment also operates UP Faith & Family streaming service ($5.99/month), which offers exclusive early access to new Heartland seasons in the U.S.

TUDN (pronounced "tu-de-ene") is the current name for what was formerly Univision Deportes Network. The channel rebranded on July 20, 2019, as part of a strategic alliance between Univision's and Grupo Televisa's sports divisions. The name TUDN combines the abbreviations TDN (Televisa Deportes Network) and UDN (Univision Deportes Network), while also serving as wordplay on the Spanish adjective "tu" (your), meaning "Your Sports Network." Originally launched on April 7, 2012, the network provides Spanish-language sports coverage and is now part of TelevisaUnivision following the 2022 merger. The TUDN brand extends beyond television to include TUDN Radio Network, mobile app, and TUDN.com website, creating a comprehensive multi-platform sports media presence.

USA Network has maintained a longstanding relationship with WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) dating back to 1977. As of 2024, USA Network airs WWE SmackDown under a five-year deal announced in 2023 that includes four annual primetime specials on NBC (Saturday Night's Main Event). The network previously aired WWE Raw from 1993-2000 and again from 2005-2024 before Raw moved to Netflix in 2025. WWE NXT aired on USA Network from September 2019 until moving to The CW in October 2024. Following the shutdown of NBCSN in 2021, USA Network expanded its sports programming to become NBCUniversal's primary cable sports outlet, now featuring NHL hockey, PGA Tour golf, and Premier League soccer alongside WWE content.

ALLBLK is the rebranded name for UMC (Urban Movie Channel), which changed its name in January 2021 while maintaining the same focus and mission. Founded in November 2014 by Robert L. Johnson (the founder of Black Entertainment Television), UMC was acquired by AMC Networks in 2018 as part of RLJ Entertainment for $59 million. ALLBLK is the first and largest subscription streaming service (SVOD) dedicated to Black film and television, featuring original movies, series, live stand-up comedy performances, documentaries, reality shows, and stage plays aimed at African American audiences. The service is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and as an add-on channel through Amazon Prime Video and YouTube TV. The rebranding to ALLBLK aimed to create a more modern, inclusive identity while expanding the platform's reach and content offerings.

On November 20, 2024, Comcast announced plans to spin off most of NBCUniversal's cable networks into a new publicly traded company named Versant (announced May 6, 2025). The spinoff includes USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, E!, Syfy, Oxygen, and Golf Channel, while NBC broadcast network, NBC News, NBC Sports, Bravo, and Peacock streaming service will remain with NBCUniversal. This strategic move responds to declining traditional cable viewership and the industry-wide shift toward streaming services. In 2024, the cable industry lost approximately 4 million traditional pay TV subscribers in just the first six months, with USA Network's household reach declining from a peak of 100 million in 2011 to approximately 70 million in 2023. The spinoff allows Comcast to focus on streaming growth through Peacock while creating a separate entity for linear cable networks to operate more efficiently in a changing media landscape.

Last updated on November 27, 2025