 Universal Channel was officially launched on 1 December 2007 in Poland (as "Kanał Universal") and Romania (as "Canalul Universal") and on 1 July 2008 in Southeast Asia.In Latin America the channel is owned by NBC Universal but is controlled and broadcast by Fox Latin American Channels and Globosat in Brazil.In South Africa, Hallmark Channel was re-branded under that name on 24 March 2010 for DStv subscribers.