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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | France Belgium Switzerland Luxembourg Monaco |
| Headquarters | Saint-Cloud, France |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Picture format | 16:9576i (SDTV) 16:91080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Universal Networks International (NBCUniversal) |
| Sister channels | Syfy E! DreamWorks Channel |
| History | |
| Launched | 13 November 1997; 28 years ago (1997-11-13) |
| Former names | 13ème Rue Universal (2010-2012) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
13ème Rue is atelevision channel specialising inaction andsuspense shows and movies. It is owned byNBCUniversal.
The channel began broadcasting on 13 November 1997[1] at 20:13 onCanal Satellite channel 13, after several days of broadcasting hook-ups[1]. After a welcome trailer, the broadcast of the first episodes of two unpublished seriesNew York Undercover andAmerican Gothic began.
On November 12, 2007, 13e Rue HD began broadcasting.[2] Since 2 September 2013, 13e Rue broadcasts in16:9.
In 2011,13ème Rue receives 0.6% audience on cable, ADSL and satellite.13ème Rue is the first cable and satellite channel in terms of viewing time per viewer and is maintained in the five most watched channels, all targets combined.
On Canalsat,13ème Rue achieved 1.1% audience.
In December 2016,SFR announced that it had signed an exclusivity agreement withNBCUniversal and resumed exclusive distribution ofSyfy and 13ème Rue, available exclusively onCanal offers.
Since then, the channels have arrived atSFR, and were removed ofCanal on 26 September 2017.[3]Canal+ replaced 13e Rue byPolar+ [fr].
