List of Syfy TV channels

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Television channel

Syfy

Syfy’s Current Logo used since 2017

Network| NBCUniversal International Networks
Programming
Picture format| 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner| NBCUniversal
Sister channels| 13th Street
CNBC Europe
DreamWorks Channel

Sky News
History
Former names| Sci-Fi Channel
Links
Website| www.syfy.com
Channel logo, 2010—2017

Syfy (in some countries named Sci Fi) is a family of pay television channels that broadcast programming owned or licensed by entertainment NBCUniversal around the world using the Syfy brand which is focused on science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural and paranormal programming. The first such channel was launched in the United States on September 24, 1992. It was originally named "Sci-Fi Channel". In 1995 it kicked off in the United Kingdom, followed by the Netherlands and Belgium in 1996.

The name Syfy was officially adopted on July 7, 2009, and most were renamed Syfy Universal during the early 2010s years. Exceptions to this renaming scheme included Syfy Channels in USA, Germany, France, Latin America, Spain, Portugal and future Syfy Channels in Canada, Cyprus, Israel, Nordic countries, South Africa, Türkiye and now defunct and replaced SF Australia (formerly Sci Fi Channel Australia) and Syfy UK, where the channel is simply called Syfy. Sci Fi Channels in Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and future Sci Fi Channels in Greece, Malta and now defunct Sci Fi Channel in Romania, became Sci Fi Universal due to syfy having a profane meaning in Polish. In 2017 the channel got rebranded and the Universal suffix was already dropped.[1]

## The list of Syfy or Sci Fi channels around the world

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Channel | Country or region | Launch date

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Syfy | United States | 1992
Syfy (German TV channel) | Germany and Switzerland | September 1, 2003
Syfy (French TV channel) | France | December 16, 2005
Syfy (Spanish TV channel) | Spain and Andorra | June 1, 2006
Sci Fi (Polish TV channel) | Poland | December 1, 2007
Syfy (Portuguese TV channel) | Portugal | December 6, 2008
Sci Fi (Balkans TV channel) | Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro | October 1, 2009[2]

### Former channels

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Channel | Country or region | Launch year | Shutdown year

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Syfy (British and Irish TV channel) | United Kingdom and Ireland | October 1, 1995 | July 26, 2022 (Channel rebrands as Sky Sci-fi)
Syfy (Dutch TV channel) | Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders) | October 1, 1996 – 1998 as Sci-Fi Channel, re-launched on March 30, 2007 | July 1, 2016
SF (Australian TV channel) (part ownership) | Australia | December 1, 2006[3] | December 31, 2013, replaced by Syfy in 2014
Syfy (Latin American TV channel) | Latin America | July 1999 (block on USA Network) | November 2001 (block on USA Network)
April 1, 2007 | October 1, 2023 (replaced by USA Network (second era))
Syfy (Italy) (as a block on Steel)  | Italy | January 19, 2008  | January 1, 2013
Sci Fi (Japan) | Japan | April 1, 2008 | March 31, 2010
Sci Fi (Romanian TV channel) | Romania | April 18, 2008[4] | December 31, 2011
Syfy (Russian TV channel) | Russia | May 30, 2008 | February 28, 2013
Syfy (Asian TV channel) | Asia | July 1, 2008 | July 1, 2017
Syfy (Australian TV channel) (wholly owned) | Australia | January 1, 2014, replaced SF | December 31, 2019 (replaced by Fox Sci-Fi)[5]
Syfy (MENA) | Middle East and North Africa | July 6, 2016[6] | 2019

## See also

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* CTV Sci-Fi Channel, a Canadian television channel that shows most of Sci-Fi Channel/Syfy's programming

## References

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1. ^ Andrew Liptak (March 11, 2017). "The Syfy channel is rebooting with a new focus on science fiction fandom". The Verge.
2. ^ "Digital TV Europe.net - Sci Fi Channel to launch in Balkans". September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
3. ^ "Australia To Get Its Own SciFi Channel". Slice of SciFi. October 18, 2006. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
4. ^ "Două canale NBC Universal la noi: SCI FI și Universal Channel – Comanescu.ro". www.comanescu.ro. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
5. ^ Team, The IF (November 7, 2019). "Foxtel to launch murder-mystery, sci-fi channels as part of entertainment refresh". IF Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
6. ^ "SyFy channel for MENA". June 9, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

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