List of Syfy TV channels

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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
E!
Sky News
History
Former namesSci-Fi Channel
Links
Website www.syfy.com
Channel logo, 2010--2017 Syfy Universal.svg
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.

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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

ChannelCountry or regionLaunch date
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

ChannelCountry or regionLaunch yearShutdown year
Syfy (British and Irish TV channel) United Kingdom and Ireland October 1, 1995July 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, 2007July 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, 2007October 1, 2023 (replaced by USA Network (second era))
Syfy (Italy) (as a block on Steel) Italy January 19, 2008January 1, 2013
Sci Fi (Japan) Japan April 1, 2008March 31, 2010
Sci Fi (Romanian TV channel) Romania April 18, 2008 [4] December 31, 2011
Syfy (Russian TV channel) Russia May 30, 2008February 28, 2013
Syfy (Asian TV channel) Asia July 1, 2008July 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

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