Syfy (international)

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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
History
Former namesSci-Fi Channel
Links
Website Official website
Channel logo, 2010--2017 Syfy Universal.svg
Channel logo, 2010—2017

Syfy, in some countries named Sci Fi and stylized as SYFY, is a pay channel brand owned and operated by NBCUniversal International Networks that broadcasts in-house and acquired science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural and paranormal programming. Originally named the "Sci-Fi Channel" and first launched in the United States on September 24, 1992, it expanded to the United Kingdom 3 years later, followed by the Netherlands and Belgium a year after that, i.e. 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. Sci Fi Channels in Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and future Sci Fi Channels in Greece, Malta and the 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]

Global Syfy or Sci Fi channels

ChannelCountry or regionLaunch date
Syfy United States 1992
Syfy (Germany) Germany and Switzerland September 1, 2003
Syfy (France) France December 16, 2005
Syfy (Spain) Spain and Andorra June 1, 2006
Sci Fi (Poland) Poland December 1, 2007
Syfy (Portugal) Portugal December 6, 2008
Sci Fi (Balkans) Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro October 1, 2009 [2]

Former channels

ChannelCountry or regionLaunch yearShutdown year
Syfy (UK & Ireland) United Kingdom and Ireland October 1, 1995July 26, 2022 (Channel rebrands as Sky Sci-Fi)
Syfy (Netherlands) Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders)October 1, 1996 – 1998 as Sci-Fi Channel, re-launched on March 30, 2007July 1, 2016
SF (Australia) (part ownership) Australia December 1, 2006 [3] December 31, 2013, replaced by Syfy in 2014
Syfy (Latin America) Latin America 1995 (block on USA Network)November 2001 (block on USA Network)
April 1, 2007October 1, 2023 (replaced by USA Network (second iteration))
Syfy (Italy) (as a block on Steel) Italy January 19, 2008January 1, 2013
Sci Fi (Japan) Japan April 1, 2008March 31, 2010
Sci Fi Universal (Romania) Romania April 18, 2008 [4] December 31, 2011
Syfy (Russia) Russia May 30, 2008February 28, 2013
Syfy (Asia) Asia July 1, 2008July 1, 2017
Syfy (Australia) (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

References

  1. ↑ Liptak, Andrew (March 11, 2017). "The Syfy channel is rebooting with a new focus on science fiction fandom". The Verge . Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sci Fi Channel to launch in Balkans". Digital TV Europe. September 23, 2010. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  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. 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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