Syfy (international)
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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The list of Syfy or Sci Fi channels around the world
| Channel | Country or region | Launch 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 | citation | CitationClass=web
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Former channels
| Channel | Country or region | Launch year | Shutdown year | |
| 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 | citation | CitationClass=web
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| Syfy (Latin American TV channel) | Latin America | 1995 (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 | citation | CitationClass=web
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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)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| Syfy (MENA) | Middle East and North Africa | citation | CitationClass=web
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See also
- CTV Sci-Fi Channel, a Canadian television channel that shows most of Sci-Fi Channel/Syfy's programming
References
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