Syfy (international)


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.
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.

Global Syfy or Sci Fi channels

ChannelCountry or regionLaunch date
SyfyUnited States1992
Syfy (France)FranceDecember 16, 2005
Syfy (Spain)Spain and AndorraJune 1, 2006
Sci Fi (Poland)PolandDecember 1, 2007
Syfy (Portugal)PortugalDecember 6, 2008
Sci Fi (Balkans)Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and MontenegroOctober 1, 2009