Sýn (TV channel)
Sýn is an Icelandic free-to-air television channel which replaced Stöð 2. It is operated by Sýn, an Icelandic mass media company, and distributed over IPTV systems, over-the-top steaming services and DVB-T2 terrestrial broadcast in Iceland. It broadcasts entertainment, movies and daily evening news programmes. In conjunction, Sýn+ provides a video-on-demand (VOD) streaming service, available as a separate service.
History
Sýn was launched in 1990 as a pay-TV channel broadcast over VHF in Iceland, available using a descrambler. It was a sports oriented channel which also aired movies and late-night erotic content.In 2008, the original Sýn branding was retired and the channel became Stöð 2 Sports 2.
In 2018, Fjarskipti hf. adopted the name Sýn as the parent company for Vodafone Iceland and Stöð 2, having previously owned the Sýn brand since its 2017 acquisition of 365.
Stöð 2 rebranding to Sýn
Stöð 2 was established in 1986 as Iceland's first independent television station, as a pay-television service.In 2025, the long-standing brand and channel, Stöð 2, was relaunched and adopted the name Sýn for all its branding. All Stöð 2 content and programming was rebranded as Sýn, including sub-channels such as Stöð 2 Sport, now Sýn Sport. In conjunction, the new Sýn station is free-to-air and freely available, unlike the previously closed Stöð 2 broadcasts. Sýn continued broadcasting evening news and entertainment content as Stöð 2 had previously done.