Syfy Universal

Syfy Universal is a family of television stations in countries around the world broadcasting science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural and paranormal programming, and owned or licensed by entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The first such channel was launched in the United States on September 24, 1992. It was originally named "Sci-Fi Channel", but the name Syfy was officially adopted on July 7, 2009, and most were renamed Syfy Universal by 2010. Exceptions to this renaming scheme included Syfy USA, Syfy UK, Syfy Latin America, Syfy Portugal and now defunct and replaced SF Australia, which was formerly Sci Fi Channel Australia. The Sci Fi Channels in Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia, became Sci Fi Universal.

The list of Syfy or Sci Fi Universal channels includes:

Channel	Country or region	Launch year
Syfy, formerly Sci Fi Channel	United States	1992
Syfy (UK and Ireland)	United Kingdom & Ireland	1995
Syfy Universal (Germany)	Germany	2003
Syfy (France), formerly Sci Fi Channel	France	2005
SF (Australia) (part ownership)	Australia	2006, closed in 2013, replaced by Syfy (Australia) in 2014
Syfy (Australia) (wholly owned)	Australia	2014, replaced SF
Syfy Universal (Spain)	Spain	2006
Syfy Universal (Benelux)	Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg	2007
Sci Fi Universal (Poland)	Poland	2007
Sci Fi Universal (Romania)	Romania	2007
Syfy (Latin America)	Latin America	2007
Universal Channel (Japan)	Japan	2008; replaced the "Sci Fi Channel" on April 1, 2010.
Syfy Universal (Russia)	Russia	2008; closed 2013
Syfy (Asia)	Asia	July 1, 2008
Syfy (Portugal)	Portugal	December 6, 2008
Universal Channel (Philippines)	Philippines	Replaced the "Sci Fi Channel" on July 25, 2010.
Sci Fi Universal (Serbia)	Serbia	October 1, 2009
Sci Fi Universal (Slovenia)	Slovenia	October 1, 2010

See also

• Space (TV channel), a Canadian science fiction television channel that shows most of Sci Fi Channel/Syfy's programming