Syfy (in some countries named Sci Fi) is a family of pay television channels that broadcast programming owned or licensed by entertainment

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around the world using the Syfy brand which is focused on

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

, horror,

supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...

and

paranormal Paranormal events are purported phenomena described in popular culture, folk, and other non-scientific bodies of knowledge, whose existence within these contexts is described as being beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding. Not ...

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

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, followed by the

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and

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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.

The list of Syfy or Sci Fi channels around the world

Former channels

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The list of Syfy or Sci Fi channels around the world

Former channels

See also

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