Syfy is the

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-speaking 24-hour science fiction entertainment channel based on the US version of the same name. The channel originally launched in December 2005 under the branding of the Sci-fi Channel. It became the fourth "Sci Fi Channel" alongside channels in the

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, UK and

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. The channel was rebranded Syfy on January 5, 2010 as part of global rebrand. Some years later, it was changed for SYFY on August 29, 2017 as part of another global rebrand.

2010 Rebrand

Sci-fi was rebranded as Syfy since January 5

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(formerly known as Sci Fi in

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). The channel rebranding coincides with NBC Universal Global Networks rebranding campaign which initially started in the US in July 1999.

Ownership

Syfy is one of two channels operating in France under ownership of

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network. French company

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hold a 20 per cent share in NBC Universal. NBC Universal Global Networks also operate two other channels in France called 13ème Rue (http://www.13èmerue.fr) and E!.

Distribution

*France: Syfy (SD) and Syfy (HD) are widely available in France on

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, and

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. In December 2016,

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announced that it had signed an exclusivity agreement with

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and resumed exclusive distribution of Syfy, 13ème Rue Universal and E!, available until now in the

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offers as well as via the

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. Since then, the channels have arrived at

, but are still broadcast on

and

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. But this was no longer the case as of 26 September 2017.

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2010 Rebrand

Ownership

Distribution

See also

References

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