 Syfy France uses a different colored logo from its international counterparts. | |
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | France Belgium Luxembourg Monaco Switzerland Madagascar |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Universal Global Networks France SAS a subsidiary ofNBC Universal International |
| Sister channels | 13ème Rue E! DreamWorks Channel |
| History | |
| Launched | December 2, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-12-02) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.syfy.fr |
Syfy is theFrench-speaking 24-hour science fiction entertainment channel based onthe US version of the same name. The channel launched on December 2, 2005, under the branding of Sci-fi.[1] It became the fourth "Sci Fi Channel" alongside channels in theUnited States,UK andGermany. The channel was rebrandedSyfy on January 5, 2010, as part of global rebrand.[2] Some years later, it was changed forSYFY on August 29, 2017, as part of another global rebrand.[3]
Sci-Fi Channel started as a programming block on13ème Rue in 1999.[4] Sci-Fi launched as a channel in France on 2 December 2005.[5][6]
Sci-fi was rebranded as Syfy on 5 January2010, with the suffix Universal in the beginning.[7][8] The channel rebranding coincides with NBC Universal Global Networks rebranding campaign which initially started in the US in July 2009.
Syfy created the pop-up channelLa Chaîne de la Fin du Monde to mark the announcement of the End of the World scheduled on 21 December 2012, it broadcast on Canalsat from 21 November to 21 December 2012.[9][10]
Syfy initially was exclusive toCanalSat in France (except on cable networks). In December 2016,SFR announced that it had signed an exclusivity agreement withNBCUniversal and resumed exclusive distribution of Syfy,13ème Rue andE!, available until then in theCanal offers (which are as well distributed via the ISP boxes such asFreebox ofFree).[11][12]
In March 2017, the channels have arrived atSFR.[13] They were removed ofCanal on 26 September 2017, in Metropolitan France.[14][15] In Overseas France and Africa, Canal+ still distribute the channels, while SFR also added them where it operated.[16]
With the end of the exclusivity on SFR, the Universal+ service along with Syfy, 13ème Rue, E!, and the newDreamWorks channel, were launched on 17 November 2022 on SFR,[17][18] and in December onBouygues Telecom andPrime Video Channels.[19] Universal+ along with Syfy was also added toMolotov TV on 18 October 2023,[20][21] andFree in January 2024.[22] However, the channels did not return onCanal+ in mainland France.
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