Syfy (Dutch TV channel)

Syfy was a Dutch-language pay television channel service specialising in science fiction, fantasy, and horror shows and movies. The channel launched in 2007 as a sister channel to the US Sci Fi Channel, with a similar programming line-up. Syfy operated as a channel service of Universal Networks International, a division of NBCUniversal.

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Country	Netherlands
Broadcast area	Netherlands Belgium
Network	NBCUniversal International Networks
Programming
Picture format	576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	NBCUniversal
Sister channels	13th Street Universal CNBC Europe DreamWorks Channel E! Euronews Sky News
History
Launched	1 October 1996; 27 years ago (1996-10-01) (as Sci-Fi Channel)[1] 30 May 2007; 17 years ago (2007-05-30) (re-launch)
Closed	1 July 2016; 8 years ago (2016-07-01)
Former names	Sci-Fi Channel (1996-1998, 2007-2010)
Links
Website	www.syfy.nl

Sci-Fi Channel had previously been available in Benelux in the 1990s. Failing to attract audiences, the channel withdrew from the Benelux and Scandinavia at the end of 1998, focusing on their UK service instead.^[2]

An HD-simulcast started through UPC Netherlands on 1 May 2013.^[3]

It officially ceased broadcasting on 1 July 2016.^[4]