Syfy (Latin American TV channel)

Syfy

Country	United States
Broadcast area	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish, Portuguese
Picture format	480i SDTV/1080i HDTV
Ownership
Owner	NBCUniversal International Networks Spanish Latin America (NBCUniversal/Comcast (majority); Ole Communications (minority)) (distributed by Ole Distribution) Brazil: NBCUniversal International Networks Brasil (NBCUniversal/Comcast (50%), Canais Globo/Grupo Globo (50%)) (distributed by Canais Globo)
Sister channels	Universal TV Studio Universal Telemundo Internacional E!
History
Launched	April 1, 2007 (as Sci Fi) October 10, 2010 (as Syfy)
Closed	October 1, 2023[1]
Replaced by	USA Network
Former names	Sci-Fi (2007-2010)
Links
Website	Syfy Latin America Syfy Brazil

Syfy was a Latin American channel dedicated to science fiction and fantasy programming, owned by NBCUniversal International Networks, a division of NBCUniversal. The local version of the channel, available both in Spanish- and Portuguese-language feeds (for Spanish-speaking countries and for Brazil, respectively), was launched in 2007. Until October 10, 2010,^[2] Syfy was known as Sci Fi.

The Brazilian feed of the channel, as well as its sister network, Studio Universal, is operated since mid-July 2012 by the joint venture between Universal Networks International and Grupo Globo-owned Canais Globo which already operated the Brazilian version of Universal TV.^[3]

The channel closed on October 1, 2023 and was replaced by USA Network after 19 years of absence in Latin America.^[1]