Universal Channel (Japan)
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| Universal Channel (Japan) ユニバーサル チャンネル |
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| Launched | April 1, 2008 (As Sci-Fi Japan) April 1, 2010 (As Universal Channel) |
| Owned by | NBC Universal |
| Country |  Osaka, Japan |
| Replaced | Sci-Fi Channel (Japan) |
| Website | www.universalchannel.jp |
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[edit] History
[edit] 2008-2010
Sci-Fi Channel was a Japanese television channel broadcasting from 1 April 2008 until 1 April 2010.[1][2]
The was the result of an agreement between NBC Universal and Jupiter Telecommunications for NBC Universal to acquire Jupiter Telecommunications' subsidiary company JSBC2 and launch Sci Fi Channel on J:COM.[3] Under the terms of the agreement, NBC Universal acquired 100% of the equity of JSBC2, which held the broadcasting license for Reality TV on the SKY PerfecTV! platform in Japan.
Sci-Fi Channel was rebranded in the US on July 7, 2009 as Syfy as part of a global rebrand. Sci-Fi Channel in Japan did not adopt it because it was rebranded in the merger with Universal Channel.[4] Sci-Fi occupies a programming block on Universal Channel. The channel's website no longer exists, instead redirecting to The Universal Channel's website.
[edit] 2010
On April 1, 2010, Sci-Fi Channel (Japan) was rebranded into Universal Channel (Japan); a Syfy programming block later premiered.
[edit] References
- ^ "SCI FI Channel to begin broadcasting throughout Japan". Japan Today. 2008-03-26. http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/sci-fi-channel-to-begin-broadcasting-throughout-japan.
- ^ "NBC to launch SCI FI and Universal Channels". TV Next. 2008-03-30. http://www.tvnext.in/news/131/ARTICLE/1435/2008-05-30.html.
- ^ "NBCU Goes to Jupiter for Japanese Sci Fi". AWN News. 2007-11-08. http://www.awn.com/news/visual-effects/nbcu-goes-jupiter-japanese-sci-fi.
- ^ "Universal Channel launches in Japan". OnScreen Asia. 2010-04-05. http://www.onscreenasia.com/article-6842-universalchannellaunchesinjapan-onscreenasia.html.
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