Universal Channel (Japanese TV channel)

Universal Channel was a Japanese television channel.

2008-2010
Sci-Fi Channel was a Japanese television channel that operated from 1 April 2008 to 1 April 2010. It was the result of an agreement between NBC Universal and Jupiter Telecommunications. NBC Universal acquired Jupiter Telecommunications' subsidiary company JSBC2 and launched Sci Fi Channel on J:COM. 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 part of the Syfy global rebrand. Sci-Fi Channel instead rebranded in the merger with Universal Channel. Sci-Fi occupies a programming block on Universal Channel. The channel's website no longer exists, instead redirecting to The Universal Channel's website.

2010
On April 1, 2010, Sci-Fi Channel (Japan) was rebranded into Universal Channel (Japan); a Syfy programming block later premiered.

Programming

 * Alphas
 * Battlestar Galactica
 * Blue Bloods
 * Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 * Covert Affairs
 * Eureka
 * Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files
 * Fairly Legal
 * Family Ties
 * Haven
 * Heroes
 * In Plain Sight
 * Legend of the Seeker
 * Miami Vice
 * Psych
 * Reaper
 * Rookie Blue
 * Sanctuary
 * Suits
 * Sex and the City
 * Warehouse 13
 * The X-Files