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| | name= SciFi Channel
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| | image= SciFi Channel Logo.svg
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| | description= SciFi Channel Logo
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| | owned=[[w:NBC Universal|NBC Universal]]
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| | website= [http://www.scifi.com www.scifi.com]
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| | countries= {{flag|US}}
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| | channels= '''[[w:DirecTV|DirecTV]]''' Channel 244 (SD/HD)<br/> '''[[w:Dish Network|Dish Network]]''' Channel 122 (SD/HD)<br/> '''[[w:C-Band|C-Band]]''' Galaxy 14-Channel 18<br/> '''[[w:Verizon Communications|Verizon]]''' Channel 150<br/> Other cable providers channels vary
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| The '''Sci Fi Channel''' is an American cable television channel, launched on September 24, 1992, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, paranormal entertainment, and other non-science fiction related programming. The network is owned by [[w:NBC Universal|NBC Universal]].
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| The Sci Fi Channel owns initial broadcast rights for airing the [[Re-imagined Series]] in [[w:SDTV|standard definition]]. On a few occasions, episodes of the Re-imagined Series have been broadcast on NBC Television itself. On October 3, 2007, [[w:DirecTV|DirecTV]] added an HD version of the channel.<ref>[http://www.tvpredictions.com/dsix100307.htm DIRECTV Adds Six HD Channels ]</ref> [http://www.dishnetwork.com Dish Network] begin broadcasting the channel in HD on April 18, 2008. However, the Re-imagined Series in HDTV is flagged with a [[w:broadcast flag|broadcast flag]]<ref>The broadcast flag is a form of [[w:Digital Rights Management|Digital Rights Management]] (DRM) that forces the reduction of quality when recording (such as reducing high-definition video to the resolution of standard TVs), as evidenced by the HDTV Season 4 screen captures on Battlestar Wiki.</ref>.
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| In addition to the new ''Battlestar Galactica'' series, the Sci Fi Channel also airs the [[Original Series]] and ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' periodically throughout their broadcast year.
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| The Sci Fi Channel has also aired encore presentations of the NBC Television show ''[[w:Heroes (TV show)|Heroes]]'' in coordination with its parent company.
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| Originally-created made-for-TV movies as well as theatrically released motion pictures are also a Sci Fi Channel staple.
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| Other originally-created or separately-produced popular programming on the Sci Fi Channel, past and present, include:
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| *''[[w:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]''
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| *''[[w:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'' (2005 revised series)
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| *''[[w:The Dresden Files (TV series)|The Dresden Files]]''
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| *''[[w:Eureka (TV series)|Eureka]]''
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| *''[[w:Farscape|Farscape]]''
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| *''[[w:Jericho (TV series)|Jericho]]''
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| *''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]''
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| *''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Enterprise|Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Lists of Sci Fi Channel airdates]]
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| ==References==
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.scifi.com/ SciFi Channel Official Site]
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| *[http://www.scifi.com//battlestar SciFi's Battlestar Galactica site]
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| [[Category:Behind the Scenes]]
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| [[Category:Production Companies]]
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