[3] It was announced in September that Syfy, wholly owned by NBCUniversal, would replace SF in early 2014.

In contrast, SF was an Australian exclusive brand with only 33.33% owned by NBCUniversal (with the remaining shares equally being held by CBS Studios International and Sony Pictures Television).

Programming featured classic and new science fiction and fantasy television shows and movies.

Significantly, Syfy Australia did not hold the rights to any of the Star Trek franchise, while its predecessor did.

[26][27][28] This has changed and Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, The Next Generation, The Original Series and Voyager has made their way onto the channel.