Talk:Sky Sci-Fi

Ownership

Latest comment: 19 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion

Who owns the Sci-Fi Channel in the UK. it is my understanding from looking at the website that it is owned by NBC Universal via a subsidery called Sci Fi Channels Europe LLC (see the contact email addresses here and here – all at the nbcuni.com ___domain and the copyright notice at the bottom of the www.scifiuk.com website).

User:Mistress Selina Kyle has edited the infobox to say that is independent and I seem to recall hearing that Vivendi Universal had sold it (way before the merger) but if so - what is with the email addys, can anyone give more authoritive information? – MrWeeble Talk Brit tv 11:59, 19 December 2005 (UTC)Reply

If this helps:

$ whois scifiuk.com

  Organization:
     Universal Studios
     Sally Henley
     5-7 Mandeville Place
     London,  W1M5LB
     GB
     Phone: +44 20 7535 3562
     Email: sally.henley@unistudios.com

$ whois nbcuni.com
Registrant:
General Electric Company

  1 Independence Way
  Princeton, NJ 08540
  US

I've also just left some feedback via their website asking them who owns the channel and giving them a link to this article. - Motor (talk) 13:01, 19 December 2005 (UTC)Reply

Don't hold your breath though:

"Dear Motor,

Thanks for your query. We really appreciate your comments, however due to demand we will endeavour to respond within 2 weeks. In the meantime keep watching the channel and using the website.

Many thanks

SCI FI" - Motor (talk) 13:26, 19 December 2005 (UTC)Reply

Feedback from the UK SciFi channel

Latest comment: 19 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hi there!

Thank you for your recent message.

SCI FI UK is the sister company of SCI FI US. SCI FI UK is owned by Universal.

Hope that helps.

Kind Regards Duty Officer SCI FI UK

- Motor (talk) 16:02, 20 December 2005 (UTC)Reply

Reply and ask them if that means they are owned by NBC Universal (rather than Vivendi Universal please?

Ask them what "sister company" means in this context; if they are in fact part of the same company/the same company completely or not - I have noticed that a programmes on the US one aren't on in the UK one (a friend was telling me to go watch ghost hunters, but it's not on here..) ..

Thanks for looking into this :) --Mistress Selina Kyle 16:54, 20 December 2005 (UTC)Reply

Companies House information.

Latest comment: 19 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Company number: FC019016

BR003277
Name, Address: 	SCI-FI CHANNEL EUROPE L.L.C.
OXFORD HOUSE
76 OXFORD STREET
LONDON
W1D 1BS
Date Open: 	01/11/1995
Closed(Y): 	 
Type of Business: 	OPERATION OF CABLE AND SATELLITE TELIVISION CHANNEL

Parent:

Name & Registered Office:
SCI-FI CHANNEL EUROPE L.L.C.
THE PRENTICE- HALL CORPORATION
SYSTEM INC. 32 LOCKERNAN SQUARE
SUITE L-100 DOVER
DELAWARE 19004 USA
Company No. FC019016

Looks like they ceased to trade?? LoopZilla 12:11, 20 December 2005 (UTC)Reply