.sci-fi



2007–2009	2009–2011	2012-2013, April 2013	March–April 2013, 2013–2016	2016–2021	2021–present

.sci-fi is a Russian TV channel owned by Media-Telekom, a joint venture between National Media Group and Rostelecom. Originally launched in 2007 as AXN Sci Fi, it later rebranded to Sony Sci-Fi, and then to .sci-fi on 24 June 2021 after being sold by Sony Pictures Entertainment. On the same day, Sony Turbo and Sony Channel rebranded to .black and .red respectively.

AXN Sci Fi[]

2007–2009[]

2009–2011[]

2012-2013, April 2013[]

SVG NEEDED

The channel was relaunched on 5 April 2013, but then replaced again by Sony Sci-fi on 12 April 2013.

Sony Sci-Fi[]

March–April 2013, 2013–2016[]

SVG NEEDED

2016–2021[]

.sci-fi[]

2021–present[]

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Gotham Pro Black

Launched:

24 June 2021

Changing the names of "Sony" channels - Rostelecom, 24 June 2021

V • T • E

National Media Group

Television channels

Channel 5 (72,4%) | Ren TV (82%) | Izvestia TV | 78

V • T • E

Channel One Russia

Parent:
Ostankino Radio Television Ltd.

Federal free to air channels
Channel One (HD) | Karusel (w/ VGTRK) | Katyusha

News Programming
Dobroe Utro(Morning News Magazine) | Novosti (Hourly news bulletin & main newscast) | Vremya (Late-night news bulletin)
Formerly aired
Novosti chasa | Vremena

Video on Demand
Kino1TV

V • T • E

STS Media

Parent companies:
National Media Group (49%) | VTB (51%)

Cinema and production
Art Pictures Distribution (49%) | Vodorod | Kinokonstanta

Online
Domashniy.ru | CarambaTV.ru | Vitrina TV (25%)

Defunct brands
Sokho Media | KostaFilm | Story First Production | More.TV

Former owners
UTH Russia

Notes

¹	Owned by Real Radio SRL, but licensed by STS Media.
²	Owned by Dobrovidenie LLC, but licensed by STS Media.

Intenational television channels
Ren TV International | Channel 5 International

Radio stations
Radio Petersburg | Radio Izvestia

Newspaper publications
Izvestia | Sport-Express (75%) | Metro (Russia) | Hype Agency (50%)

Technology
AmberData

Sales house and services
Everest (51%) | National Advertising Alliance (25%) | Media Business Solutions (51%)

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery.
²	Joint venture with Rostelecom.
³	Under license from Warner Bros. Discovery.
⁴	Under license from Star Media and FILM.UA Group.
⁵	Under license from Star Media.
⁶	Distributed under license from Disney CIS.
⁷	Co-owned with Baltic Media Alliance.
⁸	Joint venture with NPO Institute for Internet Development (IID).
⁹	Co-owned with Teleproiect SRL.

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Sony Pictures Entertainment

Part of Sony

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:
Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | Sony Pictures Kids Zone | Kartoon Studios (7%)

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions:
Destination Films | Affirm Films | Stage 6 Films

Sony Pictures Television Networks:
AXN: Asia | Latin America | Portugal and Spain
Other AXN-branded channels: AXN White (Portugal) | AXN Movies (Spain | Portugal)

Sony Channel: Latin America | Brazil

Sony Movies: Latin America | United States (Sony Cine)

Other US Networks: Great Entertainment Television

Video-on-demand:
Crunchyroll | Sony Networks | Sony One | Sony Pictures Core

Other channels:
Crunchyroll Channel | Game Show Network³ (Game Show Central) | Lifetime (Latin America)⁴ | FMN (Indonesia)⁵

Sony Pictures Experiences:
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema | Columbia Pictures Aquaverse | Wonderverse

Video-on-demand: Southeast Asia and India: HOOQ¹³ | United States: VRV | Funimation

Video-on-demand: Crackle

Other: Sony Pictures DVD Center

Notes

¹	Co-owned with Aniplex.
²	Formerly co-owned with Skybound.
³	Formerly co-owned with AT&T; Sony acquired AT&T’s stake of GSN in 2019.
⁴	Joint venture with A+E Networks.
⁵	Joint venture with Dori Media Group.
⁶	Co-owned with Nippon Television.
⁷	Transferred to Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2001 and renamed to Aniplex in 2003.
⁸	Joint venture with Gaumont.
⁹	Joint venture with IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery
¹⁰	Under license from Warner Bros. Discovery.
¹¹	Sold to Duo Media Networks (Postimees Grupp).
¹²	Joint venture with ESPN.
¹³	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery and Singtel.
¹⁴	Sold to KC Global Media Entertainment.
¹⁵	Sold to Narrative Entertainment.
¹⁶	Sold to SPI International.
¹⁷	Sold to National Media Group.
¹⁸	Sold to Antenna Group.
¹⁹	Under license from Viasat.
²⁰	Sold to Nojima.
²¹	Sold to JVM Holding.
²²	Joint venture with HarperCollins.
²³	Sold to Sastisfaction Group.
²⁴	Sold to High View Group.
²⁵	Sold to Eastern Television.
²⁶	Sold to Studio 100
²⁷	Co-onwed by The Coca-Cola Company
²⁸	Joint venture with Hasbro
²⁹	Assets acquired by WYNIT Distribution LLC.
³⁰	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Studios
³¹	Joint venture with LBS Communications, Inc.
³²	Joint venture with Thorn EMI, Warner Bros. and Cannon Films
³³	Joint Venture with 20th Century Studios