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Syfy (formerly known as the Sci Fi Channel), was the original syndicated cable network which showed Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Animated Series. The US network was originally owned by Paramount Pictures until its purchase in 2002 by Universal.
TOS aired on Syfy until 2004, when G4 and TV Land took the rights from them. TAS aired on the network's animation block until it ended in 1996. Recently, they acquired the rights to the most recent Star Trek series, Enterprise, which began airing on 8 January 2007.
In May 2008, as part of a deal with CBS Paramount Network Television related to the acquisition of broadcast rights to the TV series Ghost Whisperer, Syfy acquired broadcast rights to Star Trek: The Next Generation, which had never aired on Syfy before. TNG began airing on Sci-Fi on Mondays at 7PM EST on 2 June 2008. [1] [2]
On 16 March 2009, Sci-Fi announced that it would be renaming itself Syfy in order to end confusion on how to capitalize and stylize "Sci-Fi," as well as part of an on-going rebranding effort. The name change became official on 7 July 2009.