The SCI FI Channel is a channel owned by NBC Universal. It airs in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and a dozen or so other countries. Founded in 1992 the network's remit is to air various kinds of Speculative Fiction, from science/fantasy and paranormal to their own produced movies and shows. Since then the network has expanded to show Japanese animation and Professional Wrestling (Which caused a heavy fan backlash due to the non Sci Fi nature of the WWEECW show.)