Sony Channel is a brand of general entertainment television channels, owned by Sony Pictures Television. It was previously known as Sony Entertainment Television (SET), but many of the channels, except the Indian television channel Sony Entertainment Television, were rebranded as Sony Channel.
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| Country | Latin America |
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| Headquarters | Constellation Place, Los Angeles |
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| Picture format | 16:9 SDTV/HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Television |
| History | |
| Launched | October 1, 1995 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.sonychannel.com/ |
Current channels
edit| Market | Type | Former Names | Replaced | Launched | Other Countries |
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| Sony Channel (Latin American TV channel) | channel |
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— | October 1, 1995 | — |
| — | March 1, 1996 | Mexico | |||
| — | September 4, 1996 |
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Defunct channels
edit| Market | Type | Former Names | Replaced | Active Date | Other Countries | Fate |
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| Sony Channel (South Africa) | channel | Sony Entertainment Television | — | November 2, 2007 - March 1, 2019 | — | Due to Sony Pictures Television's contract failure with MultiChoice and Cell C |
| Sony Channel (Southeast Asia) | channel | Sony Entertainment Television | — | August 1, 2008 - June 1, 2019 |
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Selected programmes moved to AXN following the channel's closure. Replaced by Blue Ant Entertainment on Cignal |
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August 1, 2008 - May 31, 2019 |
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| — | BeTV (Asia Pacific) | October 15, 2014 - June 1, 2019 | Philippines | |||
| Sony Channel (Russia) | channel |
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October 1, 2008 - June 24, 2021 |
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Closed due to Sony's decision to leave the Russian Markets. |
| Sony Channel (Baltics) | channel | Sony Entertainment Television | Duo 3 | June 1, 2010 - March 30, 2021 |
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Sony decided to leave from Baltic States market. |
| Sony Channel (UK and Ireland) | channel |
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| Sony Channel (Germany) | channel | Sony Entertainment Television | — | April 22, 2013 - August 31, 2023 |
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License sold by Sony to High View Group, along with Sony AXN. Rebranding to AXN White |
| Sony Channel (Turkey) | channel | — | Planet Pink | March 28, 2017 - February 1, 2019 |
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License revoked by Sony Pictures Television along with the other Sony Channels |
See also
edit- AXN White, a channel operated by Sony Pictures Television International Networks Europe