Sony Channel (Southeast Asian TV channel)

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Sony Channel Asia
Sony MAX (Hindi)
History
LaunchedJuly 1, 2007; 16 years ago (2007-07-01)
ClosedJune 1, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-06-01) (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore)
May 31, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-05-31) (Indonesia and Thailand)
Former namesSony Entertainment Television (2008-2014)
Links
Websitewww.sonychannelasia.com

Sony Channel (formerly Sony Entertainment Television) was a Southeast Asian

Sony Pictures Entertainment. It was launched on July 2007 as an entertainment channel,[1]
and adopted its current name on 15 October 2014.

As a part of a plan to relaunch BeTV as Gem, all non-Asian programmes on BeTV were moved to Sony Channel, effective 15 October 2014.[2]

After more than ten years of broadcasting, Sony Channel ceased broadcasting across Asia including Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong and Singapore on June 1, 2019 at midnight, while in Indonesia and Thailand the channel was discontinued a day earlier.

Blue Ant Entertainment.[5]

Feeds

  • Main feed: distributed on Malaysia, Singapore, Maldives, Hong Kong, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, with an additional HD simulcast feed available.
  • Philippines feed: branched from the Main feed; shares schedule with additional shows from
    AXN
    and local advertisement.

Programming

Final programming

Source:[6]

Former programming

Drama

Comedy

Reality/Game Show

News magazine and lifestyle

  • E BUZZ
  • Sony Style TV Magazine
  • Sweet Julia with Julia Baker

Movie Block

  • Sony Channel Movie Flicks

References

  1. ^ "Women in focus as Asian cable booms". Reuters. 2008-02-15. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
  2. ^ Pilipinas, Wazzup. "SPT Networks, Asia Re-Brands beTV in the Philippines as Sony Channel". Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  3. ^ "Cessation of Sony Channel and FYI - Announcements | Dhiraagu". www.dhiraagu.com.mv. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. ^ a b "Sony Channel Asia". Sony Channel Asia. 2019-05-31. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31.
  5. ^ Sony Channel replacing on Blue Ant Entertainment on Cignal TV Channel 120 (June 1, 2019), retrieved 2023-08-31
  6. ^ "Home". Sony Channel Asia. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-03-21.

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