Sony Channel
{{Short description|Pay television channel (launched 1995)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Sony Channel
| logo = Sony Channel Logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| launch_date = {{start date|1995|10|01}}
| owner = Sony Pictures Television
| picture_format = 16:9 SDTV/HDTV
| headquarters = Constellation Place, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| area = Latin America
| website = https://www.sonychannel.com/}}
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.
Current channels
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| Market | Type | Former Names | Replaced | Launched | Other Countries |
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| rowspan = "3"|Sony Channel (Latin American TV channel)
|rowspan = "3"|channel |rowspan = "3"|
|{{n/a}} |October 1, 1995 |{{n/a}} | |||||
| {{n/a}}
|March 1, 1996 |Mexico | |||||
| {{n/a}}
|September 4, 1996 |
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Defunct channels
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! Market !! Type !! Former Names ! Replaced !! Active Date !! Other Countries !! Fate |
| Sony Channel (South Africa)
|channel |Sony Entertainment Television |{{n/a}} |November 2, 2007 - March 1, 2019 |{{n/a}} |Due to Sony Pictures Television's contract failure with MultiChoice and Cell C |
| rowspan="3" |Sony Channel (Southeast Asia)
| rowspan="3" |channel | rowspan="2" |Sony Entertainment Television |{{n/a}} |August 1, 2008 - June 1, 2019 |
| rowspan="3" |Selected programmes moved to AXN following the channel's closure. Replaced by Blue Ant Entertainment on Cignal |
| {{n/a}}
| August 1, 2008 - May 31, 2019 |
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| {{n/a}}
| October 15, 2014 - June 1, 2019 | Philippines |
| Sony Channel (Russia)
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|October 1, 2008 - June 24, 2021 |
|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 |
|Sony decided to leave from Baltic States market. |
| rowspan="2" |Sony Channel (UK and Ireland)
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| rowspan="2" | Original |{{n/a}} | rowspan="2" | Original |
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| Sony Channel (Germany)
|channel |Sony Entertainment Television |{{n/a}} |April 22, 2013 - August 31, 2023 |
|License sold by Sony to High View Group, along with Sony AXN. Rebranding to AXN White |
| Sony Channel (Turkey)
|channel |{{n/a}} |Planet Pink |March 28, 2017 - February 1, 2019 |
|License revoked by Sony Pictures Television along with the other Sony Channels |
Former logos
File:Sony Logo 1995.svg|Sony Entertainment Television logo used from 1995–2007
File:Sony Entertainment Television logo.png|Sony Entertainment Television logo used from 2007–2014
File:Sony Channel logo.svg|Sony Channel logo used from 2014–2019
File:Sony Channel logo Asia.svg|Sony Channel logo used from 2016–2019
See also
- AXN White, a channel operated by Sony Pictures Television International Networks Europe
External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Sony Pictures TV channels}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Sony Pictures Television
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1995