Sony Channel (Southeast Asian TV channel)

Sony Channel (formerly Sony Entertainment Television) was a Southeast Asian pay television channel broadcasting to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. It was launched on July 2007 as an entertainment channel,[1] and adopted its current name on 15 October 2014.

Sony Channel Asia
Sony Channel Asia logo
CountrySingapore
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Hong Kong
Broadcast areaSoutheast Asia
NetworkSony Pictures Television
HeadquartersNo. 10 Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01
Hansapoint @ CBP
Changi, Singapore
Unit 15A BDO Equitable Tower, Makati, Philippines
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscalled to 16:9 SDTV for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerSony Pictures Television
Sister channelsAXN Asia(formerly)
Animax Asia (formerly)
ONE TV (Korean,formerly)
Gem TV(formerly)
SET Asia (Hindi)
Sony MAX (Hindi)
History
LaunchedJuly 1, 2007 (2007-07-01)
ClosedJune 1, 2019 (2019-06-01) (Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore)
May 31, 2019 (2019-05-31) (Indonesia and Thailand)
Former namesSony Entertainment Television (2008-2014)
Links
Websitewww.sonychannelasia.com

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.[3] The channel programmed with the final episode of Superstore;[4] on that day, an ending with the season four finale encore "Employee Appreciation Day" as one of the last express from the U. S. telecast including full season binge before going off-the-air while a final farewell on-screen message card and the words "Sony Channel has ceased broadcasting in Asia. We thank you for continual support." Most of the favourite programs of Sony Channel will also be shown on AXN. On Cignal in the Philippines, its EPG slot was given to 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

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. "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
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