Sony Channel Explained

Sony Channel
Owner:Sony Pictures Television
Picture Format: SDTV/HDTV
Headquarters:Constellation Place, Los Angeles
Country: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

Market Type Former Names Replaced Launched Other Countries
Sony Channel (Latin American TV channel)channel
  • Sony Entertainment Television
  • Canal Sony
October 1, 1995
March 1, 1996Mexico
September 4, 1996
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Argentina
  • Peru
  • South America

Defunct channels

Market Type Former NamesReplaced Active Date Other Countries Fate
Sony Channel (South Africa)channelSony Entertainment Television November 2, 2007 - March 1, 2019Due to Sony Pictures Television's contract failure with MultiChoice and Cell C
Sony Channel (Southeast Asia)channelSony Entertainment Television August 1, 2008 - June 1, 2019
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • Hong Kong
Selected programmes moved to AXN following the channel's closure. Replaced by Blue Ant Entertainment on Cignal
August 1, 2008 - May 31, 2019
  • Indonesia
  • Thailand
BeTV (Asia Pacific)October 15, 2014 - June 1, 2019Philippines
Sony Channel (Russia)channel
  • Sony Entertainment Television (Sony Channel)
  • Sony Turbo
  • Sony Sci-fi
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  • .black
  • .sci-fi
October 1, 2008 - June 24, 2021
  • Ukraine
  • Belarus
  • CIS Countries
Closed due to Sony's decision to leave the Russian Markets.
Sony Channel (Baltics)channel Sony Entertainment Television Duo 3June 1, 2010 - March 30, 2021
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Estonia
Sony decided to leave from Baltic States market.
channel
  • Sony Entertainment Television (Original)
  • N/A (Relaunch)
Original
April 7, 2011 - February 6, 2018
Relaunch
September 10, 2019 - May 25, 2021
Original
Replaced by Sony Crime Channel on Sky and Virgin Media
Relaunch
License sold by Sony to Narrative Capital Partners LLC, along with the other Sony Channels to rebrand as "GREAT
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Sony Channel (Germany)channel Sony Entertainment Television April 22, 2013 - August 31, 2023
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Luxembourg
License sold by Sony to High View Group, along with Sony AXN. Rebranding to AXN White
Sony Channel (Turkey)channel Planet PinkMarch 28, 2017 - February 1, 2019
  • Northern Cyprus
  • Azerbaijan
License revoked by Sony Pictures Television along with the other Sony Channels

See also