Sony Channel (Southeast Asia)

Sony Channel Asia
CountrySingapore
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Hong Kong
Thailand
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
LanguagesEnglish
Mandarin
Cantonese
Thai
Malay
Indonesian
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerSony Pictures Television
Sister channelsAXN Asia
Animax Asia
Sony ONE (Korean)
Sony Gem
SET Asia (Hindi)
Sony MAX (Hindi)
History
Launched1 July 2007 (2007-07-01)
Closed1 June 2019 (2019-06-01)
Former namesSony Entertainment Television (2008–2014)
Links
Websitewww.sonychannelasia.com

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 in 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] The channel was the female counterpoint to a predominantly male AXN.[3]

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.[4] The channel programmed with the final episode of Superstore;[5] 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.[6]

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:[7]

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. ↑ "Sony Pictures Television Networks continues to see growth across SEA". Adobo Magazine. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Cessation of Sony Channel and FYI – Announcements | Dhiraagu". www.dhiraagu.com.mv. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  5. 1 2 "Sony Channel Asia". Sony Channel Asia. 2019-05-31. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31.
  6. ↑ Sony Channel replacing on Blue Ant Entertainment on Cignal TV Channel 120 (June 1, 2019), retrieved 2023-08-31
  7. ↑ "Home". Sony Channel Asia. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
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