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

MarketTypeFormer namesReplacedLaunchedOther Countries
Sony Channel (Latin America)channelSony Entertainment Television Canal Sony—N/aOctober 1, 1995—N/a
—N/aMarch 1, 1996Mexico
—N/aSeptember 4, 1996Brazil Colombia Argentina Peru South America

Defunct channels

MarketTypeFormer namesReplacedActive DateOther CountriesFate
Sony Channel (South Africa)channelSony Entertainment Television—N/aNovember 2, 2007 - March 1, 2019—N/aDue to Sony Pictures Television's contract failure with MultiChoice and Cell C
Sony Channel (Southeast Asia)channelSony Entertainment Television—N/aAugust 1, 2008 - June 1, 2019Singapore Malaysia Hong KongSelected programmes moved to AXN following the channel's closure. Replaced by Blue Ant Entertainment on Cignal
—N/aAugust 1, 2008 - May 31, 2019Indonesia Thailand
—N/aBeTV (Asia Pacific)October 15, 2014 - June 1, 2019Philippines
Sony Channel (Russia)channelSony Entertainment Television (Sony Channel) Sony Turbo Sony Sci-fi.red .black .sci-fiOctober 1, 2008 - June 24, 2021Ukraine Belarus CIS CountriesClosed due to Sony's decision to leave the Russian Markets.
Sony Channel (Baltics)channelSony Entertainment TelevisionDuo 3June 1, 2010 - March 30, 2021Latvia Lithuania EstoniaSony decided to leave from Baltic States market.
Sony Channel (UK and Ireland)channelSony Entertainment Television (Original) N/A (Relaunch)Film24 (Original) True Entertainment (Relaunch)Original April 7, 2011 - February 6, 2018 Relaunch September 10, 2019 - May 25, 2021—N/aOriginal 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!"
channel +1Open Access 3 (Original) True Entertainment +1 (Relaunch)
Sony Channel (Germany)channelSony Entertainment Television—N/aApril 22, 2013 - August 31, 2023Austria Switzerland LuxembourgLicense sold by Sony to High View Group, along with Sony AXN. Rebranding to AXN White
Sony Channel (Turkey)channel—N/aPlanet PinkMarch 28, 2017 - February 1, 2019Northern Cyprus AzerbaijanLicense revoked by Sony Pictures Television along with the other Sony Channels

Former logos

  • Sony Entertainment Television logo used from 1995–2007
  • Sony Entertainment Television logo used from 2007–2014
  • Sony Channel logo used from 2014–2019
  • Sony Channel logo used from 2016–2019

See also

  • AXN White, a channel operated by Sony Pictures Television International Networks Europe

External links