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, were rebranded as Sony Channel.

Current channels

MarketTypeFormer NamesReplacedLaunchedOther Countries
Latin America channel
  • Sony Entertainment Television
  • Canal Sony
October 1, 1995
March 1, 1996 Mexico
September 4, 1996
  • Brazil
  • Colombia
  • Argentina
  • Peru
  • South America

Defunct channels

MarketTypeFormer Names ReplacedActive DateOther CountriesFate
Turkey channel Planet Pink March 28, 2017 - February 1, 2019
  • Northern Cyprus
  • Azerbaijan
License revoked by Sony Pictures Television along with the other Sony Channels
South Africa channel Sony Entertainment Television November 2, 2007 - March 1, 2019 Due to Sony Pictures Television's contract failure with MultiChoice and Cell C
Southeast Asia channel Sony 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 October 15, 2014 - June 1, 2019 Philippines
Baltics channel Sony Entertainment Television Duo3 June 1, 2010 - March 30, 2021
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Estonia
Sony decided to leave from Baltic States market.
UK and Ireland 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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Russia channel
  • Sony Entertainment Television (Sony Channel)
  • Sony Turbo
  • Sony Sci-fi
  • .red
  • .black
  • .sci-fi
October 1, 2008 - June 24, 2021
  • Ukraine
  • Belarus
  • CIS Countries
Closed due to Sony's decision to leave the Russian Markets.
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

See also

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