Sony Channel (Asia)
Sony Channel Asia | |
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Launched |
15 October 2014 at 06:00 HKT/MST/SST 06:15 PST 05:00 JKT/BKK |
Network | Sony Pictures Television |
Owned by | Sony Pictures Television |
Picture format |
480i SDTV 4:3 aspect ratio, 1080i HDTV 16:9 aspect ratio |
Slogan | It's Stylish. It's Stunning. It's Sassy. |
Country | Singapore |
Language | English |
Broadcast area |
Hong Kong Malaysia Philippines Singapore Indonesia Sri Lanka |
Headquarters |
No. 10 Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01 Hansapoint @ CBP Changi, Singapore |
Replaced |
Sony Entertainment Television (2008-2014) BeTV (2012-2014; Philippines only) |
Sister channel(s) |
AXN Asia Animax Asia ONE TV (Korean) GEM TV |
Website | Official site |
Availability | |
Satellite | |
TVB Network Vision (Hong Kong) | Channel 30 |
Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 160 |
Aora TV (Indonesia) | Channel 418 |
PBS TV (Fiji) | Channel 507 |
Cignal (Philippines) | Channel 60 |
Cable | |
Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) |
Channel 31 (SD) Channel 231 (HD) |
MediaNet (Maldives) | Channel 526 |
StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 510 (HD) |
Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 39 |
SkyCable / Destiny Cable (Philippines) |
Channel 35 (Digital) (Metro Manila) Channel 605 (Cebu, Davao, Baguio, Iloilo, Dumaguete and General Santos) |
Macau Cable TV (Macau) | Channel 702 |
IPTV | |
now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 514 (SD/HD) |
Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 316 (HD) |
myTV Super(Hong Kong) | Channel 503 |
Sony Channel Asia is a cable and satellite TV channel, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment in the Asia-Pacific. It launched on 15 October 2014 at 06:00 MST/SST/HKT (06:15 PST, 05:00 JKT/BKK) by the channel formerly known as Sony Entertainment Television South East Asia for East Asia and BeTV in the Philippines. Sony Channel Asia is a 24/7 English general entertainment channel and it features programmes with Hollywood Entertainment made for female audiences from SPE Networks – Asia, which owns and operates four cable and satellite channels AXN Asia, BeTV, Animax Asia, Sony ONE and Sony GEM, and is part of Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI). The channel is named after the Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer Sony.
Sony Channel Asia is the premiere destination for female-skewing entertainment with the biggest and best of Hollywood. Designed for the socially connected viewer, Sony Channel features some of the most captivating and talked-about drama, comedy, lifestyle and reality programs on TV, all airing close to the U.S. telecasts, together with popular feel-good movies. Fresh, confident and stylish, with a dash of clever wit, Sony Channel Asia is visually stunning with a brand identity that perfectly complements its line-up of high caliber programming. It appears to a female-skewed, male-inclusive audience who love to escape, engage, and lose themselves in premium content. Viewers are modern, social, stylish and aspirational. It is available in throughout the 17 countries around the Asia-Pacific region (Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Sri Lanka. Sony channel came to Sri Lanka in 2016 through Dialog TV
The change affected the Philippine feed of BeTV only. BeTV retained in Hong Kong and selected Asian countries but now a defunct channel.
Operating channels
- Sony Channel Asia (MY/SG/HK/BKK/JKT feed; available on HD format)
- Sony Channel Philippines (separated from East Asia feed; shared the same schedule with selected programs from AXN Philippines; but different advertisements; available on SD format)
Programming
This is the complete list of programs that broadcast on Sony Channel. In all lists of, those programs for Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand region, except with an asterisk, indicates selected programs exclusively for the Philippines.
Drama series
- The Borgias
- Code Black
- Desperate Housewives
- Ghost Whisperer*
- Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
- Grey's Anatomy (Seasons 8 and 9)
- Hidden Palms
- How to Get Away with Murder
- Jane the Virgin (Seasons 1 and 2)
- Justified* (Seasons 5 and 6)
- Madam Secretary (Seasons 1 and 2)
- Nashville (Seasons 1 and 2)
- The Night Shift
- Satisfaction
- Scandal (Seasons 1 to 3)
- Sex and the City
- Sherlock (Seasons 1 and 2)
- State of Affairs
- Teen Wolf (Seasons 1 to 5)
- Touched by an Angel (Seasons 6 to 9)
- The Whispers
Comedy
- Baby Daddy
- Bad Judge
- Crowded
- Drop Dead Diva
- Dr. Ken
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Manhattan Love Story
- Men at Work
- Odd Mom Out
- Spy
- Superstore
- Younger
Reality
- Asia's Got Talent* (Season 1)
- Cyril: Simply Magic
- Cyril's Family Vacation: Hawaii Edition
- Cyril's Rio Magic
- Cupcake Wars (Seasons 1 to 4)
- Face Off* (Seasons 1 to 4)
- Fashion Hunters
- Flipping Out
- Hair Battle Spectacular
- Hollywood Unzipped: Stylist Wars
- Love Broker
- Masters of Illusion*
- Millionaire Matchmaker
- Monster Man
- Pregnant in Heels
- The Rachel Zoe Project
- The Real Housewives of New York City* (Season 6)
- Stars in Style
- Style by Jury
- Sweet Home Alabama
- Sweet Julia with Julia Baker*
- Top 20 Funniest* (Seasons 1 and 2)
- Top Chef (Seasons 9 to 11)
- Top Chef Masters
- The Voice* (Seasons 3 and 9)
- Worst Cooks in America (Seasons 2 to 5)
Game Show
News
- E BUZZ
Movie blocks
- Sony Channel Movie Flicks
Sony Channel's satellite and cable providers in the Philippines
Formerly known as beTV
- Cignal Digital TV (Philippines)
Channel 60 (SD)
- SkyCable (Philippines)
Channel 35 (Digital)
- Destiny Cable (Philippines)
Channel 62 (SD Analog)
Channel 35 (SD Digital)
- Cablelink (Philippines)
Channel 39
- Royal Cable (Philippines)
Channel 28 (SD)
- Parasat Cable TV (Cagayan De Oro City, Philippines)
Channel 233 (HD Digital)
Channel 84 (SD Digital)
See also
- Animax Asia
- AXN Asia
- BeTV (formerly TV channel)
- ONE
- GEM
- Canal Sony (Latin America)
- Sony Channel (South Africa)