Sony BBC Earth

This article is about the Indian version of BBC Earth. For other uses, see BBC Earth and BBC Earth (TV channel).

Sony BBC Earth is a factual infotainment channel and Sony Pictures Networks India’s second joint venture with an international broadcaster, the first being Sony ESPN. It was launched on 6 March 2017 in both SD and HD feeds, the same day as the HD version of Star Gold Select.

Sony BBC Earth’s main competitors are National Geographic and Nat Geo Wild from Disney Star, Discovery Channel and Animal Planet from Warner Bros. Discovery, and History TV18 from AETN18 and A+E Networks.

2017–present[]

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Sony Pictures Networks India

Part of Sony Pictures Entertainment

Indian TV channels:

Hindi: Entertainment: Sony TV ^HD, Sony Sab ^HD and Sony Pal | Movies: Sony Max ^HD (Other), Sony Max 2 (classic movies) and Sony Wah | Kids: Sony Yay
English: Movies: Sony Pix ^HD | Knowledge: Sony BBC Earth ^{HD, 1}
Regional languages: Bengali: Sony Aath | Marathi: Sony Marathi

Sony Sports Network: Sony Sports Ten 1 ^HD, Sony Sports Ten 2 ^HD, Sony Sports Ten 3 ^HD (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 ^HD (Tamil and Telugu), Sony Sports Ten 5 ^HD

International channels: SET (Asia) | Sony KAL

Video-on-demand: SonyLIV

Defunct channels:
English entertainment: AXN ^HD | Hindi music: Sony Rox HD and Sony Mix | English movies: Sony Le Plex HD | Kids: Animax (India) | Sports: Sony Ten Golf HD | Sony ESPN ^{HD, 2} (sports)

Content production arm: Studio NEXT
Film production: Sony Pictures Networks Productions

Notes:
¹Joint venture with BBC Studios.
²Was a joint venture with ESPN.

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Sony Pictures Entertainment

Part of Sony

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:
Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | Sony Pictures Kids Zone | Kartoon Studios (7%)

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions:
Destination Films | Affirm Films | Stage 6 Films

Sony Channel: Latin America

Sony Movies: Latin America | United States (Sony Cine)

Other US Networks: Great Entertainment Television

Video-on-demand: Crunchyroll | Sony Networks | Sony One

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Sony Pictures Networks India

Part of Sony Pictures Entertainment

Indian TV channels:

Sony Sports Network: Sony Sports Ten 1 ^HD, Sony Sports Ten 2 ^HD, Sony Sports Ten 3 ^HD (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 ^HD (Tamil and Telugu), Sony Sports Ten 5 ^HD

International channels: SET (Asia) | Sony KAL

Video-on-demand: SonyLIV

Content production arm: Studio NEXT
Film production: Sony Pictures Networks Productions

Notes:
¹Joint venture with BBC Studios.
²Was a joint venture with ESPN.

Other channels: Crunchyroll Channel | Game Show Network³ | Lifetime (Latin America)⁴ | FMN (Indonesia)⁵

Sony Pictures Experiences:
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema | Columbia Pictures Aquaverse | Wonderverse

Video-on-demand: Southeast Asia and India: HOOQ¹³ | United States: VRV | Funimation

Video-on-demand: Crackle

Other: Sony Pictures DVD Center

Notes

¹	Co-owned with Aniplex.
²	Formerly co-owned with Skybound.
³	Formerly co-owned with AT&T; Sony acquired AT&T’s stake of GSN in 2019.
⁴	Joint venture with A+E Networks.
⁵	Joint venture with Dori Media Group.
⁶	Co-owned with Nippon Television.
⁷	Transferred to Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2001 and renamed to Aniplex in 2003.
⁸	Joint venture with Gaumont.
⁹	Joint venture with IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery
¹⁰	Under license from Warner Bros. Discovery.
¹¹	Sold to Duo Media Networks (Postimees Grupp).
¹²	Joint venture with ESPN.
¹³	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery and Singtel.
¹⁴	Sold to KC Global Media Entertainment.
¹⁵	Sold to Narrative Entertainment.
¹⁶	Sold to SPI International.
¹⁷	Sold to National Media Group.
¹⁸	Sold to Antenna Group.
¹⁹	Under license from Viasat.
²⁰	Sold to Nojima.
²¹	Sold to JVM Holding.
²²	Joint venture with HarperCollins.
²³	Sold to Sastisfaction Group.
²⁴	Sold to High View Group.

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BBC Studios

Part of the BBC

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UKTV

Part of BBC Studios

Former channels:
Divested¹: Good Food | Home | Really

Defunct: CCXTV | Good Food | Play UK | UK Horizons

Notes

¹	All UKTV lifestyle channels were fully-acquired by Discovery, Inc., which formerly had a half stake of UKTV until 2019.
²	BBC Studios took full control of U (UKTV) after the split.

Notes
¹50.01% owned by the BBC, 49.99% owned by AMC Networks.
²80% owned by Corus Entertainment, 20% owned by the BBC.
³Co-owned by Sony Pictures Networks India.
⁴Co-owned by ITV plc.
⁵Formerly a joint venture with The Times Group, which is now its sole owner.

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BBC

UK TV:
BBC One (NI | SC | WA) | (England: E | EM | L | M | NE&C | NW | S | SE | SW | W | Y | Y&L) | Defunct: L&SE
BBC Two (NI | WA) | Defunct: SC | (England: E | EM | L | L&SE | M | NE&C | NW | S | SE | SW | W | Y&L)
CBBC/BBC Three | CBeebies/BBC Four | BBC News | BBC Parliament | BBC Scotland | BBC Alba

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BBC News

Part of the BBC

Emergency Bulletins: London & South East | London, South & South East Today | South & South East Today

Defunct: Newsroom South East | South Today (Oxford) | UK Today

Nations:
Scotland: Reporting Scotland | An Là | The Nine
Wales: Wales Today | Newyddion
Northern Ireland: Newsline

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BBC Studios

Part of the BBC

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UKTV

Part of BBC Studios

Former channels:
Divested¹: Good Food | Home | Really

Defunct: CCXTV | Good Food | Play UK | UK Horizons

Notes

¹	All UKTV lifestyle channels were fully-acquired by Discovery, Inc., which formerly had a half stake of UKTV until 2019.
²	BBC Studios took full control of U (UKTV) after the split.

Sony BBC Earth

2017–present[]

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