Sony Pal

Sony Pal is a Hindi general entertainment channel (GEC). It was launched on 1 September 2014 as a women’s interest channel; however, due to low ratings, it was converted into a GEC in February 2015, airing reruns of old Sony TV and Sony Sab shows. Similar channels include Zee Anmol, Star Utsav, Colors Rishtey and Big Magic. Until 2019, it was free-to-air.

The Hindi word pal means ‘moment’. Sony Pal is SPN’s only channel (other than Sony Aath and Sony Marathi) whose name is not written in English.

2014–present

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Sony Pictures Networks India

Part of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Essel Group

pending merger with Zee Entertainment Enterprises

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

International channels: SET (Asia)

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 Wonder

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

Sony Channel: Latin America

US Networks: Sony Movies | Sony Cine | GetTV

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Sony Pictures Networks India

Part of Sony Pictures Entertainment and Essel Group

pending merger with Zee Entertainment Enterprises

Indian TV channels:

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

International channels: SET (Asia)

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: Animax | Game Show Network² | Lifetime (Latin America)³ | FMN (Indonesia)⁴

Theme Parks: Columbia Pictures Aquaverse

¹Co-owned with Aniplex.
²Formerly co-owned with AT&T; Sony acquired AT&T’s stake of GSN in 2019.
³Joint venture with A+E Networks.
⁴Joint venture with Dori Media Group.
⁵Joint venture with Nippon Television.
⁶Transferred to Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2005.
⁷Joint venture with Gaumont.
⁸Joint venture with IMAX Corporation and Discovery, Inc.
⁹Under license from WarnerMedia.
¹⁰Sold to Duo Media Networks (Postimees Grupp).
¹¹Joint venture with ESPN.
¹²Joint venture with WarnerMedia and Singtel.
¹³Sold to KC Global Media Entertainment.
¹⁴Sold to Narrative Entertainment.
¹⁵Sold to SPI International.
¹⁶Sold to National Media Group.
¹⁷Sold to Antenna Group.
¹⁸Under license from Viasat.

Sony Pal

2014–present

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