Sony Channel (South African TV channel)

Sony Channel (formerly known as Sony Entertainment Television) was a general entertainment channel that was part of the DStv bouquet of Sub-Saharan Africa satellite channels owned by MultiChoice.

Sony Channel

Sony Channel South Africa logo
Country	South Africa
Broadcast area	Sub-Saharan Africa
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Programming
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Sony Pictures Television
Sister channels	Sony MAX
History
Launched	2 November 2007; 17 years ago (2007-11-02)
Closed	28 February 2019; 5 years ago (2019-02-28)
Former names	Sony Entertainment Television (2007-2014)
Links
Website	http://sonychannel.co.za
Availability (at the time of closure)
Streaming media
Black	Channel 203

History

The Sony Channel was the local South African version and subsidiary of the Sony Entertainment Television brand, which is seen in over 100 countries worldwide. It was launched in South Africa on 2 November 2007 and was based in Johannesburg.^[1]

The channel broadcasts a mix of programming including drama, comedy and reality series, as well as commercial and independent movies. The channel was also the premiere broadcaster of the reality series The Amazing Race.

On 22 September 2014, the channel abruptly rebranded to Sony Channel with its new logo on air.^[2]

The channel, alongside its sister channel Sony MAX, were discontinued on 31 October 2018 on DStv,^[3] and on 28 February 2019 on Black.^[4]

Former series and shows

• The Amazing Race Asia^[5]
• As If^[6]
• The Bernie Mac Show
• Billable Hours^[5]
• The Boondocks^[6]
• Chef Roblé & Co.
• Crossing Jordan^[6]
• Crossing Lines
• Drop Dead Diva
• Durham County^[5]
• Early Edition^[6]
• East West 101^[5]
• Everybody Hates Chris^[5]
• Frasier^[5]
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air^[5]
• Friends^[5]
• The Guardian^[6]
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
• Hex^[6]
• In the House^[5]
• Joan of Arcadia^[6]
• Judging Amy^[5]
• Just Shoot Me!^[6]
• Kung Faux
• Las Vegas^[6]
• Later with Jools Holland^[5]
• Law & Order: UK^[5]
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent^[5]
• Less Than Kind^[5]
• Leverage^[5]
• Love Monkey^[6]
• The L Word^[6]
• Malcolm & Eddie^[6]
• Missing^[6]
• NewsRadio^[6]
• The OC
• The Outer Limits
• Packed to the Rafters^[5]
• Party of Five^[6]
• Prime Suspect^[5]
• Providence^[6]
• Rabbit Fall
• Rescue Me^[5]
• The Shield^[6]
• Stargate SG-1^[6]
• Scrubs^[5]
• The Steve Harvey Show^[6]
• Sue Thomas F.B. Eye^[6]
• The West Wing
• Third Watch
• Will & Grace

See also

• Sony Channel (Latin America)
• Sony Channel (Southeast Asia)

References

1. Ferreira, Thinus. "Sony Channel on DStv gets sexy new look". Life. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
2. "TV with Thinus: EXCLUSIVE. Sony Channel on DStv is the brand-new name of Sony Entertainment Television (SET) as the channel rebrands with a new look". TV with Thinus. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
3. Darmalingum, Yuveshen (1 October 2018). "DStv to stop airing Sony channel and Sony Max as from end of October". NexTV News Africa. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
4. "TV with Thinus: Sony Pictures Television Networks decides to leave Africa as the Sony Channel and Sony Max are yanked from Cell C black". TV with Thinus. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
5. "Home". Sony Entertainment Television. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
6. ":: Programing Guide ::". SET Africa. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

External links

• Sony Channel official site