Sony Channel (formerly Sony Entertainment Television) was a Southeast Asian
pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, b ...
channel broadcasting to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, owned by
Sony Pictures Entertainment. It was launched on 1 August 2008 as an entertainment channel, and adopted its current name on 15 October 2014.
As a part of a plan to relaunch
BeTV as
Gem, all non-Asian programmes on BeTV were moved to Sony Channel, effective 15 October 2014.
After more than ten years of broadcast, Sony Channel ceased broadcast of across Asia including Malaysia, Philippines, Hong Kong and Singapore
is on 1 June 2019 at midnight while in Indonesia and Thailand the channel will be also ceased a day earlier. The channel programmed with the final episode of ''
Superstore'' on that day, an ending with the season four finale encore "Employee Appreciation Day" as one of the last express from the U. S. telecast including full season binge before going off-the-air while a final farewell on-screen message card and the words "Sony Channel has ceased broadcasting in Asia. We thank you for continual support." Most of the favourite programs of Sony Channel will also be shown on
AXN
AXN is a pay television channel owned by Sony Pictures Television, which was first launched in September 1997 in Asia. Local versions have since been launched in several parts of the world, including Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Funded th ...
. On
Cignal
Cignal (pronounced as ''signal'') is a Philippine satellite television and IPTV provider, owned by Cignal TV Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the MediaQuest Holdings Inc. under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund.
Cignal's prepaid electronic ...
in the Philippines, its EPG slot was given to
Blue Ant Entertainment
Rock Entertainment (formerly RTL CBS Entertainment and Blue Ant Entertainment; stylized as ROCK entertainment) is a 24/7 Southeast Asian English-language television channel owned by Rock Entertainment Holdings. Launched in 2013, it was initially ...
.
Feeds
* Main feed: distributed on Malaysia, Singapore, Maldives, Hong Kong, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, with an additional HD simulcast feed available.
* Philippines feed: branched from the Main feed; shares schedule with additional shows from
AXN
AXN is a pay television channel owned by Sony Pictures Television, which was first launched in September 1997 in Asia. Local versions have since been launched in several parts of the world, including Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
Funded th ...
and local advertisement.
Final Programming
Drama
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The Art of More
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Body of Proof
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The Borgias''
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Chasing Life
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Chicago Justice
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Chicago Med
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Code Black''
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Conviction
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Damages
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Desperate Housewives''
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Drop Dead Diva
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Ghost Whisperer''
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Gone''
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Grey's Anatomy
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'' (Seasons 8 and 10)
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Hidden Palms
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How to Get Away with Murder
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Jane the Virgin
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Justified'' (Seasons 5 and 6)
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Law & Order True Crime
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Madam Secretary'' (Season 1 to 5)
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Monster Man''
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Nashville'' (Seasons 1 and 2)
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Necessary Roughness''
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The Night Shift'' (Seasons 1 to 4)
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Satisfaction''
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Scandal
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'' (Season 1 and 3)
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Sherlock'' (Seasons 1 and 2)
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State of Affairs''
* ''Sweet Home Alabama''
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Teen Wolf
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'' (Seasons 1 and 6)
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Touched by an Angel
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'' (Seasons 6 to 9)
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The Whispers
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Comedy
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Baby Daddy
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Bad Judge
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Better Late Than Never''
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The Carmichael Show
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Casual''
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Crowded''
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Dr. Ken
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Everybody Loves Raymond
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Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
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Great News
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Manhattan Love Story''
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Marlon''
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Men at Work
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Odd Mom Out''
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Playing House'' (Seasons 1 to 3)
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Rob''
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Sex and the City
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Spy
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Superstore'' (Season 1 to 4)
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Truth Be Told''
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Younger''
Reality/Game Show
* ''Adventure Your Way''
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American Idol
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'' (Season 17)
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The Apartment - Passion For Design'' (Season 6)
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The Apartment - Rising Stars'' (Season 5)
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Asia's Got Talent'' (Season 1)
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Breaking the Magician's Code''
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Cupcake Wars
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'' (Seasons 1 to 4)
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Cyril: Simply Magic''
* ''Cyril's Family Vacation: Hawaii Edition''
* ''Cyril's Rio Magic''
* ''
Cyrus vs. Cyrus: Design and Conquer''
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Face Off'' (Seasons 1 to 4)
* ''
Fashion Hunters
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...
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Flipping Out
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* ''Hollywood Unzipped: Stylist Wars''
* ''
Hair Battle Spectacular
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Love Broker''
* ''Making You Laugh Out Loud''
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Masters of Illusion''
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Million Dollar Matchmaker
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The se ...
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Millionaire Matchmaker
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Minute to Win It
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Minute to Win It - Australia''
* ''Minute to Win It - U. K.''
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Monica the Medium''
* ''Nail'd It!''
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Pregnant in Heels''
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The Rachel Zoe Project''
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The Real Housewives of New York City
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'' (Season 6)
* ''Stars in Style''
* ''Style by Jury''
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Top 20 Funniest'' (Seasons 1 and 2)
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Top Chef
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'' (Seasons 1 to 13)
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Top Chef Duels'' (Seasons 1 and 2)
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Top Chef Just Desserts''
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Top Chef Masters
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The Voice
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Fictional entities
* The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics
* The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe
* The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...
'' (Seasons 3 and 9)
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Worst Cooks in America
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'' (Seasons 2 to 5)
News Magazine and Lifestyle
* ''E BUZZ''
* ''Sony Style TV Magazine''
* ''Sweet Julia with Julia Baker''
Movie Block
* ''Sony Channel Movie Flicks''
External links
*
{{Philippine cable channels
Sony Pictures Television
Defunct television channels
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Television channels and stations established in 2014
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2019
Women's interest channels
Mass media in Southeast Asia