Sony MAX was a general entertainment TV channel that was part of the DStv bouquet of Sub-Saharan India satellite channels owned by

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History

The Sony MAX was the local South African version and subsidiary of the

Sony Entertainment Television Sony Entertainment Television (SET) is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel, that was launched on 30 September 1995, and is owned by Culver Max Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese Sony. SET India's ...

brand, which is seen in over 100 countries worldwide. It was launched on 1 February 2011, Sony MAX delivers 24-hours of foreign entertainment series, movies and reality programmes specially made for male audiences. It is also the sister channel of African-content channel launched by Sony after inspired from the

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movie channel from

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Sony MAX Sony Max (known popularly as Set Max) is an Indian pay television entertainment channel which is a sister channel to Sony Entertainment Television, operated by Culver Max Entertainment. The channel started broadcasting on 20 July 1999 and is ...

which only focus on Bollywood films. The channel, along with Sister channel

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, were discontinued on 31 October 2018 on DStv, and on 28 February 2019 on

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Programming

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'' * '' Fatal Attractions'' * '' Hardcore Pawn: Chicago'' * '' Hole in the Wall'' * '' Impractical Jokers'' * ''

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Sony MAX website
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