Sony Pix

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{{Short description|Indian English movie channel}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Sony PIX
| logo_size = 120px
| logo = Sony PIX.png
| launch_date = {{Launch date and age|1 April 2006}}
| owner = [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]]
| parent = [[Culver Max Entertainment]]
| picture_format = [[576i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]]) [[1080i]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])
| languages = [[English Language|English]]
Telugu
Tamil
Hindi
| country = [[India]]
| area = [[India]], [[Nepal]]
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| sister_channels = {{Collapsible list
| list_style = text-align:left;
| 1 = [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]] [[Sony Max]] [[Sony Max 2]] [[Sony SAB]] [[Sony Liv]] [[Sony Six]] [[Sony Yay]] [[Sony Ten]] [[Sony Aath]] [[Sony BBC Earth]] [[Sony Wah]] [[Sony Pal]] [[Sony Marathi]]
}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.sonypix.com}}
}}

'''Sony PIX''' (known popularly as Set Pix) Indian [[pay television]] English movie channel owned by [[Culver Max Entertainment]].

==History==
Sony PIX Launched in April 2006 as a library re-run English movie channel until 31 December 2010. During 2006-2010, the channel broadcast various classic old American English movies. On 1 January 2011, the channel was revamped and started airing new and some popular content from [[Sony Pictures Entertainment]] until 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/english-entertainment-war-heats-upsony-pix-ties-up-with-sony-pictures-entertainment-39451.html |title=English entertainment war heats up; Sony PIX ties up with Sony Pictures Entertainment|date=17 September 2010|website=Exchange 4 media}}</ref>

From 2013, Sony PIX inked strategic deal with [[MGM Studios]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sony-pix-inks-strategic-deal-with-mgm-studios-50832.html|title=Sony PIX inks strategic deal with MGM Studios|date=7 May 2013|website=Exchange 4 media}}</ref> to premiere the studio's new titles on television, with this deal Sony PIX aired [[James Bond]] films and [[Hobbit]] series.

From 2015, Sony PIX inked deal with [[NBCUniversal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/universal-sony-television-india-output-829378|title=Universal Inks Film Output Deal With Sony Television’s India Unit|date=5 October 2015|website=Hollywood reporter}}</ref> to air [[Universal Pictures]] latest releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/msm-inks-multi-year-deal-with-nbcuniversal-to-screen-content-on-sony-pix-61904.html|title=MSM inks multi-year deal with NBCUniversal to screen content on Sony Pix|date=6 October 2015|website=Exchange 4 media}}</ref> Furthermore, in June 2018 Sony PIX inks movie content deal with [[WarnerMedia|Warner Bros]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sony-pix-inks-movie-content-deal-with-warner-bros-international-television-distribution-87875.html |title=Sony PIX inked movie content deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution|date=8 January 2018|website=Exchange 4 media}}</ref>

On January 2, 2022, a new film from Sony Pictures Entertainment aired before the New Year.

==Programming==
Currently, Sony PIX Have movie distribution license with [[NBCUniversal]], [[WarnerMedia]] and [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sony-pix-inks-movie-content-deal-with-warner-bros-international-television-distribution-87875.html |title=Sony PIX inks movie content deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution|date=8 January 2018|website=Exchange 4 media}}</ref>

Sony PIX also broadcasts films with the audio feed of Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu Languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/sony-pix-curates-special-line-up-of-hollywood-blockbusters-107216.html|title=the movie will premiere in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu only on Sony PIX SD and HD|date=31 August 2020|website=exchange4media}}</ref>

==Sports==
Since its launch Sony PIX broadcast [[FIFA]] Football events up till 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/english-movies-face-offsony-pix-plays-off-fifastar-movies-banks-on-movie-premiere-56645.html |title=English movies face-off: Sony PIX plays off FIFA|date=2014|website=Exchange 4 Media}}</ref>

==Premiere Nights==
Sony PIX holds movie premiere events in selected cities which allows fans to watch movies before their release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/sony-pix-hosts-the-premiere-of-Jurassic-worldfallen-kingdom-before-its-india-and-us-release--90392.html |title=Sony PIX hosts the premiere of 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ before its India and US release|date=6 June 2018|website=Exchange 4 Media}}</ref>

==Sony Le Plex HD==
{{Main|Sony Le Plex HD}}
Sony Le Plex HD was the second English Movie channel from [[Sony Pictures Networks India]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/movie-channels/spn-to-launch-english-movie-channel-sony-le-plex-hd-by-june-2016-160531 |title=MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India is all geared up to launch its new high definition premium English movie channel Sony Le Plex HD|date=31 May 2016|website=indiantelevision}}</ref>
this channel was discontinued on 31 December 2018 at 00:00 hours<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TataSky/status/1079733132713062401 |title=Sony LePlex HD discontinued|date=2018}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Sony Le Plex HD]]
* [[List of Indian television stations]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Facebook|sonypix}}

{{Sony Pictures}}
{{Sony Corp}}

[[Category:Television stations in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Movie channels in India]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2000]]
[[Category:Sony Pictures Entertainment]]
[[Category:English-language television stations in India]]
[[Category:Sony Pictures Networks India]]

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