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{{short description|Indian pay television channel}}
{{About|the Indian television channel|the television channel broadcast to sub-Saharan Africa|Sony MAX (South Africa)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Sony Max
| logo = Sony MAX.svg
| logo_size = 130px
| slogan = Deewana bana de
| launch_date = {{start date and age|df=yes|1999|7|20}}
| parent = [[Sony Pictures Networks]]
| country = India
| headquarters = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India
| area = [[India]] [[South Africa]] [[Bangladesh]] [[United Kingdom]] [[Ireland]] [[Nepal]] [[Singapore]] [[Macau]] [[Hong Kong]] [[Canada]] [[Malaysia]] [[United States]]
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]] (downscaled to [[letterboxed]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| sister_channels = {{Collapsible list
| list_style = text-align:left;
| 1 = [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]] [[Sony Max 2]] [[Sony SAB]] [[Sony Yay]] [[Sony Liv]] [[Sony Six]] [[Sony Aath]] [[Sony BBC Earth]] [[Sony Pix]] [[Sony TEN]] [[Sony Wah]] [[Sony Pal]] [[Sony Marathi]]
}}
| web = {{URL|http://www.sonymax.tv}}
| sat_serv_1 = [[Airtel Digital TV]]
| sat_chan_1 = Channel 201 (SD) Channel 202 (HD)
| sat_serv_2 = [[Dish TV]]
| sat_chan_2 = Channel 343 (SD) Channel 342 (HD)
| sat_serv_3 = [[Sun Direct]]
| sat_chan_3 = Channel 330 (SD)
| sat_serv_4 = [[Tata Sky]]
| sat_chan_4 = Channel 314 (SD) Channel 312 (HD)
| sat_serv_5 = [[Videocon d2h]]
| sat_chan_5 = Channel 201 (SD) Channel 921 (HD)
| sat_serv_6 = [[Sky (United Kingdom)|Sky]] ([[United Kingdom|UK]] & [[Ireland]])
| sat_chan_6 = Channel 715 (HD) Channel 886 (SD)
| sat_serv_7 = [[Dish Home]] (Nepal)
| sat_chan_7 = Channel 241
| cable_serv_1 = [[Asianet Digital]] (India)
| cable_chan_1 = Channel 561 (SD) Channel 836 (HD)
| iptv_serv_1 = [[Unifi TV]] (Malaysia)
| iptv_chan_1 = Channel 331 (SD)
| cable_serv_2 = [[Virgin Media]] ([[United Kingdom|UK]])
| cable_chan_2 = Channel 806 (SD & HD)
| cable_serv_3 = [[Kerala Vision]] (India)
| cable_chan_3 = Channel 351 (SD) Channel 835 (HD)
}}

'''Sony Max''' is an Indian [[pay television]] entertainment channel which is a sister channel to [[Sony Entertainment Television]], operated by [[Sony Pictures Networks]]. The channel started broadcasting on 20 July 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/story/45930_We-are-getting-into-an-aggressive-growth-mode-now--NP-Singh|title="We are getting into an aggressive growth mode now"- N.P. Singh|date=11 October 2015|website=www.afaqs.com}}</ref> and is available internationally. It launched a [[High-definition television|HD]] simulcast version on 25 December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionpost.com/television/sony-max-hd-looks-to-carve-out-its-own-niche/|title=Sony Max HD looks to carve out its own niche - TelevisionPost.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/movie-channels/sony-launches-151222-0|title=Sony Pictures Networks launches Max HD, targets urban movie buffs|date=22 December 2015|website=Indian Television Dot Com}}</ref>

Its main audience attraction, other than [[Hindi]]-language movies, was the [[Twenty20 cricket]] tournament [[Indian Premier League|Indian Premier League (IPL)]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidesport.co/high-ipl-ratings-make-sony-max-watched-channel/|title=High IPL ratings make Sony Max most watched channel|first=InsideSport|last=Desk|date=21 April 2017}}</ref> which the channel had been broadcasting since the tournament's launch in 2008 till 2017, after which it sold the broadcasting rights to [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]. It also airs complimentary cricket talk show programmes like [[Extraaa Innings T20]]. It occasionally airs [[Hollywood]] movies and [[WWE]] matches in [[Hindi]]. Sony Max is one of the most watched television channels of India,<ref name="indiantelevision.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/viewership/sony-max-tops-hindi-channels-four-star-india-channels-in-across-genres-list-180810|title=Sony Max tops Hindi channels; four Star India channels in across genres list|date=10 August 2018|website=Indian Television Dot Com}}</ref> as of July 2018 the second most popular in the country,<ref name="indiantelevision.com"/> as well as the top Bollywood channel in the UK that month, ahead of rivals like [[Zee Cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/uk-tv-reach-sony-max-remains-uks-top-bollywood-film-channel/|title=UK TV Reach: Sony MAX remains UK's top Bollywood film channel|first=Raj|last=Baddhan|date=23 July 2018}}</ref>

==Availability==
===Outside India===
An HD simulcast feed of the European version was launched on [[Sky UK|Sky]] in UK on 1 August 2017.

An SD Feed is Available Across all Countries such as United States, Canada (Distribution by Asian Television Network), [[Caribbean]], United Kingdom, Europe, [[Mauritius]], [[South Africa]], [[Middle East]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Maldives]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Singapore]], Australia, [[Nepal]] , New Zealand and [[South Korea]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.sonymax.tv}}

[[Category:Television stations in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television channels in India]]
[[Category:Sony Pictures Entertainment]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1999]]
[[Category:Television networks in India]]
[[Category:Sony Pictures Networks India]]
[[Category:Indian Premier League on television]]
[[Category:Movie channels in India]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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