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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Sony SAB
| logo_size = 160px
| logo = Sony pal.png
| slogan = ''Yeh pal hamara hai'' (This moment is ours)
| launch_date = 1 September 2014
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]] (downscaled to [[letterbox]]ed [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| parent = [[Sony Pictures Networks India]]
| headquarters = [[Mumbai]]
| web = {{url|sonypal.in}}
| country = [[India]]
| sister_channels = [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]] [[Sony Max]] [[Sony Max 2]] [[Sony SAB]] [[Sony Liv]] [[Sony Six]] [[Sony Aath]] [[Sony BBC Earth]] [[Sony Pix]] [[Sony Ten]] [[Sony Wah]] [[Sony Yay]] [[Sony Marathi]]
| sat_serv_1 = [[Reliance Digital TV]]
| sat_chan_1 = Channel 214
| sat_serv_2 = [[Dish TV]]
| sat_chan_2 = Channel 8008
| sat_serv_3 = [[Airtel Digital TV]]
| sat_chan_3 = Channel 132
| sat_serv_4 = [[Tata Sky]]
| sat_chan_4 = Channel 174
| sat_serv_5 = [[Videocon d2h]]
| sat_chan_5 = Channel 159
| sat_serv_6 = [[Sun Direct]]
| sat_chan_6 = Channel 313
| sat_serv_7 = [[DD Free Dish]]
| sat_chan_7 = Channel 37
| sat_serv_8 = [[Dish Network]] (United States)
| sat_chan_8 = Channel 696
| cable_serv_1 = [[Asianet Digital TV]]
| cable_chan_1 = Channel 511
| online_serv_1 = [[Sling TV]]
| online_chan_1 = [[IPTV]]
}}
'''Sony Pal''' (stylised as "Sony पल") (Hindi for Moment) is an [[India|Indian]] free television channel that was launched on 1 September 2014. It was initially aimed at women with women-oriented [[Hindi language|Hindi-language]] programming, now focused on family-oriented programming.<ref>{{cite news|work=TellyTRP.in|title=Sony Pal to celebrate Indian woman's triumphant spirit|url=http://www.tellytrp.in/2014/09/sony-pal-to-celebrate-indian-womans-triumphant-spirit.html|access-date=5 September 2014|date=1 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905171231/http://www.tellytrp.in/2014/09/sony-pal-to-celebrate-indian-womans-triumphant-spirit.html|archive-date=5 September 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The channel is owned by [[Sony Pictures Networks]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/41606_MSM-launches-new-Hindi-GEC | title=MSM launches new Hindi GEC | publisher=[[afaqs]] | work=Afaqs news bureau | date=8 August 2014 | access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref> The channel is available on [[Dish Network]] and [[Sling TV]] in USA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BzaiZRPB7A7/|title=SonyTVUSA on Instagram: "DRUMROLLS… And the 4 new channels we're launching are….! #NewLaunch #ComingSoon #SonyTvUSA"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref>

==History==
Sony Pal was launched on 1 September 2014 originally as a pay-TV channel, with [[Juhi Chawla]] as its ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/tv/trade-news/Juhi-Chawla-becomes-face-of-SONY-PAL/articleshow/39868907.cms |title=Juhi Chawla becomes face of SONY PAL |newspaper=Times of India |date=8 August 2014 |access-date=2014-08-08}}</ref> The channel mostly aired women-centric reality shows<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/television/sony-launches-women-s-channel-sony-pal/article_9da1fdba-27f0-11e4-b976-0019bb2963f4.html | title=Sony Launches Women's Channel 'Sony Pal' | publisher=India West | date=19 August 2014 | access-date=18 December 2015 | last=RM | first=Vijayakar}}</ref> to compete with mainstream Hindi GECs like [[Star Plus]], [[Zee TV|ZEE TV]], [[Viacom 18|Colors]] whose core TG is also women-oriented.

The channel had a low audience share<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/TRPs-gone-TVT-is-the-new-trend/articleshow/21744153.cms | title=TRPs gone, TVT is the new trend | publisher=[[The Times of India]] | work=[[The Times Group]] | date=11 August 2013 | access-date=18 December 2015 | last=Roshni | first=Olivera}}</ref> of 11,000 during the first weeks of its launch, as compared to other channels like [[Life OK]], [[Star Plus]], [[Zee TV]] and [[Colors TV]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/41901_GEC-Watch-Slow-Start-for-Sony-Pal | title=GEC Watch: Slow Start for Sony Pal | publisher=[[afaqs]] | work=afaqs news bureau | date=12 September 2014 | access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref> Due to this, the channel ceased its business operations on 13 February 2015,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/gecs/sony-pal-to-bring-curtains-down-on-existing-shows-150128 | title=Sony Pal to bring curtains down on existing shows | publisher=indiantelevision.com | work=indiantelevision.com Team | date=28 January 2015 | access-date=18 December 2015}}</ref> broadcasting re-runs of [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony TV]] and [[SAB TV|Sony SAB]] shows.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/gecs/sony-pal-where-original-shows-failed-old-shows-did-the-turnaround-150530 | title=Sony Pal: Where original shows failed; old shows did the turnaround | publisher=indiantelevision.com | date=30 May 2015 | access-date=18 December 2015 | last=Disha | first=Shah}}</ref>
The channel was then rebranded and turned into free-to-air TV channel, as it started syndication of former SET and Sony SAB series like ''[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]'', ''[[CID (Indian TV series)|CID]]'' and ''[[Baal Veer|Baalveer]]''. It was available on [[DD Free Dish|DD Freedish]], Sony Pal started gathering a fair audience share by 2016.<ref name=AWW>{{cite web | url=http://awordtotheworld.com/sony-pal-old-gold-sony-pictures-network-free-to-air | title=Sony Pal as a successful FTA | publisher=A Word to the World | date=11 April 2016 | access-date=12 April 2016 }} {{unreliable?|date=April 2016}}</ref>

The channel was then rebranded and turned into free-to-air TV channel, as it started syndication of former SET and Sony SAB series like ''[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]'', ''[[CID (Indian TV series)|CID]]'' and ''[[Baal Veer|Baalveer]]''. It was available on [[DD Free Dish|DD Freedish]], Sony Pal started gathering a fair audience share by 2016.<ref name=AWW>{{cite web | url=http://awordtotheworld.com/sony-pal-old-gold-sony-pictures-network-free-to-air | title=Sony Pal as a successful FTA | publisher=A Word to the World | date=11 April 2016 | access-date=12 April 2016 }} {{unreliable?|date=April 2016}}</ref>

==Programming==
===Original series and cartoon show===
{|class="wikitable sortable
! Year
! Show
! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|rowspan="5"|2014
| [[Dil Hai Chota Sa Choti Si Asha]]
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|title=Dil Hai Chota Sa Choti Si Asha|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/video/dil-hai-chota-sa-choti-si-asha|access-date=2021-04-10|website=Tellychakkar.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Khushiyon Kii Gullak Aashi]]
|
|-
| [[Piya Basanti Re]]
|
|-
| [[Simply Baatien With Raveena]]
|
|-
| [[Tum Saath Ho Jab Apne]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2014-2015
| [[Ek Rishta Aisa Bhi]]
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-06-30|title=Ek Rishta Aisa Bhi new show on Sony Pal featuring Rahul Sharma and Smriti Khanna|url=http://tvkiduniya.com/ek-rishta-aisa-bhi-new-show-on-sony-pal-featuring-rahul-sharma-and-smriti-khanna/|access-date=2021-04-10|website=TVKiDuniya.Com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hamari Sister Didi]]
|
|-
| [[Sinhasan Battisi (TV series)|Sinhasan Battisi]]
| style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sony Pal Launches its New Show Singhasan Battisi|url=https://www.indiaforums.com/gallery/sony-pal-launches-its-new-show-singhasan-battisi_9061|access-date=2021-04-10|website=India Forums}}</ref>
|-
| [[Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai]]
|
|-
|2021
|[[Baalveer returns season 2]]
|
|-
|2021- present
|[[Guru aur bhole]]
|
|-
|2021- present
|[[Kicko aur super speedo]]
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.sonypal.in/}}
* [http://www.sonyliv.com/ Sony Liv]

{{Sony Pictures Networks India}}

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