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| sat_chan_6 = Channel 715 (HD)<br />Channel | | sat_chan_6 = Channel 715 (HD)<br />Channel 895 (SD) | ||
| sat_serv_7 = [[Dish Home]] (Nepal) | | sat_serv_7 = [[Dish Home]] (Nepal) | ||
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India South Africa Bangladesh United Kingdom Ireland Nepal Singapore Macau Hong Kong Canada Malaysia United States |
| Slogan | Deewana bana de |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Networks |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 July 1999 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Asianet Digital (India) | Channel 561 (SD) Channel 836 (HD) |
| Virgin Media (UK) | Channel 806 (SD & HD) |
| Kerala Vision (India) | Channel 351 (SD) Channel 835 (HD) |
| Satellite | |
| Airtel Digital TV | Channel 201 (SD) Channel 202 (HD) |
| Dish TV | Channel 343 (SD) Channel 342 (HD) |
| Sun Direct | Channel 330 (SD) |
| Tata Sky | Channel 314 (SD) Channel 312 (HD) |
| Videocon d2h | Channel 201 (SD) Channel 921 (HD) |
| Sky (UK & Ireland) | Channel 715 (HD) Channel 895 (SD) |
| Dish Home (Nepal) | Channel 241 |
| IPTV | |
| Unifi TV (Malaysia) | Channel 331 (SD) |
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[1] and is available internationally. It launched a HD simulcast version on 25 December 2015.[2][3]
Its main audience attraction, other than Hindi-language movies, was the Twenty20 cricket tournament Indian Premier League (IPL),[4] 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. 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,[5] as of July 2018 the second most popular in the country,[5] as well as the top Bollywood channel in the UK that month, ahead of rivals like Zee Cinema.[6]
Availability[edit]
Outside India[edit]
An HD simulcast feed of the European version was launched on 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[edit]
- ↑ ""We are getting into an aggressive growth mode now"- N.P. Singh". www.afaqs.com. 11 October 2015.
- ↑ "Sony Max HD looks to carve out its own niche - TelevisionPost.com".
- ↑ "Sony Pictures Networks launches Max HD, targets urban movie buffs". Indian Television Dot Com. 22 December 2015.
- ↑ Desk, InsideSport (21 April 2017). "High IPL ratings make Sony Max most watched channel".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Sony Max tops Hindi channels; four Star India channels in across genres list". Indian Television Dot Com. 10 August 2018.
- ↑ Baddhan, Raj (23 July 2018). "UK TV Reach: Sony MAX remains UK's top Bollywood film channel".