Sony Pal
Sony Pal (stylised as "Sony पल") (Hindi for Moment) is an Indian free television channel that was launched on 1 September 2014. It was initially aimed at women with women-oriented Hindi-language programming, now focused on family-oriented programming.[1] The channel is owned by Sony Pictures Networks.[2] The channel is available on Dish Network and Sling TV in USA.[3]
| File:Sony pal.png | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Slogan | Yeh pal hamara hai (This moment is ours) |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Networks India |
| Sister channels | 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 |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 September 2014 |
| Links | |
| Website | sonypal |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Asianet Digital TV | Channel 511 |
| Satellite | |
| Reliance Digital TV | Channel 214 |
| Dish TV | Channel 8008 |
| Airtel Digital TV | Channel 132 |
| Tata Sky | Channel 174 |
| Videocon d2h | Channel 159 |
| Sun Direct | Channel 313 |
| DD Free Dish | Channel 37 |
| Dish Network (United States) | Channel 696 |
| Streaming media | |
| Sling TV | IPTV |
HistoryEdit
Sony Pal was launched on 1 September 2014 originally as a pay-TV channel, with Juhi Chawla as its ambassador.[4] The channel mostly aired women-centric reality shows[5] to compete with mainstream Hindi GECs like Star Plus, ZEE TV, Colors whose core TG is also women-oriented.
The channel had a low audience share[6] 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.[7] Due to this, the channel ceased its business operations on 13 February 2015,[8] broadcasting re-runs of Sony TV and Sony SAB shows.[9] 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 and Baalveer. It was available on DD Freedish, Sony Pal started gathering a fair audience share by 2016.[10]
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 and Baalveer. It was available on DD Freedish, Sony Pal started gathering a fair audience share by 2016.[10]
ProgrammingEdit
Original series and cartoon showEdit
| Year | Show | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dil Hai Chota Sa Choti Si Asha | [11] |
| Khushiyon Kii Gullak Aashi | ||
| Piya Basanti Re | ||
| Simply Baatien With Raveena | ||
| Tum Saath Ho Jab Apne | ||
| 2014-2015 | Ek Rishta Aisa Bhi | [12] |
| Hamari Sister Didi | ||
| Sinhasan Battisi | [13] | |
| Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai | ||
| 2021 | Baalveer returns season 2 | |
| 2021- present | Guru aur bhole | |
| 2021- present | Kicko aur super speedo |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Sony Pal to celebrate Indian woman's triumphant spirit". TellyTRP.in. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ↑ "MSM launches new Hindi GEC". Afaqs news bureau. afaqs. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "SonyTVUSA on Instagram: "DRUMROLLS… And the 4 new channels we're launching are….! #NewLaunch #ComingSoon #SonyTvUSA"". Instagram. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ "Juhi Chawla becomes face of SONY PAL". Times of India. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ RM, Vijayakar (19 August 2014). "Sony Launches Women's Channel 'Sony Pal'". India West. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ Roshni, Olivera (11 August 2013). "TRPs gone, TVT is the new trend". The Times Group. The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "GEC Watch: Slow Start for Sony Pal". afaqs news bureau. afaqs. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "Sony Pal to bring curtains down on existing shows". indiantelevision.com Team. indiantelevision.com. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ Disha, Shah (30 May 2015). "Sony Pal: Where original shows failed; old shows did the turnaround". indiantelevision.com. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Sony Pal as a successful FTA". A Word to the World. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016. [unreliable source?]
- ↑ Team, Tellychakkar. "Dil Hai Chota Sa Choti Si Asha". Tellychakkar.com. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ "Ek Rishta Aisa Bhi new show on Sony Pal featuring Rahul Sharma and Smriti Khanna". TVKiDuniya.Com. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ↑ "Sony Pal Launches its New Show Singhasan Battisi". India Forums. Retrieved 10 April 2021.