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Sony Max
| Sony Max | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | December 1999 (1999-12) |
| Owned by | Sony Pictures Networks |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 576i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Deewana bana de |
| Country | India |
| Broadcast area | India South Africa United Kingdom Ireland Nepal Singapore Macau Hong Kong Canada Malaysia United States |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Sister channel(s) | List
|
| Website | www.sonymax.tv |
Availability | |
| Satellite | |
Sky (UK and Ireland) |
Channel 719 (SD/HD) Channel 886 (HD/SD) |
| Airtel Digital TV | Channels 201 (SD) Channel 202 (HD) |
| Dish TV | Channels 343 (SD) Channel 342 (HD) |
| Reliance Digital TV | Channels 305 (SD) Channel 331 (HD) |
| Sun Direct | Channel 330 (SD) |
| Tata Sky | Channel 314 (SD) Channel 312 (HD) |
| Videocon d2h | Channels 201 (SD) and 921 (HD) |
Dish Home (Nepal) |
Channel 241 (SD) |
Dish Network (United States) |
Channel 704 |
| CANAL+ (Myanmar) |
Channel 26 |
| DStv | Channel 127 and Channel 128 |
| Parabole Maurice (Mauritius) |
Channel 142 |
| Parabole Madagascar (Madagascar) |
Channel 142 |
| Parabole Réunion (Réunion) |
Channel 142 |
| Cable | |
Virgin Media (UK) |
Channel 806 (SD) |
| Asianet Digital | Channel 561 (SD) |
Macau Cable TV (Macau) |
Channel 521 (SD) |
Starhub TV (Singapore) |
Channel 131 (SD) |
First Media (Indonesia) |
Channel 179 |
| IPTV | |
Now TV (Hong Kong) |
Channel 772 (SD) |
VMedia (Canada) |
Channel 836 (SD) |
Singtel TV (Singapore) |
Channel 668 (SD) |
HyppTV (Malaysia) |
Channel 331 |
My.T (Mauritius) |
Channel 31 (SD) |
Sony Max is an Indian television entertainment channel which is a sister channel to Sony Entertainment Television, operated by Sony Pictures Networks. The channel started broadcasting in December 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 lost 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,[6] as well as the top Bollywood channel in the UK that month, ahead of rivals like Zee Cinema.[7]
The channel is notorious for its reputation for repeated broadcasts of Sooryavansham.[8][9]
Contents
1 Availability
1.1 Outside India
2 References
3 External links
Availability
Outside India
An HD simulcast feed of the European version was launched on Sky in UK on 1 August 2017.
References
^ "We are getting into an aggressive growth mode now"-N. P. Singh
^ Sony Max HD looks to carve out its own niche | TelevisionPost.com
^ Sony Pictures Networks launches Max HD
^ https://www.insidesport.co/high-ipl-ratings-make-sony-max-watched-channel/
^ http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/viewership/sony-max-tops-hindi-channels-four-star-india-channels-in-across-genres-list-180810
^ http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/viewership/sony-max-tops-hindi-channels-four-star-india-channels-in-across-genres-list-180810
^ https://www.bizasialive.com/uk-tv-reach-sony-max-remains-uks-top-bollywood-film-channel/
^ Awasthi, Anshu (2016-12-19). "'Why The Hell Is Movie Sooryavansham Shown So Often On TV?' You Would Have Wondered. Here's The Reason!". Daily Bhaskar. Retrieved 2017-07-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Sadwani, Bhavya (2018-12-18). "Don't Hold Your Breath, Set Max Will Air Sooryavansham For Many More Years! Here's Why". Indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
External links
- Official website
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