Sony PIX (Formerly known as Set Pix) is an Indian English language pay television movie channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment. The channel mainly airs American live action and animated Hollywood movies in English with also dubbed in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.
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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India, Bangladesh, Nepal |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Hindi Tamil Telugu |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony |
| Parent | Culver Max Entertainment |
| Sister channels | See List of channels owned by Culver Max |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 April 2006 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability - Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables. | |
| Terrestrial | |
| DVB-T2 (India) | Check local frequencies |
| Streaming media | |
| SonyLIV | Live |
History
editSony PIX Launched in April 2006 as a library re-run English movie channel until 31 March 2011. From 2006 to 2011, the channel broadcast various classic old American English movies. On 1 April 2011, the channel was revamped and started airing new and some popular content from Sony Pictures until 2017.[1]
From 2013, Sony PIX signed a deal with Metro Goldwyn Mayer[2] to premiere the studio's new titles on television; with this deal Sony PIX aired James Bond films and Hobbit series.
From 2015, Sony PIX signed a deal with NBCUniversal[3] to air Universal Pictures latest releases.[4] Furthermore, in 2018, Sony PIX signed a movie content deal with Warner Bros latest releases.[5]
Programming
editCurrently, Sony PIX has movie distribution licenses with NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. Discovery, Lionsgate, The Walt Disney Company And Paramount Pictures.[6]
Sony PIX also broadcasts films with the audio feed of Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu Languages.[7]
Sports
editSince its launch Sony PIX broadcast FIFA Football events up till 2015.[8]
Premiere nights
editSony PIX holds movie premiere events in selected cities which allows fans to watch movies before their release.[9]
Sony Le Plex HD
editSony Le Plex HD was the second English Movie channel from Culver Max Entertainment[10] this channel was discontinued on 31 December 2018.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "English entertainment war heats up; Sony PIX ties up with Sony Pictures Entertainment". Exchange 4 media. 17 September 2010.
- ^ "Sony PIX inks strategic deal with MGM Studios". Exchange 4 media. 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Universal Inks Film Output Deal With Sony Television's India Unit". Hollywood reporter. 5 October 2015.
- ^ "MSM inks multi-year deal with NBCUniversal to screen content on Sony Pix". Exchange 4 media. 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Sony PIX inked movie content deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution". Exchange 4 media. 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Sony PIX inks movie content deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution". Exchange 4 media. 8 January 2018.
- ^ "the movie will premiere in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu only on Sony PIX SD and HD". exchange4media. 31 August 2020.
- ^ "English movies face-off: Sony PIX plays off FIFA". Exchange 4 Media. 2014.
- ^ "Sony PIX hosts the premiere of 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' before its India and US release". Exchange 4 Media. 6 June 2018.
- ^ "MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India is all geared up to launch its new high definition premium English movie channel Sony Le Plex HD". indiantelevision. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Sony LePlex HD discontinued". 2018.