Sony PIX (formerly known as Set Pix) is an India-based English language pay television movie channel owned by Sony Pictures Networks. It is available widely in the Indian subcontinent (excluding Pakistan and Bhutan) The channel mainly airs American live action and animated Hollywood movies in English.
 Logo used since 24 October 2022 | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony |
| Parent | Sony Pictures Networks |
| Sister channels | See List of channels owned by Sony Pictures Networks |
| 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.[3]
From 2013, Sony PIX signed a deal with Metro Goldwyn Mayer[4] 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[5] to air Universal Pictures latest releases.[6] Furthermore, in 2018, Sony PIX signed a movie content deal with Warner Bros latest releases.[7]
Programming
editCurrently, Sony PIX has movie distribution license with Sony Pictures.
Sony PIX also used to broadcasts films with the audio feed of Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu Languages.[8]
Sports
editPremiere nights
editSony PIX holds movie premiere events in selected cities which allows fans to watch movies before their release.[10]
Sony Le Plex HD
editSony Le Plex HD was the second English Movie channel from Culver Max Entertainment[11] this channel was discontinued on 31 December 2018.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 "Sony Pix". LyngSat. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Explore Channels". DishHome. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "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". The 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.
- ↑ "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.