Sony MAX (South African TV channel)
 Sony MAX logo | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Sub-Sahara Africa |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Television |
| Sister channels | Sony Channel |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 February 2011 |
| Replaced | Animax |
| Closed | 28 February 2019 |
| Links | |
| Website | sonymax |
| Availability (at the time of closure) | |
| Streaming media | |
| Black | Channel 204 |
Sony MAX was a general entertainment TV channel that was part of the DStv bouquet of Sub-Saharan Africa satellite channels owned by MultiChoice.
History
[edit]Sony MAX was the local South African version and subsidiary of the Sony Entertainment Television brand, which is seen in over 100 countries worldwide. Launched on 1 February 2011, Sony MAX offered 24 hours of foreign entertainment series, movies and reality programmes specially made for male audiences. It is also the sister channel of African-content channel launched by Sony after inspired from the Hindi-language movie channel from India, Sony MAX which only focuses on Bollywood films.
The channel, along with Sister channel Sony Channel, were discontinued on 31 October 2018 on DStv,[1] and on 28 February 2019 on Black.[2]
Programming
[edit]- 1000 Ways to Die
- The Boondocks
- Cheaters
- Fatal Attractions
- Hardcore Pawn: Chicago
- Hole in the Wall
- Impractical Jokers
- South Beach Tow
- What Went Down (TV series)
- Takeshi's Castle
- Next
See also
[edit]- Sony MAX (Hindi)
References
[edit]- ^ Darmalingum, Yuveshen (1 October 2018). "DStv to stop airing Sony channel and Sony Max as from end of October". NexTV News Africa. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ Sony Pictures Television Networks decides to leave Africa as the Sony Channel and Sony MAX are yanked from Cell C black TV with Thinus. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2021
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