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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sister channels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sony_MAX_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony MAX (South Africa)">Sony MAX</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launched</th><td class="infobox-data">2 November 2007<span class="noprint">; 17 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2007-11-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Closed</th><td class="infobox-data">28 February 2019<span class="noprint">; 5 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend">2019-02-28</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Former names</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Sony Entertainment Television</b><br /> (2007-2014)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Links</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://sonychannel.co.za">http://sonychannel.co.za</a></td></tr><tr class="ib-tv-channel-availability"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">Availability <br /> (at the time of closure)</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef; color: #202122;"><a href="/wiki/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">Streaming media</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Cell_C" title="Cell C">Black</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Channel 203</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sony Channel</b> (formerly known as <b>Sony Entertainment Television</b>) was a general entertainment channel that was part of the <a href="/wiki/DStv" title="DStv">DStv</a> bouquet of <a href="/wiki/Sub-Saharan_Africa" title="Sub-Saharan Africa">Sub-Saharan Africa</a> satellite channels owned by <a href="/wiki/MultiChoice" title="MultiChoice">MultiChoice</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sony_Channel_(South_African_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sony Channel was the local South African version and subsidiary of the <a href="/wiki/Sony_Entertainment_Television" title="Sony Entertainment Television">Sony Entertainment Television</a> brand, which is seen in over 100 countries worldwide. It was launched in <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> on 2 November 2007 and was based in <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The channel broadcasts a mix of programming including drama, comedy and reality series, as well as commercial and independent movies. The channel was also the premiere broadcaster of the reality series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Amazing_Race" title="The Amazing Race">The Amazing Race</a></i>. </p><p>On 22 September 2014, the channel abruptly rebranded to Sony Channel with its new logo on air.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The channel, alongside its sister channel <a href="/wiki/Sony_MAX_(South_Africa)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony MAX (South Africa)">Sony MAX</a>, were discontinued on 31 October 2018 on <a href="/wiki/DStv" title="DStv">DStv</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on 28 February 2019 on <a href="/wiki/Cell_C" title="Cell C">Black</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_series_and_shows">Former series and shows</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sony_Channel_(South_African_TV_channel)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Former series and shows"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_Asia" title="The Amazing Race Asia">The Amazing Race Asia</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/As_If_(American_TV_series)" title="As If (American TV series)">As If</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bernie_Mac_Show" title="The Bernie Mac Show">The Bernie Mac 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title="Drop Dead Diva">Drop Dead Diva</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Durham_County_(TV_series)" title="Durham County (TV series)">Durham County</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Early_Edition" title="Early Edition">Early Edition</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/East_West_101" title="East West 101">East West 101</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everybody_Hates_Chris" title="Everybody Hates Chris">Everybody Hates Chris</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span 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href="/wiki/Get_(TV_network)" title="Get (TV network)">Get</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Sony_Channel" title="Sony Channel">Sony Channel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Baltics <ul><li>Sony Sci-Fi</li> <li>Sony Turbo</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AXN_White_(German_TV_channel)" title="AXN White (German TV channel)">Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AXN_Black_(German_TV_channel)" title="AXN Black (German TV channel)">Sony AXN</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Channel_(Russia)" title="Sony Channel (Russia)">Russia</a> <ul><li>Sony Sci-Fi</li> <li>Sony Turbo</li></ul></li> <li>Turkey <ul><li>Sony Çocuk</li></ul></li> <li>Sony Max (Hungary)</li> <li>Sony Movie Channel (Hungary)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/One_(Southeast_Asian_TV_channel)" title="One (Southeast Asian TV channel)">Sony One</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Animax" title="Animax">Animax</a> <ul><li>Japan</li> <li>Middle East</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animax_(Asian_TV_channel)" title="Animax (Asian TV channel)">Southeast Asia</a></li> <li>Taiwan</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AXN" title="AXN">AXN</a> <ul><li>Adria</li> <li>Hungary</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AXN_(Asian_TV_channel)" title="AXN (Asian TV channel)">Southeast Asia</a></li> <li>Taiwan</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AXN_Black" title="AXN Black">AXN Black</a> <ul><li>CEE</li></ul></li> <li><a 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title="Sony Sports Network">Sony Sports Ten</a> <ul><li>1</li> <li>2</li> <li>3</li> <li>4</li> <li>5</li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_television_series" title="Children's television series">Children's</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Yay" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Yay">Sony Yay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Factual</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sony_BBC_Earth" title="Sony BBC Earth">Sony BBC Earth</a> (50%; Joint venture with <a href="/wiki/BBC_Studios" title="BBC Studios">BBC Studios</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Online VOD</th><td 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joint venture with <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Inc." title="ESPN Inc.">ESPN Inc.</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Le_Plex" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Le Plex">Sony Le Plex HD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Mix" title="Sony Mix">Sony Mix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Rox" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Rox">Sony Rox HD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TEN_Cricket" class="mw-redirect" title="TEN Cricket">TEN Cricket International</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:CSC_Media_Group" title="Template:CSC Media Group"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:CSC_Media_Group" title="Template talk:CSC Media Group"><abbr title="Discuss this 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Romance</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pop_(British_and_Irish_TV_channel)" title="Pop (British and Irish TV channel)">Pop</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pop_Max" title="Pop Max">Pop Max</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Tiny_Pop" title="Tiny Pop">Tiny Pop</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Bliss_(TV_channel)" title="Bliss (TV channel)">Bliss</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Flava_(TV_channel)" title="Flava (TV channel)">Flava</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/More_Than_Movies" title="More Than Movies">More Than Movies</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Movies4Men" title="Movies4Men">Movies4Men</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Movies4Men_2" title="Movies4Men 2">Movies4Men 2</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pop_Girl" title="Pop Girl">Pop Girl</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Scuzz" title="Scuzz">Scuzz</a></dd> 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