Sony Channel (German TV channel)

Sony Channel is a German pay cable and satellite channel from Sony Pictures Television, based in Munich.

Sony Channel
CountryGermany
Broadcast areaGermany, Austria
HeadquartersMunich, Germany
Programming
Language(s)German
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSony Pictures Television
Sister channelsSony AXN
History
Launched22 April 2013 (2013-04-22)
Former namesSony Entertainment Television (2013-2016)
Links
Websitewww.sonychannel.de
Availability
Cable
Kabel Deutschland (Germany)Channel 333 (HD)
Unitymedia (Germany)Channel 278 (SD)
NetCologne (Germany)Channel 304 (HD)
Vodafone (Germany)Channel 535
UPC (Switzerland)Channel 158 (Deutschswizz)
Channel 458 (Romandy & Ticino)
SFR (Luxembourg)Channel 143
IPTV
Telekom Entertain (Germany)Channel 240 (SD/HD)
A1 TV (Austria)Channel 504 (SD) / Channel 604 (HD)
Former logo (2016-2019)

History

Broadcasting started at 11:11 on 22 April 2013.[1] During its first years of broadcast, the channel was exclusively available for Deutsche Telekom until March 2016, when it became widespread among different providers such as Kabel Deutschland, Unitymedia, Kabelkiosk and Magine TV.

The managing directors are John O. Fukunaga, Andrew Jay Kaplan and Karen Elisabeth Marsh, whose headquarters are in Munich. On December 15, 2016, the channel was renamed into Sony Channel and it later expanded its availability to Austria.[2][3]

Programming[4]

References

  1. Neuer Pay-TV-Sender Sony Entertainment Television startet heute (in German), 2013-04-22, retrieved 2016-12-17
  2. "Sony Entertainment TV wird Sony Channel". TV Digital (in German). 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  3. Sony Entertainment TV erstrahlt in neuem Glanz (in German), 2016-11-16, retrieved 2016-12-17
  4. "Wunschliste". wunschliste.de. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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