{{Short description|Indian English movie channel}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox television channel | name = Sony PIX | logo_size = 120px | logo = Sony Pix logo.svg | logo_caption = Logo used since {{Start date and age|df=y|2022|10|24}} | launch_date = {{Launch date and age|1 April 2006}} | owner = Sony | parent = Culver Max Entertainment | picture_format = 576i (SDTV)<br />1080i (HDTV) | languages = English | country = India | area = {{Plainlist| * India * Bangladesh<ref name="lyngsat">{{cite web|url=https://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/in/Sony-Pix.html|title=Sony Pix|website=LyngSat|access-date=10 May 2026}}</ref> * Maldives<ref name="lyngsat"/> * Nepal<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dishhome.com.np/explore-channels|title=Explore Channels|access-date=10 May 2026|website=DishHome|archive-date=13 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713053921/https://www.dishhome.com.np/explore-channels|url-status=live}}</ref> * Sri Lanka<ref name="lyngsat"/> }} | headquarters = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | sister_channels = ''See List of channels owned by Culver Max'' | terr_serv_1 = DVB-T2 (India) | terr_chan_1 = Check local frequencies | availability_note = – Available on all major Indian DTH & Cables. | online_serv_1 = SonyLIV | online_chan_1 = Live | website = {{URL|https://www.sonypix.com}} }}
'''Sony PIX''' (formerly known as '''Set Pix''') is an India-based English language pay television movie channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment. 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.
==History== Sony 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/english-entertainment-war-heats-upsony-pix-ties-up-with-sony-pictures-entertainment-39451.html |title=English entertainment war heats up; Sony PIX ties up with Sony Pictures Entertainment|date=17 September 2010|website=Exchange 4 media}}</ref>
From 2013, Sony PIX signed a deal with Metro Goldwyn Mayer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sony-pix-inks-strategic-deal-with-mgm-studios-50832.html|title=Sony PIX inks strategic deal with MGM Studios|date=7 May 2013|website=Exchange 4 media}}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/universal-sony-television-india-output-829378|title=Universal Inks Film Output Deal With Sony Television's India Unit|date=5 October 2015|website=The Hollywood reporter}}</ref> to air Universal Pictures latest releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/msm-inks-multi-year-deal-with-nbcuniversal-to-screen-content-on-sony-pix-61904.html|title=MSM inks multi-year deal with NBCUniversal to screen content on Sony Pix|date=6 October 2015|website=Exchange 4 media}}</ref> Furthermore, in 2018, Sony PIX signed a movie content deal with Warner Bros latest releases.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/sony-pix-inks-movie-content-deal-with-warner-bros-international-television-distribution-87875.html |title=Sony PIX inked movie content deal with Warner Bros International Television Distribution|date=8 January 2018|website=Exchange 4 media}}</ref>
==Programming== Currently, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/sony-pix-curates-special-line-up-of-hollywood-blockbusters-107216.html|title=the movie will premiere in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu only on Sony PIX SD and HD|date=31 August 2020|website=exchange4media}}</ref>
==Sports== Since its launch Sony PIX broadcast FIFA Football events up till 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/media-tv-news/english-movies-face-offsony-pix-plays-off-fifastar-movies-banks-on-movie-premiere-56645.html |title=English movies face-off: Sony PIX plays off FIFA|date=2014|website=Exchange 4 Media}}</ref>
==Premiere nights== Sony PIX holds movie premiere events in selected cities which allows fans to watch movies before their release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/sony-pix-hosts-the-premiere-of-Jurassic-worldfallen-kingdom-before-its-india-and-us-release--90392.html |title=Sony PIX hosts the premiere of 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' before its India and US release|date=6 June 2018|website=Exchange 4 Media}}</ref>
==Sony Le Plex HD== {{Main|Sony Le Plex HD}} Sony Le Plex HD was the second English Movie channel from Culver Max Entertainment<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/movie-channels/spn-to-launch-english-movie-channel-sony-le-plex-hd-by-june-2016-160531 |title=MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India is all geared up to launch its new high definition premium English movie channel Sony Le Plex HD|date=31 May 2016|website=indiantelevision}}</ref> this channel was discontinued on 31 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TataSky/status/1079733132713062401 |title=Sony LePlex HD discontinued|date=2018}}</ref>
==See also== * Sony Le Plex HD * Lists of television channels in India
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Facebook|sonypix}}
{{Sony Pictures}} {{Sony Corp}}
Category:Television stations in Mumbai Category:Movie channels in India Category:Television channels and stations established in 2006 Category:Sony Pictures Entertainment Category:English-language television stations in India Category:Sony Pictures Networks India