Breaking Sony is in talks to buy a stake in Network18

[Aksgr]

Sony pictures India earning call tomorrow. Might information be released there

 

[greylala91]

It would be better if entertainment channels are under colors brand ( except Hindi ) and movies are under Sony Brand. Caz it was mentioned this deal is not money exchange deal. It's content and production based

so , no changes then

 

[bandelguy]

Sony Loot

 

[KAR]

While many of members expect the deal to offer competition to Disney-Star,Netflix, Prime Video & others i believe that it will be just another entity in the market without any major impact on the segment i accept that Sony-Viacom will have a strong presence in Hindi general entertainment (GEC) genre, which contributes a significant portion to the broadcast network’s revenue. This has led to some questioning whether Sony is indeed capable of competing just on the basis of such content and without marquee properties such as the Indian Premier League.

 

[Aneesh Bal]

This will happen in 2021
with new sony logo


Hind Gec

Sony TV (HD+SD)

Sony Sab (HD+SD)

Sony Colors (HD+SD)

Sony Pal (SD) free

Sony Rishtey (SD) free



Hindi Movies

Sony Max (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Cineplex (HD+SD)

Sony Max 2 (SD)

Sony Rishtey Cineplex (SD) free

Sony Wah (SD) free



Music

Sony MTV (HD+SD)

Sony MTV Beats (HD+SD)

Sony VH1 (HD+SD)



English Gec

Sony Colors Infinity (HD+SD)

Sony Comedy Central (HD+SD)



English Movies

Sony Pix (HD+SD)

Sony Pix 2 (HD+SD) coming soon



Sports

Sony Sports 1 (HD+SD)

Sony Sports 2 (HD+SD)

Sony Sports 3 (HD+SD)

Sony Sports 4 (HD+SD)



Kids

Sony Nick (HD+SD)

Sony Nick Jr. (SD)

Sony Nickelodeon Sonic (SD)

Sony Yayi (SD)



Infotainment

Sony BBC Earth (HD+SD)

Sony BBC Wild (HD+SD) coming soon



Regional

Sony Colors Telugu (HD+SD) coming soon

Sony Colors Tamil (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Kannada (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Kannada Cinema (SD)

Sony Colors Super (SD)

Sony Colors Malayalam (HD+SD) coming soon

Sony Colors Marathi (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Bangla (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Bangla Cinema (SD)

Sony Colors Gujarati (SD)

Sony Colors Gujarati Cinema(SD)

Sony Colors Odiya (SD)

Sony Colors Punjabi (HD+SD) coming soon

Sony Colors Bhojpuri (SD) BDM test running

 

[JollyLNB]

This has led to some questioning whether Sony is indeed capable of competing just on the basis of such content and without marquee properties such as the Indian Premier League.

I feel the IPL was an asset to Sony but it is now a burden or albatross for Star. Sony's sports channels are doing excellently without the IPL and BCCI rights. All that is left is to launch a fifth sports channel, likely Sony Ten 4, after Sony ESPN shut down.

 

[Zeta Reticuli]

This will happen in 2021
with new sony logo


Hind Gec

Sony TV (HD+SD)

Sony Sab (HD+SD)

Sony Colors (HD+SD)

Sony Pal (SD) free

Sony Rishtey (SD) free



Hindi Movies

Sony Max (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Cineplex (HD+SD)

Sony Max 2 (SD)

Sony Rishtey Cineplex (SD) free

Sony Wah (SD) free



Music

Sony MTV (HD+SD)

Sony MTV Beats (HD+SD)

Sony VH1 (HD+SD)



English Gec

Sony Colors Infinity (HD+SD)

Sony Comedy Central (HD+SD)



English Movies

Sony Pix (HD+SD)

Sony Pix 2 (HD+SD) coming soon



Sports

Sony Sports 1 (HD+SD)

Sony Sports 2 (HD+SD)

Sony Sports 3 (HD+SD)

Sony Sports 4 (HD+SD)



Kids

Sony Nick (HD+SD)

Sony Nick Jr. (SD)

Sony Nickelodeon Sonic (SD)

Sony Yayi (SD)



Infotainment

Sony BBC Earth (HD+SD)

Sony BBC Wild (HD+SD) coming soon



Regional

Sony Colors Telugu (HD+SD) coming soon

Sony Colors Tamil (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Kannada (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Kannada Cinema (SD)

Sony Colors Super (SD)

Sony Colors Malayalam (HD+SD) coming soon

Sony Colors Marathi (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Bangla (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Bangla Cinema (SD)

Sony Colors Gujarati (SD)

Sony Colors Gujarati Cinema(SD)

Sony Colors Odiya (SD)

Sony Colors Punjabi (HD+SD) coming soon

Sony Colors Bhojpuri (SD) BDM test running

Sony Colors Telugu SD and HD Mission Impossible

 

[KAR]

I feel the IPL was an asset to Sony but it is now a burden or albatross for Star. Sony's sports channels are doing excellently without the IPL and BCCI rights. All that is left is to launch a fifth sports channel, likely Sony Ten 4, after Sony ESPN shut down.

I know but believe it or not i don't see this merger going to be a game changer for the industry. Coming to IPL you can't forget the fact that within one year of IPL (on Star) got more revenues than sony including viewership & that's acceptable because Star is dominant player. But don't you think merging both poorly performing network can make losses for the company?

 

[Aksgr]

This will happen in 2021
with new sony logo


Hind Gec

Sony TV (HD+SD)

Sony Sab (HD+SD)

Sony Colors (HD+SD)

Sony Pal (SD) free

Sony Rishtey (SD) free



Hindi Movies

Sony Max (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Cineplex (HD+SD)

Sony Max 2 (SD)

Sony Rishtey Cineplex (SD) free

Sony Wah (SD) free



Music

Sony MTV (HD+SD)

Sony MTV Beats (HD+SD)

Sony VH1 (HD+SD)



English Gec

Sony Colors Infinity (HD+SD)

Sony Comedy Central (HD+SD)



English Movies

Sony Pix (HD+SD)

Sony Pix 2 (HD+SD) coming soon



Sports

Sony Sports 1 (HD+SD)

Sony Sports 2 (HD+SD)

Sony Sports 3 (HD+SD)

Sony Sports 4 (HD+SD)



Kids

Sony Nick (HD+SD)

Sony Nick Jr. (SD)

Sony Nickelodeon Sonic (SD)

Sony Yayi (SD)



Infotainment

Sony BBC Earth (HD+SD)

Sony BBC Wild (HD+SD) coming soon



Regional

Sony Colors Telugu (HD+SD) coming soon

Sony Colors Tamil (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Kannada (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Kannada Cinema (SD)

Sony Colors Super (SD)

Sony Colors Malayalam (HD+SD) coming soon

Sony Colors Marathi (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Bangla (HD+SD)

Sony Colors Bangla Cinema (SD)

Sony Colors Gujarati (SD)

Sony Colors Gujarati Cinema(SD)

Sony Colors Odiya (SD)

Sony Colors Punjabi (HD+SD) coming soon

Sony Colors Bhojpuri (SD) BDM test running

Sony can't change international brand like Nick MTV or CC

 

[Aneesh Bal]

Sony can't change international brand like Nick MTV or CC

Surely sony name added logos... loke sony espn