| Sony Entertainment Television | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 7 April 2011 |
| Owned by | Sony Pictures Television |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom, Ireland |
| Replaced | Film 24, Open Access 3 |
| Timeshift service | Sony Entertainment Television +1 |
| Website | sonytv.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 157 Channel 190 (+1) |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 193 |
| IPTV | |
| BT Vision | Programmes available on-demand |
Sony Entertainment Television is a general entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland from Sony Pictures Television (SPT), which launched on 7 April 2011.[1]
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Sony Entertainment Television was made possible after Sony Pictures Television acquired a slot on Sky's EPG, previously owned by Film 24, in November 2010.[2] A one hour timeshift channel was also available from launch after the purchase of Open Access 3's Sky EPG slot. Both Film 24 and Open Access 3 closed on 4 April 2011, to make way for previews of Sony Entertainment Television. On 15 December 2011, Sony Entertainment Television was added to Virgin Media.[3]
BT agreed a deal with Sony Pictures Television to offer its Sony Entertainment Television and Sony Retro programming on-demand on BT Vision from 1 March 2010.[4] The move marked Sony Entertainment Television’s debut in the UK market, over a year ahead of the launch of the Sony Entertainment Television channel.
The channel is aimed at women aged between 25 and 54 and broadcasts a range of dramas and comedies, including Hawthorne, Huff and 'Til Death.[5] Sony Entertainment Television also brings UK series Hustle and Hotel Babylon, along with the last ever season of Las Vegas and reruns of Crossing Jordan, Dawson's Creek, My Boys, Ned & Stacey and NewsRadio.[6] It also shows movies from SPT's sister company Sony Pictures Entertainment, such as The Da Vinci Code, All the King's Men, Marie Antoinette and Philadelphia. From September 2011, Holby City began airing on Sony Entertainment Television.[7]