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| Country | India |
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| Broadcast area | Indian subcontinent |
| Network | Sony Pictures Sports Network |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
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| Languages | English Telugu Kannada Malayalam Tamil Bengali Hindi |
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| Owner | ESPN Inc. (50%) Sony Pictures Networks India Pvt Ltd (50%) |
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| History | |
| Launched | 8 April 2015; 10 years ago (2015-04-08) (as Sony Kix) 16 January 2016; 9 years ago (2016-01-16) (as Sony ESPN) |
| Closed | 30 March 2020; 5 years ago (2020-03-30) |
| Former names | Sony Kix (2015–2016) |
Sony ESPN was an Indian pay television sports channel which was ajoint venture betweenESPN andSony Pictures Networks. The channel targeted theIndian subcontinent including India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It was part of theSony Sports Network group.
The channel launched on 8 April 2015 asSony Kix, coinciding with the2015 Indian Premier League.[1]
In October 2015, Multi Screen Media announced a partnership withESPN International, which would include the rebranding of Sony Kix as Sony ESPN, and collaboration on digital properties (including partnerships with properties such asESPNcricinfo). The venture returned the ESPN brand to Indian television for the first time sinceStar India rebranded its ESPN Star Sports channels as Star Sports in 2013.[2][3] After 9 months, the channel changed its name to Sony ESPN on 15 January 2018 on the same day when the high-definition version of this channel was launched coinciding with the2018 Australian Open.[4]
On 18 July 2017, the channel became part ofSony Sports Network following SPN's acquisition of TEN Sports.[5]
The channel was shut down on 30 March 2020. It has been replaced By Sony Ten 4 and Sony Ten 4 HD.
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