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| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled toletterboxed576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony |
| Parent | Culver Max Entertainment |
| Sister channels | SeeList of channels owned by Culver Max |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 September 2014 |
| Links | |
| Website | sonypal |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sony LIV | Sony pal live |
Sony Pal (stylised asSony पल) (Hindi for Moment) is an Indian free-to-air[1] television channel that was launched on 1 September 2014. It was initially aimed at women with women-orientedHindi-language programming, now focused on family-oriented programming.[2][3][better source needed] The channel is owned byCulver Max Entertainment.[4] The channel is available onDish Network andSling TV in USA and Canada.[5][6][7]
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Sony Pal was launched on 1 September 2014 originally as a pay-TV channel, withJuhi Chawla as its ambassador.[8] The channel mostly aired women-centric reality shows[9] to compete with mainstream Hindi GECs likeStar Plus,ZEE TV,Colors whose core TG is also women-oriented.
The channel had a low audience share[10] of 11,000 during the first weeks of its launch, as compared to other channels likeLife OK,Star Plus,Zee TV andColors TV.[11] Due to this, the channel ceased its business operations on 13 February 2015,[12] broadcasting re-runs ofSony TV andSony SAB shows.[13]
The channel was then rebranded and turned into free-to-air TV channel, as it started syndication of former SET and Sony SAB series likeTaarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah,CID andBaalveer. Sony Pal started gathering a fair audience share by 2016.[14]The Channel was pay television channel for 3 years after that from 1 April 2025 it returns to DD free dish along with other channels[15]
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