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Indian former sports TV channel
Television channel
Sony ESPN
was an Indian pay television sports channel which was a
joint venture
between
ESPN
and
Sony Pictures Networks
. The channel targeted the
Indian subcontinent
including India,
Nepal
,
Bangladesh
and
Sri Lanka
. It was part of the
Sony Sports Network
group.
History
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The channel launched on 8 April 2015 as
Sony Kix
, coinciding with the
2015 Indian Premier League
.
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In October 2015, Multi Screen Media announced a partnership with
ESPN International
, which would include the rebranding of Sony Kix as Sony ESPN, and collaboration on digital properties (including partnerships with properties such as
ESPNcricinfo
). The venture returned the ESPN brand to Indian television for the first time since
Star India
rebranded its ESPN Star Sports channels as Star Sports in 2013.
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After 9 months, the channel changed its name to Sony ESPN on 17 January 2016 on the same day when the high-definition version of this channel was launched coinciding with the
2016 Australian Open
.
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On 18 July 2017, the channel became part of
Sony 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 It has been replaced By Sony Ten 4 and Sony Ten 4 HD.
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