Sony YAY!
| File:Sony Yay Logo.jpg | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | India Bangladesh Nepal |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Hindi Bengali Tamil Telugu Malayalam Marathi Kannada |
| Picture format | 4:3 576i SDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Networks |
| Sister channels | Sony TV Sony Sab Sony Pal Sony Max Sony Max 2 Sony Aath Sony Wah Sony Pix Sony Marathi Sony Six Sony BBC Earth Sony Ten |
| History | |
| Launched | April 18, 2017 |
| Replaced | Animax |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sony Liv | Watch Sony Yay Live |
Sony Yay! is an Indian pay television channel aimed at children, operated by Sony Pictures Networks India. The channel replaced Animax in 2017.
History
The channel was launched on 18 April 2017 replacing Animax. Following the rebrand, Sony Pictures Networks announced their plans to migrate all anime programming featured in Animax as paid content to its digital platform Sony LIV.[1] In addition, the company has also stated Animax Asia was launched as a live, HD channel via streaming on that same platform.[2]
2017 in Sony Yay Launch 5 Shows include Paap-O-Meter, Guru Aur Bhole, Sab Jholmaal Hai, Kicko & Super Speedo and Prince Jai aur Damudar Veeru. and 29th October 2017 in Sony Yay Realesed First Movie Honey Bunny in Bank Robbery Distributed by Sony Pictures Networks India. and after released some movies include Honey Bunny Ka Space Adventure, Paap-O-Meter Under Attack and Paap-O-Meter Defenders of Earth.
2018 in Sony Yay Launch New Show Fab Mission Tango and Sab Jholmaal Hai Replaced in to New Show Honey Bunny Ka Jholmaal[3] and 2019 in Sony Yay Launch Honey Bunny Ka Jholmaal's Mini Show Lapet te Raho With Honey Bunny and Relesed Honey Bunny's some movies after 2020 in Sony Yay Launch Oscar Ab Bus Kar and 12th October 2020 in Sony Yay Launch Brand The Honey Bunny Show With Kapil Sharma, 29th February in Sony Yay Launch Brand New Show Hone Fun Tan a Tan and 19th April 2021 in Sony Yay Launch Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah.
Sony Yay Acquired Other Channels Shows include Booby Aur Bill, Pyaar Mohabbat Happy Lucky, Oscar's Oasis, Chimpoo Simpoo, Krishana and Balram.
Programming
Current programming
Original shows[4]
| Year | Shows | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-present | Paap-O-Meter | [5] |
| Prince Jai aur Dumdaar Viru | ||
| Guru aur Bhole | ||
| Kicko & Super Speedo | ||
| 2018-present | Honey Bunny Ka Jholmaal | |
| 2019-present | Lapet Te Raho With Honey Bunny | |
| 2020-present | Oscar Ab Bus Kar | |
| The Honey Bunny Show With Kapil Sharma | [6] | |
| 2021-present | Honey Fun Tan A Tan | [7] |
| Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah | [8] |
Acquired Shows[9]
- Chimpoo Simpoo
- Chorr Police
- Krishna Balram
- Obocchama Kun
- Pyaar Mohabbat Happy Lucky
Former programming
- Original Shows
| Year | Shows | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | Sab Jholmaal Hai | |
| 2018-2019 | Fab5 Mission Tango | [10] |
- Acquired Shows
- Bobby & Bill
- Casper's Scare School
- Elinor Wonders Why
- Krishna Balram
- Kong: The Animated Series
- Pyaar Mohabbat Happy Lucky
- Ratz
- Space Goofs
- Tensai Bakabon
Movies
- Honey Bunny in Bank Robbery (21 October 2017)[11]
- Honey Bunny Ka Space Adventure (24 December 2017)
- Honey Bunny Gangs of Film City[12]
- Honey Bunny in Police Petrol[13]
- Paap-O-Meter Under Attack[14]
- Paap-O-Meter Defenders of Earth[15]
- Honey Bunny Save The Panda[16]
- Honey Bunny in The World Tour Challenge[17]
References
- ^ "Sony to shift Animax channel to SonyLiv".
- ^ "Animax TV HD Live on Sony Liv".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sony enters into kids merchandise space". The Economic Times. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (18 April 2017). "Sony YAY! Channel to Anchor on Original Indian Toons". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Team, AnimationXpress (13 April 2017). "Homegrown animated comedy content to be the flavour of Sony YAY! channel". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Sony Yay Announced The Honey Bunny Show With Kapil Sharma". AnimationXpress. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Honey Fun Tan-A-Tan | Brand new episodes | Starts 29th March | Mon-Fri 1:00 pm, retrieved 29 March 2021
- ^ "Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Animated Show ' Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah' to air on Sony Yay". jagrantv. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Other shows on Yay". Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Sony Yay builds local characters to monetise". Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Sony YAY! to premiere its first home-grown animated film on 21 Oct". Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Sony YAY!'s consolidation plan in regional markets". Indian Television Dot Com. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Sony YAY! Announces a special Republic Day line-up of Honey Bunny movies - Tellychakkar English". tellychakkar. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ https://www.4psnews.com/news/story/gear-up-for-a-double-dose-of-entertainment-as-sony-yay-presents-the-firstever-movie-of-paapometer-franchise-and-a-new-show-krishna-balram
- ^ https://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/146352/paap-o-meter-defenders-of-earth/
- ^ "Sony YAY! launches virtual property YAY! Dekho". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Team, AnimationXpress (5 January 2021). "Sony YAY! rings in 2021 with an exciting programming line-up". AnimationXpress. Retrieved 7 April 2021.