New DStv channel here in February
Sony Pictures Television and MultiChoice today announced the launch of a new DStv channel aimed at men on 1 February
Sony Pictures Television and MultiChoice today announced the launch of a new channel, SONY MAX, available to DStv Compact and Premium subscribers.
SONY MAX will launch on DStv channel 126 on 1 February 2011 at 21:00 with the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
According to MultiChoice this 24-hour action and reality channel is aimed mostly at a male audience and will feature movies, TV series and action & reality programming.
Programs and movies which will show over the next few months include the movies Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Jackass, Shaolin Temple and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and action programs like Mexican professional wrestling (known as Lucha Libre) and TKO Major League MMA.
A number of cult Japanese game shows and sports reality contests such as Unbeatable Banzuke, Ninja Warrior and Takeshi’s Castle also make a return to local screens on SONY MAX in February.
Aletta Alberts, MultiChoice General Manager of Content, says: “We are excited about the launch of another Sony-branded channel on the DStv platform. SONY MAX will provide more adrenaline-filled, action programming which our viewers love; with the welcome return of several viewer favourites such as Ninja Warriors and Takeshi’s Castle.”
