Sony BBC Earth

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Sony BBC Earth
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Country India
Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra
Programming
Language(s) English
Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
576i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner
Parent Culver Max Entertainment
Sister channelsSee List of channels owned by Culver Max
History
Launched6 March 2017
Links
Website sonybbcearth.com
Availability
Streaming media
SonyLIV Watch Sony BBC Earth Live (India)

Sony BBC Earth is an Indian pay television channel owned by BBC Studios [1] [2] and Culver Max Entertainment. [3] [4] The channel broadcasts BBC programming in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu through its four audio tracks available. The BBC entered into a joint venture with Multi Screen Media to launch the channel in India, which was finally launched on 6 March 2017, [5] [6] following regulatory approval of the joint venture.

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