The channel was launched on 18 April 2017 replacing the linear Animax channel in India, with Sony Pictures Networks announcing their plans to migrate all Japanese animated programming broadcast on the channel as paid content to its digital platform Sony LIV.[1]
The French animated series Oggy and the Cockroaches started airing on the channel from 11 October 2021.[7][8] In 2021, the channel only aired season 4 and season 3 (remake) of the series.[9] With this, a feature film of the series i.e. Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie was also premiered on 25 October 2021 on the channel.[10] The series airs with Indian dialogues and commentary by Mubeen Saudagar who voices all characters in Hindi version.[citation needed]
The channel launched the British animated series Horrid Henry in November 2021 with the title Haste Raho Henry.[11] Season 6 and 7 of Oggy and the Cockroaches aired on the channel in 2022.[12]
Sony YAY! also launched Harry & Bunnie in February 2022 under the title Rabbit Aur Bhalla Fun Hoga Khullam Khulla.[13]
The third season of Taarak Mehta Kka Chhota Chashmah came out on 16 May 2022.[14][15] With this, a tele movie (45-minute-long episode) titled Tapu and the Big Fat Alien Wedding was also premiered on 27 May 2022.[16][17]
Sony YAY! started airing the anime series Robotan and a new show HaGoLa on 20 June 2022.[18]
On 15 August 2022, the channel launched hit anime television series Naruto in five regional languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Bengali.[20] The head of programming of Sony YAY!, Ronojoy Chakraborty told IGN India in an interview that the channel plans to bring more anime content to the country after Naruto.[21]
Sony YAY! began airing their original series PaJaMa in December 2022.[26]Mr. Magoo was also premiered in 26 December 2022 on the channel.[27]
A preschool block, Sony YAY! Jr, launched on 12 June 2023. The block is currently broadcasting Oggy Oggy, and is stated to air preschool shows in the future.[28]
On 4 September 2023, the channel launched in Singapore via Singtel. Similar to Malaysia, it broadcasts in Tamil.[29]
Oggy and the Cockroaches is a French animated television series created by Jean-Yves Raimbaud and produced by Gaumont Multimedia for seasons 1–2 and Xilam Animation for seasons 3–7. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of Oggy, a blue cat whose life is constantly interrupted by three cockroaches – Dee Dee, Marky, and Joey respectively – who love to cause mischief within his home. The show employs silent comedy: characters either do not speak or use unintelligible vocalizations and gestures. The show premiered in September 1998 on France 3, and later expanded internationally. The series ended in January 2019, having released seven seasons in over two decades. The cartoon also relies on slapstick humour much like its inspiration and spiritual predecessor "Tom and Jerry". only amplifying the level of extremities up a notch; while "traditional" slapstick cartoon characters prefer dropping anvils and pianos on each other, this show sometimes uses atomic bombs or submarines.
Pogo is an Indian cable and satellite television channel owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery India under its International division, as part of Cartoon Network India as the network's sister channel. It was launched on 1 January 2004. Broadcasting primarily animated and live action programming.
Sony SAB is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment. Launched on 23 April 1999, the channel was formerly known as SAB TV.
Dilip Joshi is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and television and is best known for portraying the lead role in the long-running Indian Hindi-language television sitcom, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, in which he plays the role of a businessman who gets himself in many problems and troubles. The show originally broadcasts on the channel Sony SAB.
Tarak Janubhai Mehta was an Indian columnist, humourist, writer and playwright who is best known for the column Duniya Ne Undha Chasma, and was a well-known figure in Gujarati theatre.
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, often abbreviated as TMKOC, is an Indian sitcom based on the weekly column Duniya Ne Undha Chasma by Tarak Mehta for the magazine Chitralekha. Produced by Asit Kumarr Modi, it is one of the longest-running television series in India. The series premiered on 28 July 2008 on Sony SAB and is also digitally available on SonyLIV.
Sony AATH is an Indian Bengali-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Culver Max Entertainment, with programming mostly consisting of television series from SET India dubbed in Bengali. It was launched in 2009 as Channel 8, and its HD feed was launched on 12 September 2023. Sony Aath is Sony Pictures Networks India's first regional television channel, and is the fastest growing Bengali-language television channel in India.
Disha Vakani Padia is an Indian theatre, film and television actress. She is known for her portrayal as Daya Jethalal Gada in Sony SAB's popular sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
Mandar Chandwadkar is an Indian television and film actor who works in Hindi and Marathi television. He is best known for playing the role of Aatmaram Tukaram Bhide in the Sony SAB's long running comedy series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
Neha Mehta is an Indian television actress. She is best known for her role of Anjali Taarak Mehta in India's longest-running sitcom TV serial Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
Munmun Dutta is an Indian actress who works in Hindi television. She is best known for her portrayal of Babita Iyer in the Hindi sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah.
Indian Telly Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role – Male is an award given by Indiantelevision.com as part of its annual Indian Telly Awards for TV serials, to recognize a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a comic role.
Shyam Pathak is an Indian actor and comedian. He is best known for portraying Patrakaar Popatlal in the long-running Hindi television sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. He also acted in 2007 erotic espionage period film Lust, Caution.
Asit Kumarr Modi is an Indian TV producer, director, actor and founder of Neela Film Productions. He is known for producing the serials, Saarrthi, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, SAB Khelo SAB Jeeto!, Wah! Wah! Kya Baat Hai!, Krishnaben Khakhrawala, Pyaar Mein Twist, Meri Biwi Wonderful, Yeh Duniya Hai Rangeen and Hum Sab Ek Hai.
Neela Film Productions Private Limited, formerly called Neela Tele Films, is a production house based in Mumbai, India. It produces fiction and non-fiction shows for various television channels.
Oggy Oggy is a French preschool computer-animated television series created by Jean Cayrol and Cédric Guarneri, and produced by Xilam with the participation of France Televisions. It is a spin-off to Oggy and the Cockroaches, based on the character by Jean-Yves Raimbaud and billed as the first French Netflix Original, in terms of animated series. It was released on August 24, 2021.
Taarak Mehta Ka Chhota Chashmah abbreviated as TMKCC, is an Indian animated television series based on Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah. It had aired on Sony YAY! on 19 April 2021. It is also available on Netflix.
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