Star Powerhouse

After an exciting night of performances, America has voted for singer-songwriter Maddie Poppe the winner of American Idol! Performing her audition song, “Rainbow Connection” with Kermit the Frog at the results show, Poppe endeared herself to the judges and the audience.

Once again, Filipino pride takes the limelight as Fil-Kiwi fashion designer Stephanie Dods was selected the winner of Sony Channel’s The Apartment: Passion for Design, and walked away with the biggest prize in the series’ history - the deed to a luxurious UMLand apartment at D’Lagoon located in Iskandar, Malaysia. Declaring in the show that failure was not an option, the beauty queen-model fiercely proved her worth by out-performing competition from the US, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia in a series of grueling challenges that showcased her flair for innovative design, eventually conquering Asia’s biggest design reality series.

The biggest design reality TV series in Asia, The Apartment: Passion for Design returns to Sony Channel with a sizzling local twist. The glamorous interior designer and media personality Cat Arambulo joins the judging panel this season together with three aspiring designers representing the Philippines.

– Sony Pictures Television Networks (SPTN), in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, today announced the opening of the Picture This Festival for the Planet (www.sonypicturethis.com), a short-film competition for emerging filmmakers, everyday storytellers and change makers worldwide to showcase the positive future they see for our planet. Starting today, people from over 70 countries around the world are invited to submit videos between one and eight minutes in length inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of global goals agreed upon by all 193 member states of the United Nations to end poverty, protect the planet and promote prosperity for all.

Reality takes the limelight as the competition heats up in two brand new reality series - Nail’d It and Cyrus vs. Cyrus: Design & Conquer – which premiere this January on Sony Channel. Nail’d It A life-changing experience awaits 18 of America’s top nail artists as they compete against one another for the grand prize of $100,000.

Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia scooped the pool at the 22nd Asian Television Awards in Singapore taking home five awards including the highly coveted ‘Cable & Satellite Network of the Year’. Sony’s flagship channel in Asia, leading English general entertainment powerhouse, AXN, won ‘Cable & Satellite Channel of the Year’. The channel was also recognized for its hit-rated, pan-regional original production, The Amazing Race Asia Season 5, with three competitive awards: ‘Best General Entertainment Program’, ‘Best Reality Program’ and ‘Best Adaptation of an Existing Format’.

An entertaining combination of fun and laughter will fill your Sunday nights with the premiere of the new workplace comedy Great News starting this December on Sony Channel.

From executive producer Dick Wolf comes the first installment of a series of true crimes that shocked America in the anthology series Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders,which premieres onSony Channel this September.

Gripping mystery thriller returns September 22, Fridays at 8:50pm within 12 hours of U.S. telecast  If you think you’ve seen the most shocking twists and turns in the past three seasons, think again for Annalise Keating (Viola David) comes back to surprise you in the returning season of How to Get Away With Murderwhich premieres this September on Sony Channel.

Overprotected Kahoko A naïve university student, Kahoko (TakahataMitsuki), is about to start her first job. The world is a scary place as she has been sheltered by her parents all her life. Their close-knit family begins to fall apart as they cope with this inevitable change in the only child’s life. Will Kahoko finally muster enough strength to emerge from her cocoon? Overprotected Kahokopremieres 28 August, every Monday and Tuesday at 9pm, first and exclusively on GEM.

Join a bevy of dance hopefuls as they try to strut their way to stardom in the newest dance sensation Dirty Dancing: Living the Dream, which debuts on Sony Channel this August.

A joint venture between Sony Pictures Television Networks and Nippon Television Network Corporation, GEM serves up star-studded and popular general entertainment programming from Japan,China,Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea.

The lives of the men and women who work the graveyard shift at a Texas hospital are once again put in harm’s way in the new season of the absorbing medical drama The Night Shift, which premieres on Sony Channel this June.

Sony Channel wants you to believe in magic like never before when some of the world’s best magicians compete against each other in the spellbinding contest The Next Great Magician,which starts fascinating audiences this June.

L to R :The Apartment: Rising Stars Edition winner.Aleksandra Flasz and first runner up Winston See Without any professional background in interior design, Aleksandra Flasz, a Polish fashion design graduate and model was crowned the winner of Sony Channel’s first original production, The Apartment: Rising Stars Edition.

This summer, AXN and Sony Channel bring all the high energy and excitement in the surfing capital of the north for LAbor UNION Festival 2017 from April 28-30, 2017, a three-day event which features a variety of sports and other fun-filled activities including performances from iconic Filipino artists.

Emmy Award-winning executive producer Dick Wolf brings more of the emotional drama that unfold at the Gaffney Chicago Medical Center in the hit medical series Chicago Med, which begins its sophomore season in April on Sony Channel.

The adventure of a lifetime for four celebrated men from across different genres kicks off in Tokyo on Sunday, April 2 with the premiere of the addictive new series “Better Late Than Never.” This fish-out-water travelogue series follows cultural icons Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw and George Foreman as they traverse Asia exploring different countries and cultures.

Chicago Med, the compelling medical drama from executive producer Dick Wolf who also gave us Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D., airs this February on Sony Channel. (c) Sony Channel. Set in the emergency department of the Gaffney Chicago Medical Center, the city’s new state-of-the-art trauma center, this latest installment of the famed Chicago franchise revolves around the courageous team of doctors, nurses, and staff members who work together as they handle the most severe trauma cases everyday to save patients’ lives.

This December, fill your weeknights with nonstop fun and laughter when the new season of World’s Funniest Videos: Top 10 Countdown premieres on Sony Channel.