What is Sony YAY!?
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox television channel | name = Sony YAY! | launch_date = {{Start date and age|18 April 2017}} | picture_format = [[576i]]/[[480i]] [[SDTV]] | owner = [[Culver Max Entertainment]] | sister_channels = [[Culver Max Entertainment#Owned channels|List of channels owned by Culver Max]] | country = India | replaced = [[Animax India]] | language = {{plainlist| * [[Telugu language|Telugu]] * [[Tamil language|Tamil]] * [[Hindi language|Hindi]] * [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] * [[Kannada language|Kannada]] * [[Marathi language|Marathi]] * [[Bengali language|Bengali]] * [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] *[[Odia language|Odia]] }} | area = Worldwide | headquarters = [[Mumbai]], India | online_serv_1 = Affiliated Streaming Service | online_chan_1 = [[SonyLIV]] | online_serv_2 = [[Internet Protocol television]] | online_chan_2 = [[Sling TV]] | online_serv_3 = [[Tata Play]]<br />(India) | online_chan_3 = SD | website = {{URL|https://www.sonyyay.com/}} }} '''Sony YAY!''' is an [[India]]n [[pay television]] [[Television network|channel]] for children. It is operated by [[Sony Pictures Networks India|Sony Pictures Networks]]. The channel replaced [[Animax (Indian TV channel)|Animax]] in 2017. ==History== The channel was launched on 18 April 2017 replacing [[Animax (India)|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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sony to shift Animax channel to SonyLiv|date=13 April 2017 |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/kids/sony-to-shift-animax-channel-to-sonyliv-170413}}</ref> In addition, the company has also stated Animax Asia was launched as a live, HD channel via streaming on that same platform.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Animax TV HD Live on Sony Liv|url=http://www.sonyliv.com/details/live/5495190673001/Animax-HD---LIVE-CHANNEL|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-05-13|archive-date=2