AXN

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AXN
Country Europe
Asia
Latin America
Programming
Picture format 16:9 SDTV/HDTV
Ownership
Owner Sony Pictures Television
History
LaunchedSeptember 21, 1997 (1997-09-21)
Links
Website www.axn.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

AXN is a pay television channel brand by Sony Pictures Television, which was first launched in September 1997 in Asia. [1] Local versions have since been launched in several parts of the world, including Europe, Asia, and Latin America, with some networks operated by others and licensing the AXN branding and graphical elements from SPT.

Contents

Funded through advertising or subscription fees, AXN primarily airs action genre and reality programming.

AXN Channels

There are various local versions of the channel, as listed below:

Current channels

ChannelTypeCountry or regionLaunch date
AXN Asia Licensed [note 1] Asia/Singapore September 21, 1997 [1]
AXN SpainOwned Spain November 5, 1998 [2]
AXN Latin America Latin America August 1, 1999 [3]
AXN Brazil Brazil
AXN Portugal Portugal November 5, 2002 [4]
AXN CEELicensed [note 2] Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria October 17, 2003 [5]
AXN South Korea Licensed [note 1] South Korea July 2005 [6]
AXN AdriaLicensed [note 2] Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia September 14, 2009 [7]

Former channels

ChannelCountry or regionLaunch dateShutdown dateReplaced by
AXN Japan Japan June 1, 1998October 1, 2023Action Channel
AXN India India 8 January 1999June 30, 2020
AXN Israel Israel November 16, 2000 [8] December 2008 [9] [10] Hot Xtra Action
Sony AXN Germany Germany, Austria and Switzerland November 1, 2004September 1, 2023AXN Black [note 3]
AXN Italy Italy October 29, 2005February 28, 2017

Sister channels

Current channels

ChannelTypeCountry or regionReplacedLaunch date
AXN Black Licensed [note 2] Central Europe (except Hungary)AXN Sci FiOctober 1, 2013
Licensed [note 3] Germany, Austria and Switzerland Sony AXN September 1, 2023
AXN Spin Licensed [note 2] PolandJanuary 11, 2012 [11]
RomaniaMarch 1, 2013 [12]
BalkansMarch 2014 [13]
AXN White OwnedPortugalSony Entertainment TelevisionApril 14, 2012
Licensed [note 2] Central Europe (except Hungary)AXN CrimeOctober 1, 2013
Licensed [note 3] Germany, Austria and Switzerland Sony ChannelSeptember 1, 2023
AXN Movies OwnedPortugalAXN BlackFebruary 17, 2020
AXN Movies SpainAXN WhiteMay 1, 2023

Former channels

ChannelCountry or regionReplacedLaunch dateShutdown dateReplaced by
AXN Crime Central EuropeMay 29, 2006October 1, 2013AXN White
AXN Sci Fi AXN Black
RussiaApril 13, 2013Sony Sci Fi
ItalyNovember 8, 2010February 28, 2017
AXN Beyond AsiaJanuary 1, 2008April 2, 2012 BeTV
AXN MysteryJapanNovember 4, 2008October 1, 2023Mystery Channel [note 1]
AXN Black Portugal Animax May 9, 2011February 17, 2020 AXN Movies
HungaryAXN Sci FiOctober 1, 2013October 2, 2017Sony Movie Channel
AXN White SpainSony Entertainment TelevisionMay 7, 2012May 1, 2023 AXN Movies
HungaryAXN CrimeOctober 1, 2013October 2, 2017Sony Max
AXN MoviesCanadaHollywood StormSeptember 4, 2012 [14] November 3, 2015 [15] 00's Movies [note 4]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Owned by KC Global Media Asia.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Owned by Antenna Group.
  3. 1 2 3 Owned by High View Group.
  4. ↑ Owned by Hollywood Suite.

References

  1. 1 2 Flagg, Michael (September 27, 2000). "Singapore's AXN Cable Channel Brings Action to Stagnant Market". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ Gómez, Rosario G. (November 6, 1998). "Canal Satélite Digital refuerza su oferta de entretenimiento con series y películas de AXN". El País (in Spanish). ISSN   1134-6582 . Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  3. ↑ "TeleUno se llamará AXN a partir del próximo mes de agosto". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). May 17, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  4. ↑ Silva, Maggie (November 12, 2022). "AXN Portugal comemora 20 anos de grandes histórias". MHD (in European Portuguese). Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Új kábelcsatornát indít a Sony – regionális központ Budapesten". 24.hu (in Hungarian). October 8, 2003. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  6. ↑ Soo-Mee, Park (January 3, 2011). "AXN Creates Korea JV to Add Korean Content". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ Parabola.cz (September 13, 2009). "AXN Adria míří do zemí bývalé Jugoslávie". Parabola.cz (in Czech). Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  8. ↑ "אמת בפרסום? ערוץ האקשן AXN ישודר בינתיים רק במתב". TheMarker. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  9. ↑ "HOT מורידה מהאוויר את AXN - עקב משא ומתן שבסיומו לא הושגה הסכמה בין שתי החברות". TheMarker. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  10. ↑ "דורי מדיה ספייק תפיק את הערוץ שיחליף את AXN". TheMarker. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  11. ↑ "AXN Spin już w CYFRZE+, w CP później". SATKurier.pl. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  12. ↑ Blaga, Iulia. "AXN Spin Launched in Romania - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Telemach adds more channels". Broadband TV News. March 4, 2014. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Hollywood Suite brings Sony brands into its stable". Cartt.ca. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Hollywood Suite to go by the numbers in rebranding its movie channels". Cartt.ca. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
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