AXN (Asian TV channel)

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AXN (Asia)
CountrySingapore
Broadcast areaCambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam [1]
NetworkKC Global Media Asia
HeadquartersNumber 10, Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01, Hansapoint @ Changi Business Park, Changi, Singapore
Programming
Languages
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Ownership
Owner
Sister channels
History
Launched21 September 1997;28 years ago (1997-09-21)
Links
Website www.axn-asia.com
Availability
Terrestrial
TrueVisions LCN 336
MNC Vision LCN 154
Astro LCN 701
Transvision LCN 301
K Vision LCN 90
Dialog TV LCN 111
Skynet LCN 28
StarHub TV LCN 511
Cignal TV LCN 121
SatLite LCN 93
AXN logo (2001-2015) AXN logo.svg
AXN logo (2001–2015)

AXN is a pan-Asian pay television channel owned by KC Global Media Asia and headquartered in Singapore. The channel primarily airs action shows, notably police procedural dramas, with most of its content originating in North America. Formally a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, AXN's operations in the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa were sold to KC Global Media in January 2020. [2]

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History

AXN launched in September 1997[ citation needed ]. In its early years, during the late 1990s and early 2000s, AXN featured a variety of anime series, many of which were broadcast in Japanese with English subtitles. The channel also organised annual anime festivals across Southeast Asia, catering to the growing interest in Japanese animation within the region.[ citation needed ]

Briefly in 2025, the channel incorporated sporting events to its schedule; its portfolio of such included pan-regional broadcast rights to LIV Golf tournaments in the 2025 season [3] and selected Taiwan Professional Basketball League games, currently only available on its official YouTube channel. [4]

Anime programmes

In 2004, AXN's anime content was transitioned to its sister channel, Animax Asia, a move that had been in preparation since the late 1990s. Despite this, in the Philippines, in the late 2010s, AXN began to reintroduce certain English-dubbed anime programs from Animax Asia during morning and late-afternoon time slots. However, this was soon discontinued in August 2016 as AXN shifted its focus back to its core content.[ citation needed ]

Original productions

adventure show; hosted by Atom Araullo.
a local version of the American reality competition series The Amazing Race ; the fifth season premiered in 2016. [5]
premiered in 2013, [6] revived as The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition in 2021.
premiered in 2015; second season premiered in 2017; [7] third season to air in late 2018.
Muay Thai boxing reality show similar to The Contender ; season 1 premiered on 16 January 2008. [8]
men's lifestyle magazine talk show; season 1 premiered in 2009. [9]
entertainment news show, hosted by Jaymee Ong; ended. [10]
lifestyle and entertainment magazine show sponsored by Sony; seasons two and three hosted by Oli Pettigrew. [11]
holiday adventure show; the first season aired from 29 October 2007 to 19 November 2007. [12]
business reality competition; [13] premiered in 2021.

Feeds

The channel maintains two primary feeds: one tailored exclusively for viewers in Hong Kong and Thailand, and another for the broader Southeast Asian audience. Programming is the same besides local advertising. On top of this, the Filipino feed occasionally adjusts its programming due to specific broadcast considerations.

Former feeds

AXN HD

AXN first launched its high-definition feed in South Korea on 1 March 2009. This was made available in Singapore on StarHub TV from 25 May 2010. [14] In Malaysia, it was launched on 16 June 2010 on Astro and 1 October 2023 on NJOI. [15] In Thailand it was launched on 12 July 2011 on TrueVisions; in India it was made available on Videocon D2H on 19 July 2014. The HD feed premiered in Sri Lanka on Dialog TV 2013. In the Philippines it was launched on 20 April 2015; and on SkyCable, Sky Direct, Cignal and Singtel TV in Singapore.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GET AXN". AXN Asia. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (7 January 2020). "Sony Pictures Sells Asia Channels to Former Executives Andy Kaplan and George Chien (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "KC Global Media Announces LIV Golf LIVE Broadcast Partnership, Reaching Over 94 Million Homes in More Than 19 Countries Across Asia". LIV Golf . 2 May 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "KC Global Media Announces Landmark Partnership with TPBL, Bringing LIVE Basketball Action to Asia". 21 March 2025. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "The Amazing Race Asia is back after six years". The New Paper. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Donato, Jerry. "Born to play on The Apprentice Asia". philstar.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Asia's Got Talent Season 2 premiere topped ratings in Singapore". Asian Television Awards. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "'Reality television is here to stay'". DNA India. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "The Duke". Telebisyon.net. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "EBuzz". AXN Asia. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Sony Style TV Magazine". AXN Asia. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009.
  12. ↑ "AXN Ultimate Escape". AXN Asia. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007.
  13. ↑ "Project GO". AXN Asia. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025.
  14. ↑ AXN HD in Singapore Archived May 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ AXN HD in Malaysia Archived June 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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