Country | Singapore |
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Broadcast area | Southeast Asia |
Network | Sony Pictures Television |
Headquarters | Number. 10 Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01 Hansapoint @ CBP Changi, East Region Downtown Core 486030 Singapore |
Programming | |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sony Pictures Television |
Sister channels | AXN Asia Animax Asia SET South East Asia SET One (Korean) AXN Sci Fi (Central Europe) SET Asia (Hindi) SET Max (Hindi) Sony Spin (Latin America) |
History | |
Launched | 1 January 2008 (as AXN Beyond Asia) 30 August 2010 (as AXN Beyond Malaysia) 4 December 2010 (as AXN Beyond Philippines) |
Closed | 1 April 2012 |
Replaced by | BeTV (effective on 2 April 2012) |
Links | |
Website |
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