AXN Sci Fi

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AXN Sci Fi
AXN Sci-Fi logo (2015).svg
Country Europe
Broadcast area Italy
Romania
Poland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Russia
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Programming
Picture format 16:9 (576i, HDTV)
Ownership
Owner Sony Pictures Television
Sister channels AXN Crime
AXN
BeTV (Southeast Asia)
History
Launched29 May 2006 (Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and CIS countries)
October 2007 (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
8 November 2010 (Italy)
Closed1 October 2013 (Central and Eastern Europe)
28 February 2017 (Italy)
Replaced by AXN Black (Central Europe)
Sony Sci-Fi (CIS countries)
Links
Website axnscifi.com

AXN Sci-Fi was a European pay television channel owned by Sony Pictures Television. It was available in Italy, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Romania, Kazakhstan and Bulgaria on Sky Italia, Boom TV, Bulsatcom, Cyfra Plus, Cyfrowy Polsat, Digi TV, Dolce, iNES, Max TV and N. The channel was launched in Czech Republic and Slovakia in October 2007.

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On 13 April 2013, AXN Sci-Fi Russia changed its name to Sony Sci-Fi. [1]

On 11 July, Sony announced that AXN Sci Fi and AXN Crime would be replaced by AXN Black and AXN White. [2] [3]

On 1 October, AXN Sci Fi was replaced by AXN Black, however Italy edition was unaffected.

On 28 February 2017, the channel was discontinued in Italy, together with AXN. [4]

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