| | |
| Country | Russian Federation (CIS) |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Russia Ukraine Kazakhstan Belarus Uzbekistan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Television |
| Sister channels | AXN Crime AXN BeTV (Southeast Asia) |
| History | |
| Launched | 29 May 2006 (Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan) |
| Closed | 1 October 2013 (Central and Eastern Europe) 28 February 2017 (Italy) |
| Replaced by | Sony Sci Fi |
| Links | |
| Website | axnscifi |
AXN Sci-Fi was a European pay television channel owned by Sony Pictures Television. It was available in Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
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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