AXN Black explained

AXN Black
Launch Date:	May 9, 2011 (Portugal, Angola and Mozambique) October 1, 2013 (Central Europe)
Closed Date:	October 3, 2017 (Hungary) February 17, 2020 (Portugal, Angola and Mozambique)
Picture Format:	Aspect Ratio: Resolution: 576i (SD) 1080i (HD)
Owner:	Sony Pictures Television
Area:	Poland Romania Czech Republic Slovakia Bulgaria Moldova Germany Former: Hungary Portugal Angola Mozambique
Sister Channels:	AXN AXN White AXN Spin
Replaced:	Animax (Portugal) AXN Sci Fi (Central Europe)
Replaced By:	Sony Movie Channel (Hungary) AXN Movies (Portugal, Angola and Mozambique)
Website:	https://www.axnblack.com

AXN Black is a channel operated by Sony Pictures Television International Networks Europe. Its programming is basically focused on action and crime television series and movies. The channel was first launched in Portugal, Angola and Mozambique on May 9, 2011 and replaced Animax.^[1] A Central European version was launched on October 1, 2013 in Hungary, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Moldova, where it replaced AXN Sci Fi.^[2]

On October 3, 2017 the channel was replaced by Sony Movie Channel in Hungary.^[3] On October 1, 2021, Sony Pictures Television Networks sold its Central European TV portfolio to Antenna Group,^[4] and on 24 March 2022, that channel was renamed Viasat Film.^[5]

On February 17, 2020 the channel was replaced by AXN Movies in Portugal, Angola and Mozambique.^[6]

On 1 September 2023, German channel Sony AXN was renamed as AXN Black.^[7]

Current Programming

Poland

• Alex Rider
• Ghost in the Shell
• Justified (previously on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Léo Matteï, Brigade des mineurs
• NCIS
• Robot Chicken
• S.W.A.T.
• The Brave
• The Shield
• Total Car
• Znaki

Source:^[8]

Central Europe

• Celebs In Solitary
• Designated Survivor
• Heroes and Villains
• Paroysiaste
• Relic Hunter
• S.W.A.T.
• Total Car
• Ultraviolet

Source:^[9]

Former programming

• The A-Team
• Airwolf
• Alpha 07 (on AXN Black Central Europe)^[10]
• Ally McBeal
• Amber (on AXN Black Portugal)^[11]
• Andromeda (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Angel
• Arrow
• Astro Boy
• Band of Brothers (on AXN Black Portugal)^[12]
• Battlestar Galactica
• Baywatch
• BeastMaster (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Better Call Saul
• Bikini Destinations (on AXN Black Poland and Central Europe)
• Black Gold (on AXN Black Poland and Central Europe)
• Black Sails (on AXN Black Portugal)^[13]
• Blue Bloods
• Boardwalk Empire (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Bonanza
• Bones
• Boston Legal
• Breaking Bad
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Burn Notice (on AXN Black Poland)^[14]
• Car Lot Rescue (on AXN Black Poland and Central Europe)
• Caught (on AXN Black Poland)
• Caught Red Handed (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Charlie's Angels
• Charlie's Angels (2011 TV series)
• Chicago P.D.
• Childrens Hospital
• Chuck (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Cold Case
• Cops
• Covert Affairs
• Criminal Minds
• Damages (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Dirt
• Dog & Beth: On The Hunt (on AXN Black Poland and Central Europe)
• Dog the Bounty Hunter
• (on AXN Black Poland and Central Europe)
• Durham County
• Eagleheart
• Early Edition
• Elementary
• ER
• Farscape (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Fireball XL5
• Five Days (on AXN Black Portugal)
• FlashForward
• Flashpoint
• Food Jammers (on AXN Black Poland and Central Europe)
• Forbidden Science (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Forensic Files
• Fringe
• General Hospital
• Ghost Whisperer
• Graceland
• Grey's Anatomy
• Hammer & Chew (on AXN Black Poland and Central Europe)
• Hannibal (on AXN Black Portugal and Central Europe)
• Hawaii Five-0
• Hawthorne
• Houdini & Doyle
• House
• Human Target
• In the Heat of the Night
• IZombie
• The Incredible Hulk
• JAG
• Justified (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• K-9
• Knight Rider
• L.A. Law
• Law & Order
• Leverage
• The Listener
• Little Mosque on the Prairie (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Lost Girl (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Lumberjacks (on AXN Black Poland and Central Europe)
• M*A*S*H
• MacGyver
• Magnum P.I.
• Matador
• Meat Eater (on AXN Black Poland and Central Europe)
• Medium
• Miami Vice
• Misfits (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Monk
• Motive
• Murder, She Wrote
• Numbers
• Operation Repo
• Orange is the New Black
• Outlander
• Pan Am
• Person of Interest
• Power Rangers
• (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Private Eyes
• Prison Break
• Psych
• Quantico
• Quantum Leap
• Real Humans (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Reaper (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Reporters (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Rescue Me
• Robocop (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Romanzo criminale – La serie (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Rookie Blue
• Roswell
• Sanctuary (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Satisfaction (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Saving Hope
• Sherlock
• Sleepy Hollow
• Stargate Universe (on AXN Black Poland)
• (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Supernatural (on AXN Black Portugal)
• (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Test Drive (on AXN Black Poland and Central Europe)
• The Blacklist
• The Borgias (on AXN Black Portugal)
• The First 48
• The Fix
• The Good Doctor
• The Killing (on AXN Black Portugal)
• The Pacific (on AXN Black Portugal)
• The People's Court
• The Twilight Zone
• The Twilight Zone (1982)
• The Twilight Zone (2002)
• The Twilight Zone (2019)
• The Vampire Diaries (on AXN Black Portugal)
• The Walking Dead
• Torchwood (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Touched by an Angel
• True Blood (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Unforgettable
• Unsealed: Conspiracy Files (on AXN Black Poland and Central Europe)
• Vidas Cruzadas (on AXN Black Portugal)
• V.I.P. (on AXN Black Central Europe)
• Walker, Texas Ranger
• Wallander (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Weeds (on AXN Black Portugal)
• Whitechapel (on AXN Black Portugal)
• White Collar
• Without a Trace

Notes and References

1. Web site: AXN Black to launch in Portugal . 2011-05-05 . advanced-television.com.
2. Web site: Sony launching new Black and White channels in Europe. 12 July 2013. digitaltveurope.com.
3. Web site: A Sony két új csatornát indít Magyarországon. 3 August 2017. ign.com.
4. Web site: János . Kasza . 2021-10-01 . Most már biztos a VIASAT3, a VIASAT6, az AXN, a Sony Movie Channel és a Sony Max tulajdonosváltása: az Antenna Group az új tulajdonos (FRISSÍTETT!) . 2023-06-26 . Media1 . hu.
5. Web site: Dániel . Szalay . 2022-02-11 . Megerősítették: jön a VIASAT2 és a VIASAT FILM – új műsorvezetővel tér vissza az Észbontók jubileumi évada a VIASAT3 csatornára . 2023-06-26 . Media1 . hu.
6. Web site: AXN Black passa a ser AXN Movies. 7 February 2020. filmspot.pt.
7. Web site: GmbH . DWDL de . Offenbar neue Namen für Sony Channel und Sony AXN . 2023-09-01 . DWDL.de . en.
8. Web site: Program TV AXN Black Polska . 2023-06-19 . www.axnblack.pl . pl.
9. Web site: AXN Black Česká republika . 2023-06-19 . www.axnblack.cz . cs.
10. Web site: Program . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004044628/http://www.axnblack.ro/Program . 2013-10-04 . 2023-06-27 . AXN Black România.
11. Web site: Programação . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130920032139/http://www.axnblack.pt/programas . 2013-09-20 . 2023-07-19 . AXN Black.
12. Web site: Todos os shows . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110904201707/http://www.axnblack.com.pt/shows/all . 2011-09-04 . 2023-06-19 . AXN Black.
13. Web site: Velas Negras . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150323040815/http://www.axnblack.pt/programas/velas-negras . 2015-03-23 . 2023-07-19 . AXN Black.
14. Web site: na antenie . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004061354/http://www.axnblack.pl/programy . 2013-10-04 . 2023-07-19 . AXN Black Polska.