AXN explained

AXN
Owner:Sony Pictures Television
Picture Format: SDTV/HDTV
Country:Europe
Asia
Latin America

AXN is a pay television channel brand by Sony Pictures Television, which was first launched in September 1997 in Asia.[1] Local versions have since been launched in several parts of the world, including Europe, Asia, and Latin America, with some networks operated by others and licensing the AXN branding and graphical elements from SPT.

Funded through advertising or subscription fees, AXN primarily airs action genre and reality programming.

AXN Channels

There are various local versions of the channel, as listed below:

Current channels

ChannelTypeCountry or regionLaunch date
AXN AsiaLicensed[2] Asia/SingaporeSeptember 21, 1997
AXN Spain OwnedSpainNovember 5, 1998[3]
AXN Latin AmericaLatin AmericaAugust 1, 1999[4]
AXN BrazilBrazil
AXN PortugalPortugalNovember 5, 2002[5]
AXN CEELicensed[6] Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, BulgariaOctober 17, 2003[7]
AXN South KoreaLicensedSouth KoreaJuly 2005[8]
AXN AdriaLicensedBosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and SloveniaSeptember 14, 2009[9]

Former channels

ChannelCountry or regionLaunch dateShutdown dateReplaced by
AXN JapanJapanJune 1, 1998October 1, 2023Action Channel
AXN IndiaIndia8 January 1999June 30, 2020
AXN IsraelIsraelNovember 16, 2000[10] December 2008[11] [12] Hot Xtra Action
Sony AXN GermanyGermany, Austria and SwitzerlandNovember 1, 2004September 1, 2023AXN Black[13]
AXN ItalyItalyOctober 29, 2005February 28, 2017

Sister channels

Current channels

ChannelTypeCountry or regionReplacedLaunch date
AXN BlackLicensedCentral Europe (except Hungary)AXN Sci FiOctober 1, 2013
LicensedGermany, Austria and SwitzerlandSony AXNSeptember 1, 2023
AXN SpinLicensedPolandJanuary 11, 2012[14]
RomaniaMarch 1, 2013[15]
BalkansMarch 2014[16]
AXN WhiteOwnedPortugalSony Entertainment TelevisionApril 14, 2012
LicensedCentral Europe (except Hungary)AXN CrimeOctober 1, 2013
LicensedGermany, Austria and SwitzerlandSony ChannelSeptember 1, 2023
AXN MoviesOwnedPortugalAXN BlackFebruary 17, 2020
SpainAXN WhiteMay 1, 2023

Former channels

ChannelCountry or regionReplacedLaunch dateShutdown dateReplaced by
AXN CrimeCentral EuropeMay 29, 2006October 1, 2013AXN White
AXN Sci FiAXN Black
RussiaApril 13, 2013Sony Sci Fi
ItalyNovember 8, 2010February 28, 2017
AXN BeyondAsiaJanuary 1, 2008April 2, 2012BeTV
AXN MysteryJapanNovember 4, 2008October 1, 2023Mystery Channel
AXN BlackPortugalAnimaxMay 9, 2011February 17, 2020AXN Movies
HungaryAXN Sci FiOctober 1, 2013October 2, 2017Sony Movie Channel
AXN WhiteSpainSony Entertainment TelevisionMay 7, 2012May 1, 2023AXN Movies
HungaryAXN CrimeOctober 1, 2013October 2, 2017Sony Max
AXN MoviesCanadaHollywood StormSeptember 4, 2012[17] November 3, 2015[18] 00's Movies[19]

Notes and References

  1. News: Flagg . Michael . 2000-09-27 . Singapore's AXN Cable Channel Brings Action to Stagnant Market . en-US . Wall Street Journal . 2022-05-15 . 0099-9660.
  2. Owned by KC Global Media Asia.
  3. News: Gómez . Rosario G. . 1998-11-06 . Canal Satélite Digital refuerza su oferta de entretenimiento con series y películas de AXN . es . El País . 2023-07-27 . 1134-6582.
  4. Web site: 1999-05-17 . TeleUno se llamará AXN a partir del próximo mes de agosto . 2023-07-27 . PRODU.COM . es.
  5. Web site: Silva . Maggie . 2022-11-12 . AXN Portugal comemora 20 anos de grandes histórias . 2023-07-27 . MHD . pt-PT.
  6. Owned by Antenna Group.
  7. Web site: 2003-10-08 . Új kábelcsatornát indít a Sony – regionális központ Budapesten . 2023-07-27 . 24.hu . hu.
  8. Web site: Soo-Mee . Park . 2011-01-03 . AXN Creates Korea JV to Add Korean Content . 2024-04-07 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  9. Web site: Parabola.cz . 2009-09-13 . AXN Adria míří do zemí bývalé Jugoslávie . 2023-07-27 . Parabola.cz . cs.
  10. News: אמת בפרסום? ערוץ האקשן AXN ישודר בינתיים רק במתב . TheMarker . 2023-07-27.
  11. News: HOT מורידה מהאוויר את AXN - עקב משא ומתן שבסיומו לא הושגה הסכמה בין שתי החברות . TheMarker . 2023-07-27.
  12. News: דורי מדיה ספייק תפיק את הערוץ שיחליף את AXN . TheMarker . 2023-07-27.
  13. Owned by High View Group.
  14. Web site: AXN Spin już w CYFRZE+, w CP później . 2023-07-27 . SATKurier.pl.
  15. Web site: Blaga . Iulia . AXN Spin Launched in Romania - FilmNewEurope.com . 2023-07-27 . www.filmneweurope.com . en-gb.
  16. Web site: 2014-03-04 . Telemach adds more channels . 2023-07-27 . Broadband TV News . en-GB.
  17. Web site: Hollywood Suite brings Sony brands into its stable . Cartt.ca . 1 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120604005323/http://www.cartt.ca/news/13734/Radio-Television/Hollywood-Suite-brings-Sony-brands-into-its-stable.html . 4 June 2012 .
  18. Web site: Hollywood Suite to go by the numbers in rebranding its movie channels. Cartt.ca. 12 September 2015.
  19. Owned by Hollywood Suite.

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