AXN
{{Short description|Pay television channel (launched 1997)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = AXN
| logo = AXN logo (2015).svg
| logo_size = 220px
| launch_date = {{start date|1997|09|21}}
| owner = Sony Pictures Television
| picture_format = 16:9 SDTV/HDTV
| country = Europe
Asia
Latin America
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
AXN is a pay television channel brand by Sony Pictures Television, which was first launched in September 1997 in Asia.{{Cite news |last=Flagg |first=Michael |date=2000-09-27 |title=Singapore's AXN Cable Channel Brings Action to Stagnant Market |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB969992042482150702 |access-date=2022-05-15 |issn=0099-9660}} 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=
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|Channel | Type | Country or region | Launch date |
| AXN Asia
|LicensedOwned by KC Global Media Asia. | |||
| AXN Spain
| rowspan="4" |Owned | |||
| AXN Latin America
| rowspan="2" |August 1, 1999{{Cite web |date=1999-05-17 |title=TeleUno se llamará AXN a partir del próximo mes de agosto |url=https://www.produ.com/noticias/teleuno-se-llamara-axn-a-partir-del-proximo-mes-de-agosto |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=PRODU.COM |language=es}} | |||
| AXN Brazil | |||
| AXN Portugal | |||
| AXN CEE
|LicensedOwned by Antenna Group. |Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria | |||
| AXN South Korea | |||
| AXN Adria
|LicensedOwned by Antenna Group. |Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia |
=Former channels=
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|Channel | Country or region | Launch date | Shutdown date | Replaced by |
| AXN Japan
|June 1, 1998 |October 1, 2023 |Action Channel | ||||
| AXN India
|8 January 1999 |June 30, 2020 | | ||||
| AXN Israel
|December 2008{{Cite news |title=HOT מורידה מהאוויר את AXN - עקב משא ומתן שבסיומו לא הושגה הסכמה בין שתי החברות |work=TheMarker |url=https://www.themarker.com/advertising/2008-06-26/ty-article/0000017f-e3e2-d9aa-afff-fbfa90d50000 |access-date=2023-07-27}}{{Cite news |title=דורי מדיה ספייק תפיק את הערוץ שיחליף את AXN |work=TheMarker |url=https://www.themarker.com/advertising/2008-06-29/ty-article/0000017f-ea70-d639-af7f-ebf72b050000 |access-date=2023-07-27}} |Hot Xtra Action | ||||
| Sony AXN Germany
|Germany, Austria and Switzerland |November 1, 2004 |September 1, 2023 |AXN BlackOwned by High View Group. | ||||
| AXN Italy
|October 29, 2005 |February 28, 2017 | |
Sister channels
=Current channels=
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|Channel | Type
|Country or region | Replaced
|Launch date |
| rowspan="2" | AXN Black
|Central Europe (except Hungary) |AXN Sci Fi |October 1, 2013 | ||
| Licensed
|Germany, Austria and Switzerland |September 1, 2023 | ||
| rowspan="3" |AXN Spin
|Poland | | ||
| Romania
| | ||
| Balkans
| | ||
| rowspan="3" |AXN White
|Owned |Portugal |Sony Entertainment Television |April 14, 2012 | ||
| Licensed
|Central Europe (except Hungary) |AXN Crime |October 1, 2013 | ||
| Licensed
|Germany, Austria and Switzerland |Sony Channel |September 1, 2023 | ||
| AXN Movies
| rowspan="2" |Owned |Portugal |AXN Black |February 17, 2020 | ||
| AXN Movies
|Spain |AXN White |May 1, 2023 |
=Former channels=
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|Channel | Country or region
|Replaced | Launch date | Shutdown date
|Replaced by |
| AXN Crime
| rowspan="2" |Central Europe | | rowspan="3" |May 29, 2006 | rowspan="2" |October 1, 2013 |AXN White | |||
| rowspan="3" |AXN Sci Fi
| |AXN Black | |||
| Russia
| |April 13, 2013 |Sony Sci Fi | |||
| Italy
| |November 8, 2010 |February 28, 2017 | | |||
| AXN Beyond
|Asia | |January 1, 2008 |April 2, 2012 |BeTV | |||
| AXN Mystery
|Japan | |November 4, 2008 |October 1, 2023 | |||
| rowspan="2" | AXN Black
|Portugal |May 9, 2011 |February 17, 2020 | |||
| Hungary
|AXN Sci Fi |October 1, 2013 |October 2, 2017 |Sony Movie Channel | |||
| rowspan="2" |AXN White
|Spain |Sony Entertainment Television |May 7, 2012 |May 1, 2023 | |||
| Hungary
|AXN Crime |October 1, 2013 |October 2, 2017 |Sony Max | |||
| AXN Movies
|Canada |Hollywood Storm |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Sony Pictures TV channels}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Sony Pictures Television
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1997