AXN is a pay television channel brand by Sony Pictures Television, which was first launched in September 1997 in Asia. 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 AsiaLicensedOwned by KC Global Media Asia.Asia/SingaporeSeptember 21, 1997AXN Spain OwnedSpain/AndorraNovember 5, 1998AXN Latin AmericaLatin AmericaAugust 1, 1999AXN BrazilBrazilAXN PortugalPortugalNovember 5, 2002AXN CEELicensedOwned by Antenna Group.Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, BulgariaOctober 17, 2003AXN AdriaBosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and SloveniaSeptember 14, 2009
Former channels ChannelCountry or regionLaunch dateShutdown dateReplaced byAXN JapanJapanJune 1, 1998October 1, 2023Action ChannelAXN IndiaIndia8 January 1999June 30, 2020AXN IsraelIsraelNovember 16, 2000December 2008Hot Xtra ActionSony AXN GermanyGermany, Austria and SwitzerlandNovember 1, 2004September 1, 2023AXN BlackOwned by High View Group.AXN ItalyItalyOctober 29, 2005February 28, 2017AXN South KoreaSouth KoreaJuly 2005January 2025NXT
Sister channels Current channels ChannelTypeCountry or regionReplacedLaunch date AXN BlackLicensedCentral Europe (except Hungary)AXN Sci FiOctober 1, 2013LicensedGermany, Austria and SwitzerlandSony AXNSeptember 1, 2023AXN SpinLicensedPolandJanuary 11, 2012RomaniaMarch 1, 2013BalkansMarch 2014AXN WhiteOwnedPortugalSony Entertainment TelevisionApril 14, 2012LicensedCentral Europe (except Hungary)AXN CrimeOctober 1, 2013LicensedGermany, Austria and SwitzerlandSony ChannelSeptember 1, 2023AXN MoviesOwnedPortugalAXN BlackFebruary 17, 2020AXN MoviesSpainAXN WhiteMay 1, 2023AXN CrimeLicensedHungaryViasat FilmSeptember 1, 2026
Former channels ChannelCountry or regionReplacedLaunch dateShutdown dateReplaced byAXN CrimeCentral EuropeMay 29, 2006October 1, 2013AXN WhiteAXN Sci FiAXN BlackRussiaApril 13, 2013Sony Sci FiItalyNovember 8, 2010February 28, 2017AXN BeyondAsiaJanuary 1, 2008April 2, 2012BeTVAXN MysteryJapanNovember 4, 2008October 1, 2023Mystery ChannelOwned by Nojima Corporation. AXN BlackPortugalAnimaxMay 9, 2011February 17, 2020AXN MoviesHungaryAXN Sci FiOctober 1, 2013October 2, 2017Sony Movie ChannelAXN WhiteSpainSony Entertainment TelevisionMay 7, 2012May 1, 2023AXN MoviesHungaryAXN CrimeOctober 1, 2013October 2, 2017Sony MaxAXN MoviesCanadaHollywood StormSeptember 4, 2012November 3, 201500's MoviesOwned by Hollywood Suite.AXN NinjaSouth KoreaApril 1, 2013July 21, 2027Ninja ChannelOwned by KC Global Media Asia.
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