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This article is about the international pay-TV cable and satellite channel. For the German version that was known as AXN until 2019, see Sony AXN. For the defunct Indian version of AXN, see AXN (Indian TV channel).

AXN
CountryEurope
Asia
Latin America
HeadquartersConstellation Place, Los Angeles,
Programming
Picture format16:9 SDTV/HDTV
Ownership
OwnerSony Pictures Television
History
LaunchedSeptember 1997 (1997-09)
Links
Websitewww.axn.com Edit this at Wikidata

AXN (Action Xtra Network) is a pay television channel owned 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.

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

Programming

Italy

India

Denmark

Portugal

Turkey

Germany (Sony AXN)

Channels

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

Operating channels

Discontinued channels

As part of a brand licensing agreement with Sony, Canadian broadcaster Hollywood Suite launched an AXN-branded movie network in 2012 known as AXN Movies, a re-branding of its network Hollywood Storm.[3] The channel was discontinued on November 3, 2015, as part of the re-formatting of Hollywood Suite's channels to use decade-based formats.[4]

References

  1. ^ Flagg, Michael (September 27, 2000). "Singapore's AXN Cable Channel Brings Action to Stagnant Market". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Sony Pictures Television festeggia i 10 anni di AXN Italia ed annuncia nuove serie televisive". Everyeye Serie TV (in Italian). Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Hollywood Suite brings Sony brands into its stable". Cartt.ca. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  4. ^ "Hollywood Suite to go by the numbers in rebranding its movie channels". Cartt.ca. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
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