AXN

This article is about the international pay-TV cable and satellite channel. For the German version that was known as AXN until 2019 and Sony AXN until 2023 and now AXN Black, see Sony AXN. For the defunct Indian version of AXN, see AXN (Indian TV channel).
AXN
Country Europe
Asia
Latin America
Headquarters Constellation Place, Los Angeles,
Programming
Picture format 16:9 SDTV/HDTV
Ownership
Owner Sony Pictures Television
History
Launched September 21, 1997
Links
Website www.axn.com

AXN is a pay television channel owned 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.

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

Programming

Italy

India

Portugal

Germany (Sony AXN)

Channels

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

AXN channels

Channel Country or region Launch year Shutdown year
AXN Asia Asia September 21, 1997
AXN Japan Japan June 1, 1998 October 1, 2023 (replaced by Action Channel)
AXN Spain Spain November 5, 1998
AXN (Indian TV channel) India 8 January 1999 June 30, 2020
AXN Latin America Latin America August 1, 1999
AXN Brazil Brazil
AXN Israel Israel November 16, 2000 December 2008 (replaced by HOT XTRA ACTION)
AXN (Portuguese TV channel) Portugal November 5, 2002
AXN Central and Eastern Europe Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria October 17, 2003
Sony AXN Germany, Austria and Switzerland November 1, 2004 September 1, 2023 (replaced by AXN Black)
AXN (South Korean TV channel) South Korea 2005
AXN Italy Italy October 29, 2005 February 28, 2017
AXN Adria Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia September 14, 2009

Local AXN channels

Channel Country or region Replaced Launch year Shutdown year Replaced by
AXN Crime Central Europe May 29, 2006 October 1, 2013 AXN White
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 Mystery Channel
AXN Black Portugal Animax May 9, 2011 February 17, 2020 AXN Movies
Central Europe AXN Sci Fi October 1, 2013 October 2, 2017 (only on Hungary) Sony Movie Channel (Hungary)
Germany, Austria and Switzerland Sony AXN September 1, 2023
AXN Spin Poland January 11, 2012
Romania March 1, 2013
Balkans March 2014
AXN White Portugal Sony Entertainment Television April 14, 2012
Spain May 7, 2012 May 1, 2023 AXN Movies
Central Europe AXN Crime October 1, 2013 October 2, 2017 (only on Hungary) Sony Max (Hungary)
Germany, Austria and Switzerland Sony Channel September 1, 2023
AXN Movies Portugal AXN Black February 17, 2020
Spain AXN White May 1, 2023

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. The channel was discontinued on November 3, 2015, as part of the re-formatting of Hollywood Suite's channels to use decade-based formats.