AXN (Asian TV channel)

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AXN
Network KC Global Media Asia
Owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment (2004-2020)
KC Global Media Asia (2020-present)
Country Singapore
Language English
Malay
Indonesian
Mandarin Chinese
Tamil
Headquarters Number 10, Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01, Hansapoint @ Changi Business Park, Changi, Singapore
Website www.axn-asia.com
AXN logo (2001-2015)

AXN is an Singapore English pay television channel owned by KC Global Media Asia, which is based in Singapore. It primarily airs action, police procedural, and crime-arrested shows, officially showcasing content by Mediacorp. The network was formerly wholly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, but the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa channels were sold to KC Global Media in January 2020.[1]

Programming

AXN primarily airs American and British shows (including selected shows from Sony Pictures Television, as well as third-party content from CBS Studios International, NBCUniversal Television and Fremantle), with new episodes airing on the same day of their U.S. telecast. The channel also airs original programming specifically made for Southeast Asian viewers as well as Hollywood box office movies from Sony Pictures Entertainment (Columbia and TriStar).

Anime programming

Upon its launch, in the late 1990s and early 21st century, AXN used to broadcast several anime series, many of them in Japanese audio with English subtitles and held annual anime festivals around Southeast Asia.[2][3] Its anime programming would later be moved to Animax Asia in 2004, the preparations for which Sony had been planning since the late 1990s.[3] In the last quarter of 2010, selected English-dubbed anime programs from Animax Asia were broadcast during mornings and late-afternoon. This feed was then made available in the Philippines only, but was discontinued in August 2016 as AXN would focus on its main programming.[citation needed]

Original productions

Feeds

  • AXN Southeast Asia (based in Singapore)
  • AXN India
  • AXN Japan
  • AXN Korea (joint venture with CU Media. Airs Local shows along with international shows)
  • AXN Philippines (separated from the SEA feed including local advertisements, and movies)
  • AXN Taiwan (Different from Asian Feed)
  • AXN Beyond (later known as BeTV; now Sony Channel)
  • AXN Beyond Malaysia
  • AXN Beyond Pan-regional
  • AXN Beyond Philippines

There are two feeds for the channel. One is aimed at viewers in Hong Kong and Thailand only, while the other one is aimed towards the rest of the region. Programming on both feeds are the same, with the exception of local advertising. The Philippine feed also sometimes modifies its own programming due to broadcast issues.

AXN HD

AXN first launched its high-definition feed in Korea on 1 March 2009 which was later made available in Singapore on StarHub TV on 25 May 2010.[12] In Malaysia, it was launched on 16 June 2010 on Astro and 1 October 2023 on NJOI.[13] In Thailand it was launched on 12 July 2011 on TrueVisions; in India it was made available on Videocon D2H on 19 July 2014. The HD feed premiered in Sri Lanka on Dialog TV 2013. In the Philippines it was launched on 20 April 2015 on SkyCable, Sky Direct, Cignal and Singtel TV in Singapore.

See also

References

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  8. ↑ The Duke at Telebisyon.net Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ e Buzz at Telebisyon.net Archived January 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Sony Style website Archived March 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ AXN Ultimate Escape Archived October 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ AXN HD in Singapore Archived May 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ AXN HD in Malaysia Archived June 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

External links

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