AXN (Asian TV channel)

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]

AXN
CountrySingapore
Broadcast areaSoutheast Asia (including Singapore)
NetworkKC Global Media Asia
HeadquartersNumber 10, Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01, Hansapoint @ Changi Business Park, Changi, Singapore
Programming
Language(s)English
Malay
Indonesian
Mandarin Chinese
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerSony Pictures Entertainment (2004-2020)
KC Global Media Asia (2020-present)
Sister channelsAnimax
ONE
GEM
History
Launched21 September 1997 (1997-09-21)
Closed29 March 2021 (SD Feed, Malaysia)
Links
Websitewww.axn-asia.com
AXN logo (2001-2015)

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.

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 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
  1. Littleton, Cynthia (January 7, 2020). "Sony Pictures Sells Asia Channels to Former Executives Andy Kaplan and George Chien (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  2. Magz Ozbourne (2007-12-01). "AXN - Evolution". Television Asia. Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  3. Michael Flagg (2000-09-27). "Singapore's AXN Cable Channel Brings Action to Stagnant Market". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
  4. "The Amazing Race Asia is back after six years". The New Paper. 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  5. Donato, Jerry. "Born to play on The Apprentice Asia". philstar.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  6. "Asia's Got Talent Season 2 premiere topped ratings in Singapore". Asian Television Awards. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  7. ‘Reality television is here to stay’
  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
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