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| Country | Singapore |
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| Broadcast area | Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam[1] |
| Network | KC Global Media Asia |
| Headquarters | Number 10,Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01, Hansapoint @Changi Business Park,Changi, Singapore |
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| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
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| History | |
| Launched | 21 September 1997; 28 years ago (1997-09-21) |
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| Website | www |
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| Terrestrial | |
| TrueVisions | LCN 336 |
| MNC Vision | LCN 154 |
| Astro | LCN 701 |
| Transvision | LCN 301 |
| K Vision | LCN 90 |
| Dialog TV | LCN 111 |
| Skynet | LCN 28 |
AXN is a pan-Asian pay television channel owned by KC Global Media Asia and headquartered in Singapore. The channel primarily airs action shows, notablypolice procedural dramas, with most of its content originating inNorth America. Formally a wholly owned subsidiary ofSony Pictures Entertainment, AXN's operations in theAsia Pacific,Middle East andAfrica were sold toKC Global Media in January 2020.[2]
AXN typically focuses on broadcastingAmerican andBritishtelevision programs. Its content is sourced from major production studies, includingSony Pictures Television,CBS Studios International,NBC Universal Television andFremantle. Their wide range of partnerships enables AXN to air episodes of television series on the same day they premiere in theUnited States. The channel also acquires recently released, high-profile American films fromSony Pictures,Columbia Pictures andTriStar Pictures. AXN occasionally features region specific programming tailored toSoutheast Asian audiences.
Starting in 2025, the channel began incorporating sporting events to its schedule; currently its portfolio of such includes pan-regional broadcast rights toLIV Golf tournaments[3] and selectedTaiwan Professional Basketball League games.[4]
In its early years, during the late 1990s and early 2000s, AXN featured a variety ofanime series, many of which were broadcast in their original Japanese with English subtitles. The channel also organised annual anime festivals across Southeast Asia, catering to the growing interest in Japanese animation within the region.
In 2004, AXN's anime content was transitioned to its sister channel,Animax Asia, a move that had been in preparation since the late 1990s. Despite this, in thePhilippines, in the late 2010s, AXN began to reintroduce certain English-dubbed anime programs from Animax Asia during morning and late-afternoon time slots. However, this was soon discontinued in August 2016 as AXN shifted its focus back to its core content.[citation needed]
The channel maintains two primary feeds: one tailored exclusively for viewers in Hong Kong and Thailand, and another for the broader Southeast Asian audience. Programming is the same besides local advertising. On top of this, the Filipino feed occasionally adjusts its programming due to specific broadcast considerations.
AXN first launched its high-definition feed inSouth Korea on 1 March 2009. This was made available in Singapore onStarHub TV from 25 May 2010.[14] InMalaysia, it was launched on 16 June 2010 onAstro and 1 October 2023 onNJOI.[15] InThailand it was launched on 12 July 2011 onTrueVisions; inIndia it was made available onVideocon D2H on 19 July 2014. The HD feed premiered inSri Lanka onDialog TV 2013. In the Philippines it was launched on 20 April 2015; and onSkyCable,Sky Direct,Cignal andSingtel TV in Singapore.
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