# AXN

AXN is a pay television channel brand 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, with some networks operated by others and licensing the AXN branding and graphical elements from SPT.
Funded through advertising or subscription fees, AXN primarily airs action genre and reality programming.

## AXN Channels

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

### Current channels

| Channel | Type | Country or region | Launch date |
| AXN Asia | Licensed | Asia/Singapore | September 21, 1997 |
| AXN Spain | Owned | Spain | November 5, 1998 |
| AXN Latin America | Owned | Latin America | August 1, 1999 |
| AXN Brazil | Owned | Brazil | August 1, 1999 |
| AXN Portugal | Owned | Portugal | November 5, 2002 |
| AXN CEE | Licensed | Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria | October 17, 2003 |
| AXN South Korea | Licensed | South Korea | July 2005 |
| AXN Adria | Licensed | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia | September 14, 2009 |

### Former channels

| Channel | Country or region | Launch date | Shutdown date | Replaced by |
| AXN Japan | Japan | June 1, 1998 | October 1, 2023 | Action Channel |
| AXN India | India | 8 January 1999 | June 30, 2020 | |
| AXN Israel | Israel | November 16, 2000 | December 2008 | Hot Xtra Action |
| Sony AXN Germany | Germany, Austria and Switzerland | November 1, 2004 | September 1, 2023 | AXN Black |
| AXN Italy | Italy | October 29, 2005 | February 28, 2017 | |

## Sister channels
### Current channels

| Channel | Type | Country or region | Replaced | Launch date |
| AXN Black | Licensed | Central Europe (except Hungary) | AXN Sci Fi | October 1, 2013 |
| AXN Black | Licensed | Germany, Austria and Switzerland | Sony AXN | September 1, 2023 |
| AXN Spin | Licensed | Poland | | January 11, 2012 |
| AXN Spin | Licensed | Romania | | March 1, 2013 |
| AXN Spin | Licensed | Balkans | | March 2014 |
| AXN White | Owned | Portugal | Sony Entertainment Television | April 14, 2012 |
| AXN White | Licensed | Central Europe (except Hungary) | AXN Crime | October 1, 2013 |
| AXN White | Licensed | Germany, Austria and Switzerland | Sony Channel | September 1, 2023 |
| AXN Movies | Owned | Portugal | AXN Black | February 17, 2020 |
| AXN Movies | Owned | Spain | AXN White | May 1, 2023 |

### Former channels

| Channel | Country or region | Replaced | Launch date | Shutdown date | Replaced by |
| AXN Crime | Central Europe | | May 29, 2006 | October 1, 2013 | AXN White |
| AXN Sci Fi | Central Europe | | May 29, 2006 | October 1, 2013 | AXN Black |
| AXN Sci Fi | Russia | | May 29, 2006 | April 13, 2013 | Sony Sci Fi |
| AXN 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 |
| AXN Black | Hungary | AXN Sci Fi | October 1, 2013 | October 2, 2017 | Sony Movie Channel |
| AXN White | Spain | Sony Entertainment Television | May 7, 2012 | May 1, 2023 | AXN Movies |
| AXN White | Hungary | AXN Crime | October 1, 2013 | October 2, 2017 | Sony Max |
| AXN Movies | Canada | Hollywood Storm | September 4, 2012 | November 3, 2015 | 00's Movies |