AXN (Asian TV channel)

AXN (Asia)
CountrySingapore
Broadcast areaCambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam[1]
NetworkKC Global Media Asia
HeadquartersNumber 10, Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01, Hansapoint @ Changi Business Park, Changi, Singapore
Programming
Language(s)
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Ownership
Owner
Sister channelsAnimax
ONE
History
Launched21 September 1997; 27 years ago (1997-09-21)
Closed29 March 2021 (SD Feed, Malaysia) 30 June 2020 (SD Feed, India)
Links
Websitewww.axn-asia.com
Availability
Terrestrial
LaoSat TVLCN
K+LCN 11629 H
LaoSat TVLCN
MNC Vision IndonesiaLCN 2535
Airtel digital TVFormerly LCN 162 (added 31 Dec 2017)
AXN logo (2001-2015)

AXN is an pan-Asian pay television channel owned by KC Global Media Asia, which is based in Singapore. It primarily airs action, police procedural, and crime-arrested shows, mostly came from North America. 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.[2]

  1. ^ "GET AXN". AXN Asia. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (7 January 2020). "Sony Pictures Sells Asia Channels to Former Executives Andy Kaplan and George Chien (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.