CNX (short for Cartoon Network Extreme) was a short-lived British television channel operated by

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(

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) in the UK and

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. It was aimed at a male audience, with daytime programming aimed at older children and teenagers (predominantly 12–18 years of age), and evening programming aimed at older teenagers and young adults (the 17-34

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). The channel was carried in the 'Entertainment' section of the Sky programme guide and was also available on cable. Although CNX was said to stand for Cartoon Network Extreme by some viewers, the channel was advertised with a promo featuring the character Brak from ''

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'' singing "C is for comedy, N is for Japanese animation, X is for extreme", as well as a promo showing Aku from ''

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'' morphing into silhouettes of characters of shows from the channel.

Programming

The channel's programming was divided between an adult-aimed output in the evenings and younger-skewing programming under the

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block, which was moved to the channel in May 2003 after a few months of the former Toonami shows being shown under the CNX identity. The station primarily aired anime, extreme sports, and dramas (principally action/crime series such as ''

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'' and ''

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''). The channel's film telecasts predominantly consisted of

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s, anime films and action/drama. The channel closed as CNX at 1 am on 8 September 2003 after nearly a year of broadcasting, with a Turner spokesperson saying "the adult market is crowded and competitive."

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{{DEFAULTSORT:CNX Defunct British television channels Television channels and stations established in 2002 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2003 Anime television Cartoon Network Toonami Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA

Programming

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