AXN is a pan-Asian pay television channel owned by KC Global Media Asia and headquartered in

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. The channel primarily airs action shows, notably

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dramas, with most of its content originating in

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. Formally a wholly owned subsidiary of

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, AXN's operations in the

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and

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were sold to KC Global Media in January 2020.

Programming

AXN typically focuses on broadcasting American and

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s. Its content is sourced from major production studies, including

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, NBC Universal Television and

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. Their wide range of partnerships enables AXN to air episodes of television series on the same day they premiere in the

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. The channel also acquires recently released, high profile American films from

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and

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. AXN occasionally features region specific programming tailored to

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n audiences.

Anime programmes

In its early years, during the late 1990s and early 2000s, AXN featured a variety of

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, 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,

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, a move that had been in preparation since the late 1990s. Despite this, in the

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, 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.

Original productions

* ''Adventure Your Way'' - adventure show; hosted by Atom Araullo * '' The Amazing Race Asia'' - a local version of the American reality competition series ''

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''; the fifth season premiered in 2016. * ''

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'' * '' The Apprentice Asia'' - premiered in 2013, revived as ''The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition'' in 2021''.'' * '' Asia's Got Talent'' - premiered in 2015; second season premiered in 2017; third season to air in late 2018. * '' Cash Cab Asia'' * '' The Contender Asia'' -

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boxing reality show similar to '' The Contender''; season 1 premiered on January 16, 2008 * '' The Duke'' - men's lifestyle magazine talk show; season 1 premiered in 2009 * ''e-Buzz'' - entertainment news show, hosted by Jaymee Ong; ended * '' The Kitchen Musical'' (was available in

) * ''Sony Style'' - lifestyle and entertainment magazine show sponsored by Sony; seasons two and three hosted by Oli Pettigrew * ''Ultimate Escape'' - holiday adventure show; the first season aired from October 29, 2007, to November 19, 2007 * ''Project GO'' - business reality competition; premiered in 2021

Feeds

The channel maintains two primary feeds: one tailored exclusively for viewers in

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and

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, 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 Southeast Asia (based in

) * AXN Korea (joint venture with CU Media - airs local shows alongside international shows) * AXN Philippines (separated from the SEA feed, including local advertisements and movies) * AXN Taiwan (separated from the SEA feed including local advertisements and movies)

Former feeds

* AXN India * AXN Japan (separated from the SEA feed including local advertisements, sold to Nojima in 2021 and relaunched as - used subtitles in October 2023) * AXN Mystery Japan (separated from the SEA feed including local advertisements, sold to Nojima in 2021 and relaunched as - used subtitles in October 2023) * AXN Beyond (later known as BeTV, Sony Channel; now defunct)

AXN HD

AXN first launched its high-definition feed in

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on 1 March 2009. This was made available in Singapore on StarHub TV from 25 May 2010. In

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, it was launched on 16 June 2010 on Astro and 1 October 2023 on NJOI.AXN HD in Malaysia
In

it was launched on 12 July 2011 on

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; in

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it was made available on Videocon D2H on 19 July 2014. The HD feed premiered in

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on Dialog TV 2013. In the Philippines it was launched on 20 April 2015; and on

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, Sky Direct, Cignal and

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in Singapore.

References

External links

*
Official India website

Official Taiwan website

Official Japan website

AXN Asia Schedule

AXN Asia
on

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