AXN (Asian TV channel)
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, officially showcasing content by Mediacorp. 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]
Country
Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Palau, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand[1]
KC Global Media Asia
Number 10, Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01, Hansapoint @ Changi Business Park, Changi, Singapore
- English
- Malay
- Indonesian
- Mandarin Chinese
- Tamil
HDTV 1080i
- Sony Pictures Entertainment (2004-2020)
- KC Global Media Asia (2020-present)
21 September 1997
29 March 2021 (SD Feed, Malaysia) 30 June 2020 (SD Feed, India)
LCN
LCN 11629 H
LCN
LCN 2535
Formerly LCN 162 (added 31 Dec 2017)
There are two feeds for the channel. One is aimed at viewers in Hong Kong and Thailand only, while the other one is aimed towards the rest of the region. Programming on both feeds are the same, with the exception of local advertising. The Philippine feed also sometimes modifies its own programming due to broadcast issues.
AXN HD[edit]
AXN first launched its high-definition feed in Korea on 1 March 2009 which was later made available in Singapore on StarHub TV on 25 May 2010.[13] In Malaysia, it was launched on 16 June 2010 on Astro and 1 October 2023 on NJOI.[14] In Thailand it was launched on 12 July 2011 on TrueVisions; in India it was made available on Videocon D2H on 19 July 2014. The HD feed premiered in Sri Lanka on Dialog TV 2013. In the Philippines it was launched on 20 April 2015 on SkyCable, Sky Direct, Cignal and Singtel TV in Singapore.