AXN White (German TV channel)
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| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Germany, Austria, Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Landshut, Germany |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | German |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | High View Group |
| Sister channels | AXN Black |
| History | |
| Launched | 22 April 2013 |
| Former names | Sony Entertainment Television (2013–2016) Sony Channel (2016–2023) |
| Links | |
| Website | axn |
AXN White (formerly Sony Channel) is a German pay cable and satellite channel owned by High View Group, based in Munich. The network was formerly wholly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
History
[edit]Broadcasting started at 11:11 on 22 April 2013.[1] During its first years of broadcast, the channel was exclusively available for Deutsche Telekom until March 2016, when it became widespread among different providers such as Kabel Deutschland, Unitymedia, Kabelkiosk and Magine TV. The managing directors were John O. Fukunaga, Andrew Jay Kaplan and Karen Elisabeth Marsh, whose headquarters are in Landshut.
On December 15, 2016, the channel was renamed into Sony Channel and it later expanded its availability to Austria.[2][3] On 19 September 2019, Sony Channel has adopted a new logo.
In July 2023, two Sony cable television channels were sold and managed under an independent media company, High View Group after the closing its deal. On 1 September 2023, Sony AXN and Sony Channel were renamed under the AXN branded names: AXN Black and AXN White.[4][5]
Gallery
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Sony Entertainment Television Logo used from 2013 to 2016 -
Sony Entertainment Television HD Logo used up to 2016 -
Sony Channel Logo used from 2016 to 2019 -
Sony Channel Logo used from 2019 to 2023 -
AXN White Logo used from 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Neuer Pay-TV-Sender Sony Entertainment Television startet heute". DIGITAL FERNSEHEN (in German). 2013-04-22. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "Sony Entertainment TV wird Sony Channel". TV Digital (in German). 2016-11-15. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ "Sony Entertainment TV erstrahlt in neuem Glanz" (in German). 2016-11-16. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ^ Keys, Matthew (2023-07-27). "High View set to control Sony's two German TV channels". Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ Krei, Alexander (2023-07-29). "Offenbar neue Namen für Sony Channel und Sony AXN" (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)