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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
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]
Programming
Source:[6]
- 1993 (1993 - Jede Revolution hat ihren Preis) (2018–present)
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (2016–present)
- Anna Karenina (2014–present)
- Anna Pihl (Anna Pihl - Auf Streife in Kopenhagen) (2013–2016)
- Baron Noir (2017–present)
- Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent) (2017–present)
- Clan (2014–2016)
- Cranford (2015–present)
- D'Artagnan et les Trois Mousquetaires (2005) (Die drei Musketiere) (2013–2015)
- Downton Abbey (2014–present)
- Emma (2016–present)
- Frikjent (Lifjord - Der Freispruch) (2016–present)
- Gran Hotel (2013–present)
- John Rabe (2015–present)
- La Cenerentola (Cenerentola: Ein italienisches Märchen) (2014–2016)
- Little Dorrit (Klein Dorrit) (2017–present)
- Lost Girl (2013-2016)
- Malcolm in the Middle (Malcolm mittendrin) (2013–2016)
- Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (Miss Fishers mysteriöse Mordfälle) (2014–present)
- Murdoch Mysteries (Murdoch Mysteries – Auf den Spuren mysteriöser Mordfälle) (2021–present)
- Mr Selfridge (2014–present)
- Mustat lesket (Black Widows - Rache auf Finnisch) (2015–present)
- Napoléon (Napoleon) (2013–2015)
- National Treasure (2017–present)
- Partners in Crime (2017–present)
- Poldark (2016–present)
- Rome (2014)
- Scott & Bailey (2015–present)
- Solsidan (The Sunny Side) (2018–present)
- Spin (Spin - Paris im Schatten der Macht) (2014–present)
- Spiral (Engrenages - Im Fadenkreuz der Justiz) (2015–present)
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles (Tess) (2016–present)
- The Bletchley Circle (2014–present)
- The Borgias (Borgia) (2013–present)
- The Great Train Robbery (Der große Eisenbahnraub) (2014–present)
- The Honourable Woman (2015–present)
- The Mob Doctor (Mob Doctor) (2013, 2015–2016)
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Das Geheimnis des Edwin Drood) (2016–present)
- The Tunnel (The Tunnel - Mord kennt keine Grenzen) (2014–present)
- Un village français (Un village français - Überleben unter deutscher Besatzung) (2014–present)
- Velvet (2015–present)
References
- ↑ Neuer Pay-TV-Sender Sony Entertainment Television startet heute (in German), 2013-04-22, retrieved 2016-12-17
- ↑ "Sony Entertainment TV wird Sony Channel". TV Digital (in German). 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
- ↑ Sony Entertainment TV erstrahlt in neuem Glanz (in German), 2016-11-16, 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.
- ↑ "Wunschliste". wunschliste.de. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
External links
- Official website (in German)