AXN (Portuguese TV channel)
television channel
AXN is a Portuguese pay television channel. It is the Portuguese version of the AXN network, owned by Sony. It was a Cabovisão exclusive in its beginnings, but now it is available in all operators and platforms. It's one of the most watched channels on pay-TV in Portugal, competing with Star Channel, SIC Notícias, Canal Panda, Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and Canal Hollywood.
The channel has a feed airing dubbed shows in Angola and Mozambique on the ZAP platform since 2015.
History
AXN started broadcasting on Cabovisão's basic package on 1 November 2002. On 19 May 2004, the channel started broadcasting on TV Cabo, causing the channel to have a record increase in its ratings in 2005, even surpassing SIC Notícias.
The arrival to TV Cabo implied, in late 2004, a more generalist turn to its schedule, with the inclusion of the Michael Moore documentary series The Awful Truth, starting in November of that year, as well as a documentary on Carlos Sória, who climbed the K2 mountain, set for 26 December.
Sister channels
AXN White
AXN White first launched in Portugal on 14 April 2012, replacing Sony Entertainment Television. It focuses on comedy and romantic series and movies.
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