AXN Movies (previously Sony Entertainment Television and AXN White) is a channel operated by Sony Pictures Television International Networks Europe.
History As Sony TV en Veo/Sony Entertainment Television The channel was first launched in Spain on June 12, 2006 as a free-to-air channel, called Sony Entertainment Television en Veo (or SET en Veo). It began its test broadcasts 12 hours a day, timesharing with Veo Televisión, and broadcasting fiction series and movies. It also broadcast the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards for the first time on DTT.
On September 18, the channel began broadcasting 24 hours a day.
On March 17, 2007, the network announced the broadcast of Desperate Housewives, and starting on April 14, Lost.
On August 14, 2009, Sony Pictures announced an agreement with Dahlia for the marketing of the AXN channel as a subscription-based DTT channel, waiting for Grupo Antena 3 and Mediaset España to launch their DTT payment platforms. Finally, on May 1, 2010, it ceased its free-to-air broadcasts to make way for AXN, which broadcast through paid DTT.
However, Sony TV continued to be broadcast as a pay TV channel since October 30 of the same year, rebranding as Sony Entertainment Television.
As AXN White On April 16, 2012, it was announces that Sony TV channel would be replaced with AXN White on May 7, 2012, it mainly broadcast romance and comedy movies and series.
As AXN Movies The channel was rebranded on May 1, 2023 to AXN Movies and changed its programming, by only broadcasting movies, embracing all genres.
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Programming When the channel launched as SET/AXN White, it mainly broadcast romance and comedy movies and series. However, with the rebranding to AXN Movies, its focus was redirected to only movies.
Former Programming Sources: 8 Simple Rules Almost Perfect The Amazing Race Baby Daddy Becker Call the Midwife Cashmere Mafia Community Desperate Housewives Devious Maids Drop Dead Diva Ed Edel & Starck Family Law The Firm Franklin & Bash The Fosters Frasier GCB Happy Family Hart of Dixie Hidden Hills Hollywood Is Like High School with Money Home Improvement Hot in Cleveland In Plain Sight Jesse Judging Amy Kevin Hill Las Vegas Less Than Kind Lost Girl Mad About You Make It or Break It Malcolm & Eddie Married... with Children McLeod's Daughters Medium Melissa & Joey Mike & Molly Missing Mistresses Mixology Mr. Sunshine Naked Josh The Nanny No Ordinary Family Off the Map Offspring Once Upon a Time Packed to the Rafters Pretty Little Liars Private Relic Hunter Satisfaction Scoundrels SeaQuest DSV Shit My Dad Says Smash Suddenly Susan Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye Switched at Birth Torchwood Veronica's Closet Veronica Mars Weeds Will & Grace
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