AXN White (formerly ''Sony Channel'') is a German

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and satellite channel owned by High View Group, based in

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. The network was formerly wholly owned by

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History

Broadcasting started at 11:11 on 22 April 2013. During its first years of broadcast, the channel was exclusively available for

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until March 2016, when it became widespread among different providers such as

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, Kabelkiosk and

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On December 15, 2016, the channel was renamed into Sony Channel and it later expanded its availability to Austria. On 19 September 2019, Sony Channel has adopted a new logo. Sony Channel 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.

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'' ''(Lifjord - Der Freispruch)'' (2016–present) *'' Gran Hotel'' (2013–present) *''

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'' ''(Cenerentola: Ein italienisches Märchen)'' (2014–2016) *''

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'' ''(Klein Dorrit)'' (2017–present) *''

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'' ''(Murdoch Mysteries – Auf den Spuren mysteriöser Mordfälle)'' (2021–present) *''

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'' ''(Spin - Paris im Schatten der Macht)'' (2014–present) *''

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'' (2014–present) *'' The Borgias'' ''(Borgia)'' (2013–present) *'' The Great Train Robbery'' ''(Der große Eisenbahnraub)'' (2014–present) *''

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'' ''(Das Geheimnis des Edwin Drood)'' (2016–present) *''

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'' ''(The Tunnel - Mord kennt keine Grenzen)'' (2014–present) *''

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'' ''(Un village français - Überleben unter deutscher Besatzung)'' (2014–present) *''

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