AXN Sci Fi
| Country | Russian Federation (CIS) |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Russia Ukraine Kazakhstan Belarus Uzbekistan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9 (576i, HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Television |
| Sister channels | AXN Crime AXN BeTV (Southeast Asia) |
| History | |
| Launched | 29 May 2006 (Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan) |
| Closed | 1 October 2013 (Central and Eastern Europe) 28 February 2017 (Italy) |
| Replaced by | Sony Sci Fi |
| Links | |
| Website | axnscifi |
AXN Sci-Fi was a European pay television channel owned by Sony Pictures Television. It was available in Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
On 13 April 2013, AXN Sci-Fi Russia changed its name to Sony Sci-Fi.
On 11 July, Sony announced that AXN Sci Fi and AXN Crime would be replaced by AXN Black and AXN White.
On 1 October, AXN Sci Fi was replaced by AXN Black, however Italy edition was unaffected.
On 28 February 2017, the channel was discontinued in Italy, together with AXN Putting an End to the "Sci-Fi" Branding, After 11 years of Broadcasting.