AXN Goes HD in Southeast Asia

SINGAPORE: The general-entertainment pay-TV channel AXN is to launch in high definition in Southeast Asia this May.

AXN HD has already secured carriage on two platforms in Southeast Asia, with details to be announced soon. The HD version of AXN is already available in South Korea on the DTH platform SkyLife as well as IPTV platforms Korea Telecom’s Qook TV, LG Dacom’s myLGtv and SK Broadband’s broad&tv.

Ricky Ow, the senior VP and general manager at SPE Networks—Asia, said, "With the HD wave gathering momentum in Southeast Asia, and the rewarding results we received in Korea, we believe the time is right to expand AXN HD’s presence in this region. Besides the two major platform deals, we are also negotiating for additional carriage so that more viewers will get to experience AXN’s brand of high impact action and top-notch entertainment in the best visual quality.”