| Viasat Film | |
|---|---|
| Owned by | Sony Pictures Entertainment (2017-2021) Antenna Group (2021-present) |
| Country | Hungary |
| Headquarters | Budapest, Hungary |
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Viasat Film is a Hungarian cinema television launched on 2006 as AXN Sci-Fi, then it is replaced by AXN Black to Sony Movie Channel, and the channel became Viasat Film on 2022, the channel broadcast as 24 hour channel.[1]
History
As Sony Movies Channel
Sony Movies Channel started to began on 3 August 2017, the channel launched on 7 October 2017, when Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI), it was announced to rename for two AXN channels on Hungary.
The channel is which replaced AXN Black, and actually launched on 7 October 2017, at 04:00 am, with two hour teleshop, and a official broadcast begins at 06:05.
Sony Movies Channel is the only channel on Europe, and while AXN Black is on international, However, Sony Movies Channel is available on United States, but in Portugal it is available too in Europe, in the UK, the former channel Sony Movies Channel is now available until May 2021, and until it was renamed to GREAT! Movies.
The channel mainly airs films from 20th Century Studios, Lions Gate Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, and Warner Bros., and it also airs some several series, mainly based on films.
The channel's advertising time was sold to Atmedia until December 31, 2019 , and from January 1, 2020, it will be sold by RTL Saleshouse.
As Viasat Film
Different names
Between 2012 and 2015, a channel from Sweden has a same name of channel, and it was called V Film, a premium channel broadcasting under the name V Film Premiere since June 2020.
References
- ↑ Viasat, Film (2025). "Viasat Film launch on 2021 replacing Sony Movie Channel". Lyngsat. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
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