Melita has announced that AXN, the fastest growing pay entertainment channel on the Sky platform in Italy, AXN HD, and the newly launched AXN SCI-FI, will all be exclusively available on the Melita Pay TV platform on channels 301 (AXN), 303 (AXN SCI-FI) and 330 for AXN HD. From March 1st, subscribers to Melita’s XL and HD TV packages will be able to experience the best in action entertainment on AXN and their favourite Sci-fi and fantasy shows on AXN SCI-FI.

The AXN network now reaches more than 1 million people every day in Italy and its all day audience is up by +27% in 2010. AXN boasts action-packed programming including series like Justified, Damages, Flashpoint, Cobra 11, Dark Blue (Starting in June) and Prison Break (Starting in May), together with successful locally-produced, versioned series such as Torta di Riso and Manswers. AXN also screens some of the best action-packed movies of all time like King Kong, Miami Vice, Spider-Man 2 and classic titles starring the likes of Steven Seagal and Jean Claude Van Damme. Melita said.

AXN SCI-FI, brings together the best in U.S. and international science fiction and fantasy entertainment, offering a compelling mix of series and films. Viewers will have the chance to see acclaimed series including The 4400 and Dead Like Me and territory premieres of new seasons of Eureka and Ghost Hunters along with core sci-fi series like Star Trek Next Generation and SG-1.

“There is a great demand for entertainment content in the local market, with this objective, Melita entered into discussions Sony Pictures Television (SPT) to launch their AXN branded channels in Malta. The AXN channels in Italy have been growing rapidly and should be very well received amongst our subscribers,” said Michael Darmanin, Director of Marketing and Business Services, Melita.

“We are delighted to be joining the Melita platform and are pleased to deliver the quality action entertainment and sci-fi programming our channels are known for to subscribers in Malta with our portfolio of pay channels AXN, AXN HD and AXN SCI-FI. Our channels have proved very popular in the Italian market and we look forward to growing our networks in partnership with Melita,” added Kate Marsh, Senior Vice President, Broadcast & Channel Development, International Networks, Sony Pictures Television EMEA

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