themidnightlore
That one that banters over Sony TV channels
Back with another thread, this time about closed TV channels. There's anything that do you miss?
I have a few of those, and I'll tell you why I miss them.
- AXN Italy (+ AXN Sci-FI Italy): Italy had it's AXN from 2005 to 2017, and from 2010, AXN Sci-FI was added to be its compainion. Then, something between Sony and Sky happened, with the latter canning the channels and the former going on test their luck on the Italian DTT, with opening an Italian version of POP and Cine Sony, aka Sony Movies, but stealing the name from that Spanish language movie channel they have in the USA. (Spoiler, the plan backfired quickly, with Cine Sony being the second shortest living Sony channel they ever had. The first place is held by Sony Crime Channel 2, lasting only seven months).
TBH, I miss AXN. A lot. With the Italian one dying, AXN Sci-FI also died, as the Italian one was the last one to exist.
- Sony Spin: Sony Spin was something that Sony had in Latin America from 2011 to 2014, born from the ashes of the local Animax. It may have been a gigantic catastrophe that not even the same Sony could handle, it may have killed Locomotion's legacy, but it got a killer graphical set.
I discovered of its existence way after it got closed, in 2017. And since then, I'm quite invested in it.
- Sony Crime Channel: Sony Crime was born under an unlucky star, as for make it start, Sony went to close Sony Channel. It started good, but it fizzed out very quickly. At the end, it became a zombie channel. It lasted from 2018 to 2020.
Yet, I have a fascination over it.
I just feel a little bitter that it could have closed a week after truTV UK was launched, as that closed down six days after Sony Crime blew it's first birthday candle. it would have been quite ironic.Considering I still think over that guy that said to have seen truTV UK bumpers on Sony Crime on its last day of life...
- Nolife: Nolife was a little indipendent french channel that existed from 2007 to 2018. It was on many cable tv and IPTV services in France and it was a channel about Japanese things like anime and videogames.
If not wrong, it closed down for economical difficulties.
- Voyage: Voyage had a long life, lasting from2005 1996 (I don't know from where 2005 came) to 2020. it was a victim of Disney's cutting of linear channels for Disney+. It was a channel that showed travel documentaries, and it did that until it's last day. Disney gained it with it's buyout of Fox, as it was a Fox channel before that.
A bummer that it had to close, as I don't even think its content got moved to Disney+. TBH, Voyage was a channel I always wished to see on Sky Italia.
- Horror Channel Italy: Did you know that Italy used to have its own Horror Channel? While it still exists in UK, the italian one died in 2015, when Sky Italia dropped all the AMC Networks channels. Horror's closure still remains in my mind thanks a "trolling" they attemped to do on its last day, saying they would air Fear the Walking Dead. Obviously, it never happened.
- Studio Universal Italy: Studio Universal started in Italy (I think it was the first even Studio Universal ever opened?) originally on Stream back in 1998. It closed a first time in 2008. Then it came back in 2009 on Mediaset Premium, just for close again in 2018.
A giant disappointment.
I have a few of those, and I'll tell you why I miss them.
- AXN Italy (+ AXN Sci-FI Italy): Italy had it's AXN from 2005 to 2017, and from 2010, AXN Sci-FI was added to be its compainion. Then, something between Sony and Sky happened, with the latter canning the channels and the former going on test their luck on the Italian DTT, with opening an Italian version of POP and Cine Sony, aka Sony Movies, but stealing the name from that Spanish language movie channel they have in the USA. (Spoiler, the plan backfired quickly, with Cine Sony being the second shortest living Sony channel they ever had. The first place is held by Sony Crime Channel 2, lasting only seven months).
TBH, I miss AXN. A lot. With the Italian one dying, AXN Sci-FI also died, as the Italian one was the last one to exist.
- Sony Spin: Sony Spin was something that Sony had in Latin America from 2011 to 2014, born from the ashes of the local Animax. It may have been a gigantic catastrophe that not even the same Sony could handle, it may have killed Locomotion's legacy, but it got a killer graphical set.
I discovered of its existence way after it got closed, in 2017. And since then, I'm quite invested in it.
- Sony Crime Channel: Sony Crime was born under an unlucky star, as for make it start, Sony went to close Sony Channel. It started good, but it fizzed out very quickly. At the end, it became a zombie channel. It lasted from 2018 to 2020.
Yet, I have a fascination over it.
I just feel a little bitter that it could have closed a week after truTV UK was launched, as that closed down six days after Sony Crime blew it's first birthday candle. it would have been quite ironic.
- Nolife: Nolife was a little indipendent french channel that existed from 2007 to 2018. It was on many cable tv and IPTV services in France and it was a channel about Japanese things like anime and videogames.
If not wrong, it closed down for economical difficulties.
- Voyage: Voyage had a long life, lasting from
A bummer that it had to close, as I don't even think its content got moved to Disney+. TBH, Voyage was a channel I always wished to see on Sky Italia.
- Horror Channel Italy: Did you know that Italy used to have its own Horror Channel? While it still exists in UK, the italian one died in 2015, when Sky Italia dropped all the AMC Networks channels. Horror's closure still remains in my mind thanks a "trolling" they attemped to do on its last day, saying they would air Fear the Walking Dead. Obviously, it never happened.
- Studio Universal Italy: Studio Universal started in Italy (I think it was the first even Studio Universal ever opened?) originally on Stream back in 1998. It closed a first time in 2008. Then it came back in 2009 on Mediaset Premium, just for close again in 2018.
A giant disappointment.
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