Axess TV
| Axess TV | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Launched | May 27, 2006 |
| Owned by | Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) |
| Audience share | 0.1% (2010, MMS[1]) |
| Slogan | The Swedish Culture Channel |
| Country | Sweden |
| Website | http://www.axess.se |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial | Channel 25 |
| Cable | |
| Com Hem | Channel 42 |
Axess TV is a Swedish television channel belonging to the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation. It is mainly devoted to cultural and science programmes. The Ax:son Johnson Foundation applied for a license to broadcast in the Swedish digital terrestrial television network in the autumn of 2005. The channel was awarded a license to broadcast free-to-air in the Weekends in February 2006. Trial broadcasts started on May 27th 2006. The first weekend contained the opera Dialogues of the Carmelites, the British sitcom Yes Minister, a discussion programme and a documentary. The channel had a full launch on September 23rd 2006. From February 1, 2010, Axess is no longer free-to-air, but is available as part of a pay-channel package from Boxer. It has also changed compression to MPEG-4.
References
- ↑ Årsrapport 2010 (PDF), Mediamätning i Skandinavien
