AXS TV

AXS TV (pronounced "access") is an American cable and satellite television network that is managed by film company 2929 Entertainment (through AXS TV, LLC)—which they founded as HDNet (through HDNet, LLC) in 2001 before it was rebranded as AXS TV in 2012—with a consortium of partners consisting of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), Ryan Seacrest (through Ryan Seacrest Media), Creative Artists Agency and CBS Corporation. The network's programming specializes in live music events, as well as comedy, movies and mixed martial arts, among others.

History

Launch and Availability in the United States

The network originally launched as HDNet on September 6, 2001, designed as a high definition-exclusive service under the ownership of HDNet, Inc., which then was co-owned by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Philip Garvin, owner of Colorado Studios and Mobile TV Group. In December 2001 and January 2002, HDNet aired exclusive HD coverage of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan with former CNN correspondent Peter Arnett. In February 2002, the network originated eight daily hours of high definition content from the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. This feed was picked up by NBC and aired in 24-hour rotation on the digital signals of NBC's stations.

AXS

AXS may refer to:

AXS (ticket merchant)

AXS (pronounced "access") is a digital marketing platform for purchasing tickets for sports and entertainment events in the US, and overseas. It was developed and is operated by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) in partnership with Outbox Technologies. The platform has introduced major social ticketing innovations.

Background

Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), valued at over 8 billion US dollars, is the world's largest owner of sports teams and sports events and is also the world's second largest presenter of live music and entertainment events (after Live Nation Entertainment). Live Nation Entertainment was formed by the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, a ticket sale giant, in early 2010. AEG had been licensing Ticketmaster’s software before the merger, and as part of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) conditions for approving the merger deal, AEG was allowed to continue licensing Ticketmaster’s software for up to five years while it established its own ticketing business.