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actionX

Broadcast on: Defunct
Active from: 01 Apr 2004
Active until: 30 Jan 2008

About

actionX is a defunct South African B-grade action movie and series channel which was rebranded as M-Net Action when the channel was assimilated into the M-Net stable of genre channels in February 2008.

AVAILABILITY

DStv: Channel 6

PICTURE FORMAT

576i (SDTV, 16:9) - DStv

The channel carried an extensive movie mix, including action of various kinds - thrillers, sci-fi, martial arts, horror and even 'adult' action.

It also had science fiction and fantasy series such as the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries and subsequent four-season run.

Other series broadcast on actionX include Ghost Hunters, ReGenesis, Criminal Minds, The Outer Limits, Andromeda, Firefly, The Shield, Sleeper Cell, The Lost Room, Rescue Me, Brotherhood, Stargate SG-1, The Dresden Files, The Closer, Eureka, Supernatural and The 4400.

actionX also broadcast the South African adult reality competition television show Stripteaze, produced by Ben Badenhorst Productions, in which male and female contestants compete for prizes valued at R300,000 in a weekly elimination format.

Stripteaze consisted of weekly one-hour episodes in which the male and female contestants performed stripping routines in front of a panel of judges headed by the late Teazers boss Lolly Jackson.

It aired on the channel in September 2007 and was the first (and only) local reality show produced by and exclusively for the satellite channel.


Latest Updated Shows

Supernatural

Genre: Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural
Channel: actionX, SABC3, M-Net Action, M-Net Series, M-Net Series Showcase, Vuzu Amp, SABC2, M-Net City
Summary: Fantasy-horror series which follows brothers Sam and Dean Winchester as they hunt demons, ghosts, monsters and other supernatural beings in the world.
Starring: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Lauren Cohan


Criminal Minds

Genre: Drama, Police Procedural
Channel: actionX, Fox Entertainment, StarTimes One, M-Net Action, M-Net Series, FOX Crime, M-Net Series Showcase, M-Net Series Zone, FOX Life, M-Net Edge, M-Net City, FOX Africa, M-Net
Summary: Revolves around an elite team of profilers who analyse America's most twisted minds, trying to anticipate their moves before they strike again.
Starring: Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini


Sleeper Cell

Genre: Drama
Channel: M-Net, actionX, Mzansi Magic, M-Net Edge
Summary: An undercover FBI agent is seduced into joining an Islamic terrorist cell by the cell's leader, with the aim of stopping an attack on American soil.
Starring: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti


Latest Articles

actionX Rebranded As M-Net Action

31 Jan 2008 | Written by: TVSA Team | From: News | 4 comments
DStv's actionX channel is undergoing something of an extreme makeover in February by changing its name to M-Net Action.


Seven new channels added to DStv Compact

06 Dec 2006 | Written by: TVSA Team | From: News | 6 comments
Christmas has come early for subscribers to DStv Compact, the "slimmed-down" satellite service for the budget-challenged.



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