Anime Network

Infobox TV channel
name = Anime Network
logofile = Anime Network logo.png logoalt = Anime Network Logo
launch = Late 2002
picture format = 480i (SDTV)
owner = A.D. Vision
country = United States, Canada
web = [http://www.theanimenetwork.com Official Website]
terr avail = Not Available
sat serv 1 = DirecTV
sat chan 1 = Channel 1889
(HD DVR "HR20" and "HR21" owners only)
cable serv 1=Available on most cable systems
cable chan 1=Consult your cable provider
online serv 1 = Online Player
online chan 1 = [http://www.theanimenetwork.com/aod/ Website]

The Anime Network, a subsidiary of A.D. Vision, Inc. (parent company of ADV Films and Newtype USA) is a cable channel in North America dedicated to anime. The network launched in North America in late 2002 and is marketed to multi-system operators (MSOs) as both a Free and Subscription Video On Demand programming service.

The Anime Network ceased broadcast of its linear 24/7 network on January 1 2008; it continues to support a VOD service and select episodes on its main website.

Availability & Distribution

At launch the Anime Network was only available by Video On Demand (VOD) to Comcast subscribers in the Philadelphia area with 1.2 million customers with more providers choosing to carry the service later on. The linear service launched on June 30 2004 to compliment the VOD service. cite web | title = Anime Network's 24/7 Linear Service Discontinued | publisher = Anime News Network | date = 2008-01-05 | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-05/anime-network's-24/7-linear-service-discontinued | accessdate = 2008-01-06 ] cite web | title = The Anime Network American Launch | publisher = Anime News Network | date = 2002-12-13 | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-12-13/the-anime-network-american-launch | accessdate = 2008-01-06 ]

24/7 Linear Service

From June 30 2004 to January 4 2008, Anime Network offered a 24/7 channel available to cable and satellite providers. The service was only carried by small cable companies. On January 4 2008, Anime Network officially announced that the 24/7 service would cease operations. The network will still operate as a Video On Demand provider.

Video On Demand

The Anime Network's content is distributed through Video On Demand in three formats.

Providers

Following is a selected list of providers that distribute Anime Network.

Anime Network (UK)

Infobox TV channel
dummy parameter=
name=Anime Network (UK)
logosize=
logofile=
logoalt=
launch=June 3, 2007
closed date=January 1, 2008
share=
share as of=
share source=
owner=A.D. Vision
country= flagcountry|United Kingdom
sister names=
web=
terr avail=Not Available
sat serv 1=Programming block on Propeller TV
sat chan 1=
cable avail=Not Available|On June 3, 2007 Anime Network was launched in the United Kingdom as a programming block on the Propeller TV satellite channel. It was broadcast as a 2 hour block with 4 different anime series and aired from 8:00pm to 10:00pm, 7 days a week. The block was removed from the schedule on January 1, 2008.

Anime programmes that aired on Anime Network (UK)

*Azumanga Daioh
*Coyote Ragtime Show
*Elfen Lied
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*Innocent Venus
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*Kurau Phantom Memory
*Neon Genesis Evangelion
*Pani Poni Dash!
*This Ugly Yet Beautiful World

ee also

* List of programs broadcast by Anime Network

References

External links

* [http://www.theanimenetwork.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.animenetwork.co.uk/ Official UK Site]