Illusion On-Demand

Infobox Network
network_name = Illusion On-Demand
network_type = Cable Video On Demand network
available = United States, national (launches October 2007)
launches = 1st quarter of 2008
founder = Caitlyn Darr, Jamison Ousley, Dekker Dreyer
owner = Illusion Television LLC

Illusion On-Demand is an American VOD Video On Demand cable network focused on science fiction and fantasy programming. Illusion launched nationally in October 2007 with a special Halloween lineup. [ [http://www.starlog.com/news_article.php?id=1939 Starlog] ] The regular programming consists of 21 shows and content blocks [ [http://www.scifinews.net/ Sci-Fi News] ]

Illusion's initial lineup includes anime, [ [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-08-16/new-on-demand-cable-channel-to-offer-anime Anime News Network] ] live-action programming, news and talk.

Anime on Illusion ranges froms series to features such as Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer, Kakurenbo, Ichi: Zero and BlackJack: Infection. [ [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34338 Ain't it Cool News] ]

Illusion is distributed by TVN Entertainment Corporation. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS178671+17-Dec-2007+MW20071217 Reuters Newswire] ]

Premieres

Illusion not only premiered Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere to American audiences but has been applauded for returning classic Doctor Who to television after well over a decade of absence [ [http://www.geek.com/old-doctor-who-shows-back-on-american-tv/ Geek.com] ] [ [http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2007/12/illusion-ondema.php AMC's Sci-Fi Scanner] ] . Illusion will also be premiering the upcoming original sci-fi vidcast series, Venus Rises, to television. [ [http://www.illusiontv.com/venusrises.php Venus Rises | Illusion ] ] [ [http://www.scifinews.net/news.php?aid=377 Illusion On-Demand Launches - Dedicated To Science Fiction & Fantasy ] ]

Website and Related Ventures

Illusion maintains a science fiction portal site which features broadband video, a community and several related blogs. The site is home to "Transmitter" magazine, an online literary anthology which supports emerging genre writers [ [http://www.broadcastbuyer.tv/publish/Productions_160/Illusion_On-Demand_Expands_14268.shtml Broadcast Buyer] ] [ [http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=49612 Sci-Fi Wire, Sci-Fi Channel] ] .

The developers behind Illusion originally owned a vodcasting cult movie network called "Clash TV" [ [http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/579195/blurring_the_line_between_tv_and_the_web/index.html Red Orbit Reprint of Chicago Tribune] ] . Clash TV was subsequently repackaged as "Zoe's Drive-In" show on Illusion's lineup.

Events

To date Illusion has been part of two genre events, co-hosting a New York Comic Con afterparty with website Popcultureshock.com and Marvel Comics [ [http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2007/02/21/nycc-pop-culture-shock-party/ Publisher's Weekly] ] and joining forces with comic book writer Stan Lee and the Hero Initiative for a charity event during San Diego Comic Con 2007 [ [http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/comiccon/2007/07/get-em-while-yo.html Los Angeles Times] ] .

Additionally, Illusion co-sponsored the 33rd annual Boston Science Fiction Marathon [ [http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117981393.html?nav=news&categoryid=1983&cs=1 Variety] ]

Programming Lineup

"Incomplete list of channel offerings"
*Analog Magazine Presents: The Science of Fiction
*Troma Creature Feature
*Now and Then, Here and There
*Strange (BBC)
*Shadow Star Narutaru
*The Day of the Triffids (TV series)
*Neverwhere
*Doctor Who
*Venus Rises

Availability

*Ace Communications
*Americom
*AT&T U-verse
*Antietam Cable
*Armstrong Cable
*Bend Cable
*Blue Ridge Communications
*Bluewater TV
*Bruce Telecom
*Cameron Communications
*Charter Communications
*Cincinnati Bell
*Click!
*Community Television co
*Compton Communications
*Eastlink Digital Cable
*GVTC
*HTC
*Hood Canal Communications
*Knology
*Metrocast
*Mountain Cablevision
*NPG Cable
*OneLink
*OneSource
*RCN Corporation
*San Bruno Municipal Cable TV
*Seaside Communications
*Starfire
*Sunflower Broadband
*Thames Valley Communications
*Verizon Fios
*Wave Broadband
*Westman Communications Group

References

External links

* [http://www.illusiontv.com Official Site]