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Anime Network
Group of anime television programming services
Group of anime television programming services
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Anime Network |
| logo | Anime_Network_2014_logo.png |
| logo_alt | Anime Network Logo |
| launch_date | 2002 |
| closed_date | 2008 (linear broadcasting) |
| 2023 (subscription video on demand service) | |
| replaced_by | ANIME x HIDIVE |
| HIDIVE (streaming) | |
| picture_format | 480i (SDTV) |
| owner | A.D. Vision (2002-2009) |
| Sentai Holdings, LLC (AMC Networks) | |
| country | United States, Canada |
| United Kingdom (former) | |
| website |
2023 (subscription video on demand service) HIDIVE (streaming) Sentai Holdings, LLC (AMC Networks) United Kingdom (former)
Anime Network was an American video on demand (VOD) network dedicated to anime owned by Sentai Filmworks, which has been a part of AMC Networks since January 2022. The network also had its own streaming service Anime Network Online, which was discontinued and replaced in June 2017 by HIDIVE.
History
The network was launched in North America in late 2002 and is marketed to multi system operators (MSOs) as both a free and subscription video on demand (VOD) programming service. Anime Network also provides online streaming of its anime for North America via its website with free full-length preview episodes for non-members, more episodes for members, and all online titles available for subscribers.
In October 2007, Anime Network was launched on DirecTV On Demand, initially on channel 1801 at launch. From the fall of 2015 through the network's end, it was found on channel 1889.
The Anime Network ceased broadcast of its linear 24/7 network on January 1, 2008; it continues to support a VOD service and online player on its main website. On September 1, 2009, A.D. Vision had sold off Anime Network to Valkyrie Media Partners LLC. with as part of the dissolution of the company and the reorganization of its assets.
On June 20, 2017, with the launch of Hidive, Section23 Films announced it would discontinue the Anime Network Online streaming service and focus solely on Anime Network's pay television and subscription VOD services, while HIDIVE, LLC, a new company which is not affiliated with Anime Network, Section23, or Sentai Filmworks, acquired Anime Network Online's assets and spun them off into the newly formed streaming service. That same day, Anime Network Inc. announced it acquired the "www.theanimenetwork.com" domain name from Anime Network Online.
As of 2023, the Anime Network has been discontinued with all of the Anime Network's licensed anime library were transferred to Hidive.
Availability and distribution
At launch, the Anime Network was only available by video on demand 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 complement the VOD service. Comcast Communications previously carried the channel on video on demand since its launch. On May 29, 2009, Comcast discontinued carriage of the service in both its free package and its pay-per-view digital television package which, however, are periodically included among Comcast Xfinity's Top Picks.
24/7 linear service
From June 30, 2004, to January 4, 2008, Anime Network offered a 24/7 channel available to pay television 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 VOD provider.
Video on demand
The Anime Network's content was distributed through video on demand in two formats.
| Type | Abbreviation | Content Information | Notes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free On Demand | Free VOD | title=DirecTV Video On Demand Schedule | publisher=Anime Network | url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/DirecTV | access-date=January 8, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110210125856/http://theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/DirecTV | archive-date= February 10, 2011 | url-status= live}} | title=Buckeye on demand schedule | publisher=Anime Network | url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/Buckeye-CableSystem | access-date=January 8, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110210124725/http://theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/Buckeye-CableSystem | archive-date= February 10, 2011 | url-status= live}} customers. Providers who offer Subscription On Demand may make the Free On Demand package available to all their customers. |
| Subscription On Demand | SVOD | title=Suddenlink on demand schedule | publisher=Anime Network | url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/Suddenlink | access-date=January 8, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110210125631/http://theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/Suddenlink | archive-date= February 10, 2011 | url-status= live}} | Carried on six of the nation's top ten cable providers and various smaller cable companies. Providers like Cox, Suddenlink and Insight will also distribute the Free On Demand package to all their customers. Some providers like Charter, Mediacom and Shaw Digital TV will only make the Subscription On Demand package available. Dish Network carries a pay-per-view based Subscription On Demand on their DISH Online service. |
Sony announced at E3 2010 that the PlayStation Network would begin carrying The Anime Network.
Anime Network (UK)
On June 3, 2007, Anime Network was launched in the United Kingdom as a programming block on the Propeller TV satellite channel, produced by A.D. Vision. 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, which was the same day Anime Network discontinued its North American 24/7 linear service to continue to support its VOD service.
Programming
- Azumanga Daioh
- Coyote Ragtime Show
- Elfen Lied
- Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor
- Innocent Venus
- Jinki:Extend
- Kurau: Phantom Memory
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Pani Poni Dash
- This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
References
References
- (April 28, 2016). "RIN-NE 2 disponible para América Latina por Anime Network Online". ANMTV.
- "DIRECTV On Demand: Official Announcement".
- (January 5, 2008). "Anime Network's 24/7 Linear Service Discontinued". Anime News Network.
- (September 1, 2009). "ADV Films Shuts Down, Parent Transfers All Assets to Other Companies". Anime News Network.
- (June 20, 2017). "HIDIVE anime streaming service launches with Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Update 3)". Anime News Network.
- (June 20, 2017). "Anime Network streaming website switches to cable, video on demand only (Updated)". Anime News Network.
- (December 13, 2002). "The Anime Network American launch". Anime News Network.
- "Comcast removes Anime Network, adds Funimation". Anime News Network.
- "DirecTV Video On Demand Schedule". Anime Network.
- "Time Warner on demand schedule". Anime Network.
- "Buckeye on demand schedule". Anime Network.
- "Suddenlink on demand schedule". Anime Network.
- "Sony's adds Anime Network to PSN". Anime Network.
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