The Anime Network

Anime Network

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.

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.

Type	Abbreviation	Content Information	Notes
Free On Demand	Free VOD	Up to 10 hours of content. Content is edited and ad supported.	Available to Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and Buckeye CableSystem customers. Providers who offer Subscription On Demand may make the Free On Demand package available to all their customers.
Events On Demand	Events VOD	Full volumes of unedited anime shows for $3.99.	Currently only available to Comcast subscribers.
Subscription On Demand	SVOD	Up to 15-25 episodes per week, content is unedited and not ad supported. Subscription On Demand subscribers also receive new premieres, shows, and exclusive content not available to Free On Demand customers.	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.

Providers

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

Provider	Cable/Satellite	Format	Notes
Bright House Networks	Cable	Free VOD
Cablevision	Cable	SVOD
Cox	Cable	SVOD/Free VOD
Comcast	Cable	Free VOD/Events VOD
DirecTV	Satellite	Free VOD	HD DVR "HR20/HR21" owners only/High Speed Internet required.
Rogers Communications	Cable	SVOD/Free VOD	Canadian cable provider
Shaw Digital TV	Cable	SVOD	Canadian cable provider
Suddenlink Communications	Cable	SVOD/Free VOD	Subscription On Demand channel 995, Free On Demand channel 996.
Time Warner Cable	Cable	Free VOD
Wide Open West	Cable	SVOD/Free VOD	Previously carried the 24/7 linear service.

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. 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.