New Anime on TV!
May 6, 2007 4:37:41 GMT -5
Post by insanity on May 6, 2007 4:37:41 GMT -5
www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-05/sci-fi-channel-launches-anime-block
Broadcasting & Cable reports that on June 11, the Sci Fi Channel will premiere Ani-Monday, a weekly two-hour block of anime programming. Episodes, films, and other content for the block will be provided by Manga Entertainment, a unit of Starz Media. Starz is the production company behind Sci Fi's original series Painkiller Jane. According to Sci Fi executive vice-president Dave Howe, this block is a part of an overall initiative to redefine Sci Fi as a "lifestyle brand," not just a cable TV channel.
The new block, which will air from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., is intended to directly compete with Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. Broadcasting & Cable reports that through the first months of this year, Adult Swim has averaged 281,000 male viewers aged 18-34 during that timeslot. For the same age bracket and timeslot, Sci Fi Channel's average was 44,000 viewers.
Follow-Up: Sci Fi Channel's schedule indicates its Ani-Monday block will premiere with Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society on June 11 at 11:00 p.m. ET. As the latest installment of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, this movie moves the story ahead two years after the second series. Bandai Entertainment will sell the movie's DVD on July 3, and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block will begin airing repeats of the second series on May 13. Noein, Tokko, and Macross Plus will air on June 18 and again on June 25.
My opinion, I'm always happy for new anime on TV since only one channel currently airs it, but competing with Adult Swim is soooo stupid. I mean, they are airing the Ghost in the Shell Movie, when they series is already on adult swim. SciFi is purposely trying to draw in Adult Swim's anime viewers, I see two things happening: 1) Adult Swim losers viewers and therefore stops trying with Anime all together, or 2) this puts it into perspective for Adult Swim and they'll actually start to give a crap about how they handle their anime.
I'm thinking its the second, since anime brings in over half the viewers
Broadcasting & Cable reports that on June 11, the Sci Fi Channel will premiere Ani-Monday, a weekly two-hour block of anime programming. Episodes, films, and other content for the block will be provided by Manga Entertainment, a unit of Starz Media. Starz is the production company behind Sci Fi's original series Painkiller Jane. According to Sci Fi executive vice-president Dave Howe, this block is a part of an overall initiative to redefine Sci Fi as a "lifestyle brand," not just a cable TV channel.
The new block, which will air from 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m., is intended to directly compete with Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. Broadcasting & Cable reports that through the first months of this year, Adult Swim has averaged 281,000 male viewers aged 18-34 during that timeslot. For the same age bracket and timeslot, Sci Fi Channel's average was 44,000 viewers.
Follow-Up: Sci Fi Channel's schedule indicates its Ani-Monday block will premiere with Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society on June 11 at 11:00 p.m. ET. As the latest installment of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, this movie moves the story ahead two years after the second series. Bandai Entertainment will sell the movie's DVD on July 3, and Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block will begin airing repeats of the second series on May 13. Noein, Tokko, and Macross Plus will air on June 18 and again on June 25.
My opinion, I'm always happy for new anime on TV since only one channel currently airs it, but competing with Adult Swim is soooo stupid. I mean, they are airing the Ghost in the Shell Movie, when they series is already on adult swim. SciFi is purposely trying to draw in Adult Swim's anime viewers, I see two things happening: 1) Adult Swim losers viewers and therefore stops trying with Anime all together, or 2) this puts it into perspective for Adult Swim and they'll actually start to give a crap about how they handle their anime.
I'm thinking its the second, since anime brings in over half the viewers