Where is the Anime TV for UK?
What does the UK have on TV for Anime fans? Nothing, really…
Sky channel 188 is “Showcase TV” and they are showing Cowboy Bebop and Ghost in the Shell: 2nd Gig.
Well, I thought after Toonamis ‘execution’ where some, known to be rarely, good anime was shown, none was available.. but it seems there actually is… kind of. Click to continue reading…
Doing a bit of searching…
http://www.mediauk.com/tv/344215/showcase-tv
Showcase TV
Launch date: 13 September 2007
Owner: CSC Media Group
Contact details
Website: http://www.animecentral.com
The remains of AnimeCentral…..
True Entertainment is what Anime Central became in May 08.
Showcase TV is what True Entertainment became in August 08.
We assume the repeats are due to having only those licenses at the moment.
Which would make sense… and then when they found the final dagger was struck…
Well, after all this time it’s finally happened.
Channel 199 on Sky is now Showcase TV, consisting of programming from Pop Girl, Chart Show TV and True movies 2, with Ghost in the Shell and Cowboy Bebop bringing up the midnight slot (until their licenses run out).It’s been a wild ride over the past eleven months, but Anime Central is now dead. I’ll miss it.
But the question is, where do we go from here?
That was dated 27.8.08.
Hehe, someone suggested starting a Charity…
CSC (the company who owned AC) are not poor, in fact they’re rolling in cash. The problem is; they didn’t feel like spending anymore on Anime Central.
So, start a charity?
I think a bribe to the suits at CSC is more in order, anybody got a spare 10 million?
…
4am-5am: Cowboy Bebop
5am-6am: Ghost in the Shell S.A.C: 2nd Gig
On repeat, constantly.
The company that owns Anime Central, CSC Media Group, owns and airs…
Bliss
Chart Show TV
Flaunt
Flava
Kix
NME TV
POP
Pop Girl
Scuzz
Showcase TV
Tiny Pop
True Drama
True Movies
The Vault
Shamefully as well, the latest news on their site is:
09/06/2008 Scuzz turning Japanese
Scuzz brings in Anime Central heavy weight, ‘Ghost in the Shell SAC’ to the alternative music channel’s weekend evening slot.
… this isn’t the case as of now anyway, and how is anyone going to notice or care if it simply has a slot on a Rock channel?
CSC Media still show the Anime Central logo on their site as well..
This is the only way you’ll watch Anime “legally” without having to buy DVDs.. or use an online option perhaps… in the UK, but really, what the hell is the point?
Is Anime not that popular or is it simply bad luck?
Well it seems to be a lost cause, for now anyway.
DVD sales of TV Shows are made from actually showing them, so what needs to be done, if they really want to curb the illegal distribution of Anime or more so, make more money off it, Anime Distributors for the UK need to sponsor Anime Channels and that will promptly cause more money to circulate IF it is popular enough, which it very much is.
A solution which makes sense, but hopefully they’ll figure it out soon enough.
Of course another possibility is if Anime Distributors for the UK band together to create a new Anime Channel!
Well, I shan’t despair about something out of my hands – and something I can’t help, heh.
Still, I’d like you hear your thoughts so let me hear em!
- Sensei
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I feel the same way you do. They used to show anime on bravo (Afro samurai), Rockworld (Cromartie High and Gilgamesh) and Rurouni Kenshin on Channel S too.
I’m not too sure about the Distributors banding together to create a channel but i do think they need to be involved in the new channel.
the reason why CSC closed Anime channel was because of the low viewing figures. the show with the highest viewing figure was about 9000 people in the whole of the UK. Compared to their other channels which was pulling about 25-35 000.
could of writen more but ive got ADD so…. well you get the idea.
Keep up the good work