Animax ( Japanese ア ニ マ ッ ク ス Animakkusu ) is a Japanese satellite television network focused on showing anime . [2] Sony conglomerate media division. The company’s headquarters is located in the New Pier Takeshiba North Tower ( Japanese ニ ュ ー ピ ア 竹 芝 ノ ー ス タ ワ ー Nu: Pia Takeshiba No: su Tawa:) [1] in Minato , Tokyo , Japan , where co-founders and network rights holders, including Sony Pictures Entertainment and the anime studios Sunrise [1] [3] , Toei Animation [4] [5] , TMS Entertainment and NAS . [6] [7]
| Animax ア ニ マ ッ ク ス | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type of | anime satellite tv network |
| Base | May 20, 1998 [1] |
| Location |  Minato , Tokyo , Japan [1] |
| Key figures | Masao Takiyama , President and Representative Director [1] |
| Industry | anime screening and production |
| Parent company | Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. Sunrise, Inc. Toei Animation Co., Ltd. TMS Entertainment, Ltd. NAS |
| Site | animax.co.jp |
Broadcasting covers Japan, Taiwan , Hong Kong , South Korea , Southeast and South Asia , Latin America and, in recent years, Europe ( Germany , Romania , Hungary , the Czech Republic since 2007, Slovakia , Spain and Portugal since 2008) [8] [ 9] , Africa and Australia . Thanks to this, Animax is the first and largest in the world round-the-clock television network focused on showing anime [7] [10] with more than 89 million viewers, broadcasting in 62 countries and in more than 17 languages. [eleven]
The name of the company is a wallet word from anime ( ア ニ メ anime ) and max ( マ ッ ク ス makkusu ) . [12]
History
Japan
The company was established by Sony on May 29, 1998 as Animax Broadcast Japan Inc. ( Japanese. 株式会社 ア ニ マ ッ ク ス ブ ロ ー ド キ ャ ス ト ・ ジ ャ パ ン Kubusiki-gaisha Animakkusu Buro: Dokyasuto Japan ) . The first broadcast took place on June 1 of the same year on the basis of the SKY PerfecTV satellite television platform ! . [1] The network began broadcasting with high definition (HDTV) in October 2009.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 " 会 社 概要 Archived September 12, 2011 .." (jap.) Animax. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ↑ Animax official website - corporate profile (japanese)
- ↑ Sunrise official website - corporate outline Archived on January 5, 2006. - Sunrise , official corporate outline, About Us section. (jap.)
- ↑ Toei Animation official website - history section Archived October 12, 2013. , official site of Toei Animation . (jap.)
- ↑ Toei Animation - official website - English section - History Archived March 2, 2015. Toei Animation official website. (eng.)
- ↑ Animax's official website - Official Partners Archived on August 13, 2006. - Animax official website, Official Partners section, links page. (jap.)
- ↑ 1 2 Sony Pictures Entertainment to Launch Animax Asia , Press Release, SPE, October 29, 2003, Anime News Network.
- ↑ Sony drives Animax across Europe . Date of treatment April 12, 2007. Archived April 26, 2012.
- ↑ Animax Heads to Europe (link not available) . Date of treatment April 12, 2007. Archived May 4, 2007.
- ↑ The Anime Biz - By Ian Rowley, with Hiroko Tashiro, Chester Dawson and Moon Ihlwan, BusinessWeek , June 27, 2005.
- ↑ SONY ANIMAX unspecified . Date of treatment July 11, 2008. Archived on April 26, 2012.
- ↑ (Japanese) Inter-Wikipedia | article