Animax Germany
 Animax Germany logo | |
| Country | Germany |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Germany, Austria and Switzerland |
| Network | Animax |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 June 2007 |
| Closed | 1 July 2016 (as a TV channel) 30 September 2022 (VOD) |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
Animax Germany was an old German video on demand service and former television channel by Sony, a local version of Animax. It was launched during Summer 2007, the same year as its Eastern European counterpart.
History
[edit]The channel first launched on 5 June 2007 in the regions of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse for Unitymedia subscribers.[1][2] Since September 2012 it became available on the rest of the country.[3]
Since 8 September 2010 Animax began broadcasting also non-Japanese shows, like The Boondocks and Dance in the Vampire Bund.[4] On the same year, some of its programming became available on PlayStation 3.[5]
On 1st July 2016 Animax ceased broadcasting as a TV channel and began available as VOD channel on Vodafone Deutschland and Prime Video.[2]
Animax has closed down on 1 October 2022 as VOD service, due to merger with Crunchyroll acquired along with Funimation and Wakanim.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Animax Channel Expands into Germany with Unity Media". Anime News Network. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dimbula (22 July 2023). "Animax stellt seinen Sendebetrieb ein". anihabara.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "Premiere Star und Sony Sender AXN und ANIMAX schließen Vertrag Action- und Abenteuersender sowie neuer Anime-Sender ab September bei Premiere Star / ANIMAX erstmals bundesweit über Satellit /". 2007-10-12. Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "Animax Germany to relaunch on 8 September | News | Rapid TV News". www.rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "Game on for Animax Germany with PlayStation 3 | News | Rapid TV News". www.rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ Hirsch, Robin (2022-03-01). "Crunchyroll übernimmt WAKANIM- und ANIMAX-Katalog". Anime2You (in German). Retrieved 2022-10-08.
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