Animax (Eastern European TV channel)

Animax (formerly A+) was a thematic television channel which broadcast Japanese animated television series and films to Eastern European countries, including Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia.

Animax
Broadcast areaHungary
Romania
Czech Republic
Poland
Slovakia
NetworkAnimax
Programming
Picture format576i (SDTV - Analog, PAL)
Ownership
OwnerSony Pictures Television
Sister channelsMinimax
History
Launched2 July 2007
ReplacedA+ Anime
Closed31 March 2014
Replaced byC8 (Hungary and Romania)
Former namesA+
Links
WebsiteOfficial website (in Hungarian)
Official website (in Romanian)
Official website (in Czech)

History

Animax Eastern Europe replaced A+ Anime in Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia on 2 July 2007. This was Animax's first major expansion to Europe.[1][2][3]

For its whole permanence on Eastern Europe, Animax had shared frequency space with Minimax, broadcasting from 8PM to 2AM.[4][5] The channel broadcast its programmes either dubbed in the local language of each country, or in Japanese audio with local subtitles.

The channel was closed on 31 March 2014 and was replaced by the Chellomedia channel C8.[6] C8 started broadcasting in Hungary on 1 April 2014,[7] and in Romania, Czech Republic and Slovakia on 5 May 2014,[8] but in Hungary and Romania, it is also defunct.[9][8]

Sister channels

References
  1. "Sony drives Animax across Europe". Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  2. "Animax Heads to Europe". Archived from the original on 2008-05-15. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  3. "Sony lines up Animax mobile offering". Archived from the original on 14 May 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
  4. "Megszűnik az Animax". origo.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  5. "Stanica Animax končí. Vieme kedy". Živé.sk (in Slovak). 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  6. "Március végén búcsúzik az Animax". DTV News (in Hungarian). 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  7. "Antenna Hungária | C8 will follow Minimax - the new free-to-air TV channel will also be included into the MinDig TV line-up". www.ahrt.hu. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  8. România, Publicat de HD Satelit. "Televiziunea C8 România se închide ?". Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  9. "24 órás sugárzásra tér át a Minimax, megszűnik a C8". DTV News (in Hungarian). 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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