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Sony Pictures' Animax TV Gains Foothold in Europe

posted on 2007-04-15 09:07 EDT by Egan Loo

Sony Pictures Television International reformatted its A+ television programming block as Animax in Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia on April 11. Animax is SPTI's popular anime channel that transmits throughout most of Asia and Latin America. Sony is targeting the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and France next. Source: C21 Media via Anime! Anime!

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Sony Pictures' Animax TV Gains Foothold in Europe