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{{short description|Group of anime television programming services}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Anime Network
| logo = Anime_Network_2014_logo.png
| logo_alt = Anime Network Logo
| launch_date = 2002
| closed_date = 2023
| replaced_by = [[HIDIVE]] (streaming)
| picture_format = [[480i]] ([[SDTV]])
| owner = [[Sentai Filmworks|Sentai Holdings, LLC]] ([[AMC Networks]])
| country = United States, Canada<br />United Kingdom (former)
| website = {{URL|www.theanimenetwork.com}}
}}

'''Anime Network''' was an American [[video on demand]] (VOD) network dedicated to [[anime]] owned by [[AMC Networks]].

==History ==
[[File:Anime Network logo.png|thumb|right|Logo from 2002–2014]]
The network was launched in [[North America]] in late 2002 and is marketed to [[multi system operator]]s (MSOs) as both a free and subscription video on demand (VOD) programming service. Anime Network also provides online streaming of its anime for North America <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anmtvla.com/2016/04/rin-ne-2-disponible-para-america-latina.html|title=RIN-NE 2 disponible para América Latina por Anime Network Online|publisher=ANMTV|date=April 28, 2016}}</ref> via its website with free full-length preview episodes for non-members, more episodes for members, and all online titles available for subscribers.

In October 2007, Anime Network was launched on [[DirecTV]] On Demand, initially on channel 1801 at launch. As of the fall of 2015, it can now be found on channel 1889.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DIRECTV On Demand: Official Announcement|url=https://www.dbstalk.com/community/index.php?threads/directv-on-demand-official-announcement.99076/|access-date=July 13, 2020|website=DBSTalk Community|language=en-US}}</ref>

The Anime Network ceased broadcast of its linear 24/7 network on January 1, 2008; it continues to support a VOD service and online player on its [http://www.theanimenetwork.com main website].<ref name="AN247dis">{{cite web  | title = Anime Network's 24/7 Linear Service Discontinued  | publisher = Anime News Network  | date = January 5, 2008 | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-05/anime-network's-24/7-linear-service-discontinued  | access-date = January 6, 2008 }}</ref> On September 1, 2009, A.D. Vision had sold off the Anime Network to Valkyrie Media Partners LLC as part of the dissolution of the company and the reorganization of its assets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-01/adv-films-shuts-down-transfers-assets-to-other-companies|title=ADV Films Shuts Down, Parent Transfers All Assets to Other Companies|publisher=Anime News Network|date=September 1, 2009|access-date=September 2, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091003054028/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-01/adv-films-shuts-down-transfers-assets-to-other-companies| archive-date= October 3, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

In June 2017, [[Section23 Films]] announced it would discontinue the Anime Network Online streaming service and focus solely on Anime Network's pay television and subscription VOD services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-20/hidive-anime-streaming-service-launches-with-legend-of-the-galactic-heroes/.117768|title=HIDIVE anime streaming service launches with Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Update 3)|publisher=Anime News Network|date=June 20, 2017|access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref> HIDIVE, LLC, a new company which is not affiliated with Anime Network, Section23, or [[Sentai Filmworks]], acquired Anime Network Online's assets and spun them off into a new streaming service called HIDIVE. On June 20, 2017, Anime Network Inc. announced it acquired the "www.theanimenetwork.com" domain name from Anime Network Online.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-20/anime-network-streaming-website-switches-to-cable-video-on-demand-only/.117774|title=Anime Network streaming website switches to cable, video on demand only (Updated)|publisher=Anime News Network|date=June 20, 2017|access-date=February 14, 2020}}</ref>

==Availability and distribution==
At launch, the Anime Network was only available by video on demand to Comcast subscribers in the Philadelphia area with 1.2 million customers with more providers choosing to carry the service later on. The linear service launched on June 30, 2004, to complement the VOD service.<ref name="AN247dis"/><ref name="Launch">{{cite web  | title = The Anime Network American launch  | publisher = Anime News Network  | date = December 13, 2002 | url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-12-13/the-anime-network-american-launch  | access-date = January 6, 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080119062338/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2002-12-13/the-anime-network-american-launch| archive-date= January 19, 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> Comcast Communications previously carried the channel on video on demand since its launch. On May 29, 2009, Comcast discontinued carriage of the service in both its free package and its pay-per-view digital television package which, however, are periodically included among Comcast Xfinity's Top Picks.<ref>{{cite web| title = Comcast removes Anime Network, adds Funimation| publisher = Anime News Network| url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-29/anime-network-taken-off-comcast-put-on-directv| access-date = July 20, 2009 }}</ref>

===24/7 linear service===
From June 30, 2004, to January 4, 2008, Anime Network offered a 24/7 channel available to pay television providers. The service was only carried by small cable companies. On January 4, 2008, Anime Network officially announced that the 24/7 service would cease operations. The network will still operate as a VOD provider.<ref name="AN247dis" />

===Video on demand===
The Anime Network's content was distributed through [[video on demand]] in two formats.

{| class=wikitable
|-
! Type !! Abbreviation !! Content Information !! Notes
|-
|'''Free On Demand'''
|Free VOD
| Up to 18 episodes per week. Content is unedited and not ad supported.<ref name= "DirecTV VOD">{{cite web | title=DirecTV Video On Demand Schedule | publisher=Anime Network | url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/DirecTV | access-date=January 8, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110210125856/http://theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/DirecTV| archive-date= February 10, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Time Warner">{{cite web | title=Time Warner on demand schedule | publisher=Anime Network | url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/Time-Warner | access-date=January 8, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110210130935/http://theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/Time-Warner| archive-date= February 10, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| Available to [[DirecTV]], [[Time Warner Cable]], [[Bright House Networks]] and [[Buckeye CableSystem]]<ref name= "Buckeye">{{cite web | title=Buckeye on demand schedule | publisher=Anime Network | url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/Buckeye-CableSystem | access-date=January 8, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110210124725/http://theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/Buckeye-CableSystem| archive-date= February 10, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> customers. Providers who offer ''Subscription On Demand'' may make the ''Free On Demand'' package available to all their customers.
|-
| '''Subscription On Demand'''
| SVOD
| Up to 45 hours, content is unedited. ''Subscription On Demand'' subscribers also receive new premieres, shows, and exclusive content not available to ''Free On Demand'' customers.<ref name="Suddenlink">{{cite web | title=Suddenlink on demand schedule | publisher=Anime Network | url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/Suddenlink | access-date=January 8, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110210125631/http://theanimenetwork.com/Whats-On/Anime-Network-Video-on-Demand/Suddenlink| archive-date= February 10, 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| Carried on six of the nation's top ten cable providers and various smaller cable companies. Providers like [[Cox Communications|Cox]], [[Suddenlink Communications|Suddenlink]] and [[Insight Communications|Insight]] will also distribute the ''Free On Demand'' package to all their customers. Some providers like [[Charter Communications|Charter]], [[Mediacom]] and [[Shaw Communications|Shaw Digital TV]] will only make the ''Subscription On Demand'' package available. [[Dish Network]] carries a pay-per-view based ''Subscription On Demand'' on their DISH Online service.
|}

[[Sony]] announced at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010|E3 2010]] that the [[PlayStation Network]] would begin carrying The Anime Network.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sony's adds Anime Network to PSN |publisher=Anime Network |url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/20090603106/psn-full-press-release |access-date=January 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502124458/http://www.theanimenetwork.com/20090603106/psn-full-press-release |archive-date=May 2, 2015 }}</ref>

==Anime Network (UK)==
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{{Infobox television channel
| dummy parameter =
| name            = Anime Network
| network         = [[Propeller TV]]
| logo_size       = 
| logo            = Anime Network logo.png
| logo_alt        = 
| launch_date     = {{Start date|2007|06|03}}
| closed_date     = {{End date|2008|01|01}}
| owner           = [[A.D. Vision]]
| country         = United Kingdom
| sister_channels = 
| website         =  
}}

On June 3, 2007, Anime Network was launched in the United Kingdom as a programming block on the [[Propeller TV]] satellite channel, produced by [[A.D. Vision]]. It was broadcast as a 2-hour block with 4 different anime series and aired from 8:00pm to 10:00pm, 7 days a week. The block was removed from the schedule on January 1, 2008, which was the same day Anime Network discontinued its North American 24/7 linear service to continue to support its VOD service.
=== Programming ===
*''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''
*''[[Coyote Ragtime Show]]''
*''[[Elfen Lied]]''
*''[[Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor]]''
*''[[Innocent Venus]]''
*''[[Jinki:Extend]]''
*''[[Kurau: Phantom Memory]]''
*''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''
*''[[Pani Poni Dash]]''
*''[[This Ugly Yet Beautiful World]]''
{{-}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|www.theanimenetwork.com}}
* Anime Network's Online-Player - [http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Watch-Anime/ List of current titles]

{{AMC Networks}}

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