Animax (Asian TV channel)

Animax
CountrySingapore
Broadcast area
  • Southeast Asia (excluding Brunei)
  • India
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau
  • Maldives
  • Mongolia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Taiwan
NetworkAnimax
HeadquartersNumber 10, Changi Business Park Central 2 #03-01, Hansapoint @ Changi Business Park, Changi, Singapore
Programming
Language(s)Japanese
English
Indonesian
Malay
Mandarin
Cantonese
Thai
Vietnamese (Subtitles)
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerSony Pictures Entertainment (2004–2020)
KC Global Media Entertainment
Sister channelsAXN
ONE
History
Launched11 January 2004; 20 years ago (11 January 2004)
Links
Websitewww.animax-asia.com
Availability
Terrestrial
MNC VisionLCN 157
Nex IndonesiaLCN 6
Streaming media
Jio TV (India)Watch Live
Prime Video (India)Subscribe
Samsung TV Plus (India)Samsung TV Plus

Animax (stylized in all uppercase) is an Asian pay television channel owned by KC Global Media Asia. The channel was originally owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, and took its name from the Japanese satellite TV network; which was then-majority owned by subsidiary Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan. The channel would be sold to its current owners on January 1, 2020.[1]

Animax is the first television channel in Asia dedicated to anime, and was initially launched in Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia in January 2004.[2] The channel primarily broadcasts Japanese language programming (including same-day simulcasts, and other anime-related content) through English-language feeds in Southeast Asia (excluding Brunei), South and East Asia.

  1. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (January 7, 2020). "Sony Pictures Sells Asia Channels to Former Executives Andy Kaplan and George Chien (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  2. ^ Sony Pictures Entertainment to Launch Animax Asia, Press Release, SPE, 29 October 2003, Anime News Network.