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Anime Network coming to UK TV! 2hr block starts in June! Mon, 14 May 2007

This is something anime fans in the UK have been requesting for years, and finally, ADV UK have come up with the goods in securing a 2hr "Anime Network" programming block on UK TV. Starting 3rd June on Sunday evenings from 8pm till 10pm, the "Anime Network" will invade Sky digital channel "Propeller TV" (SKY Channel 195) and begin broadcasting Coyote Ragtime Show, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Guyver: The Bio-Boosted Armour and Elfen Lied. More information below:

    "Promising to bring UK viewers an edgy fusion of top offerings from America's #1 Anime Channel, ADV Films and Propeller TV have announced the launch of an Anime Network programming block. The new two-hour block-presented by Sci-Fi Guy extraordinaire Stuart Claw (T4) and manga maven Emma Vieceli (TOKYOPOP UK & Ireland Rising Star of Manga)-debuts on Propeller TV (SKY Channel 195) on 3 June and will air 8:00-10:00pm on Sundays."

    "Injected with plenty of action, adventure, science fiction and horror, the exciting lineup of animated series includes such favorites as Coyote Ragtime Show, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Guyver: The Bio-Boosted Armour and Elfen Lied, all of which already boast hoards of fans the world over. Today's news marks the first transatlantic programming deal for Anime Network, which already reaches more than 40 million households in North America and draws from the world's largest anime libraries." [Full press release]

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