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Continuing to expand its reach throughout North America, Anime Network has signed linear carriage deals with Puerto Rico’s two largest cable providers, One Link and Liberty Cablevision. These deals, which represent more than two-thirds of the island, will net the 24/7 channel 178,000 new subscribers. Additionally, America’s #1 Anime Channel has secured 24/7 linear deals in Missouri, Texas, Florida and Wisconsin, with launches on Longview, Optical Entertainment Network (OEN), Home Town Cable and Community Antenna, respectively. (more…)

The Asian Pop All-Stars.

Kristine Sa is back and this time she’s brought friends from all over the world! Fresh off of the success of her Anime Remix project “Animetoonz 3″, Kristine Sa’s amazing new album “Hopeless Romantic” features production by J-pop superstar producer Daisuke “Dice” Miyachi (Ayumi Hamasaki, BoA, Koda Kumi) and Dave Liang (The Shanghai Restoration Project, Carl Thomas). (more…)

Newtype USA, the leading anime magazine in North America, has an exclusive first look at the brand-new Evangelion movies currently in production! Widely recognized as the greatest anime of all time, Neon Genesis Evangelion revolutionized the industry when it was first released in 1995 and has continued to influence almost every anime production in the decade since. Now, four new movies are in the works, promising to take the story in an entirely new direction-and only Newtype USA has the scoop! You simply cannot miss this special cover and in-depth feature! (more…)

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the highly anticipated DVD release of the newest sensation to captivate millions of anime fans nationwide - BLEACH. VIZ Media will release the first DVD volume of the supernatural action series to retailers today. This rated T for Teens action-packed supernatural adventure of a teen who takes on the afterlife, one soul at a time, contains four episodes on each DVD and retails for $24.98. This first disc is expected to be a highly desired item for the 2006 holiday season and will make an exciting holiday gift for any anime fan. (more…)

ADV Films, the number one producer-distributor of anime outside of Japan, announced today it has acquired exclusive broadcast, home video, and major merchandising rights in the English-speaking world for Sgt. Frog, the biggest franchise to come from Japan since Hello Kitty ™! (more…)

The New York Comic Con today announced that it will host the first-ever American Anime Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 24th at the New Yorker Hotel in midtown Manhattan. (more…)

Giving anime fans the ultimate reason to phone their friends, Anime Network has announced a deal with Sprint (NYSE: S) to provide its mobile video content to Sprint Power Vision subscribers. America’s #1 Anime Channel is available first to Sprint Power Vision subscribers on select multimedia handsets on Sprint TV’s Channel 66. Sprint subscribers can access clips from up to five premium titles at a price point of an additional $4.95 per month (standard data charges apply). (more…)

THE ‘SCOOP’: VIZ MEDIA LICENSES RECENTLY GRANTED

THE ‘PROPERTY’: BLEACH

BLEACH, based on the best selling manga series from VIZ Media with over 1.4 million copies in print in North America, is now seen on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim block. BLEACH is the story of 15-year-old Ichigo who has the ability to see ghosts. When he encounters Rukia, a soul reaper, and absorbs her powers, his world is changed forever. A full range of consumer products is planned for 2007. Website: http://www.viz.com/bleach (more…)

Newtype USA, the leading anime magazine in North America, has a special surprise for collectors and casual fans alike-a world exclusive cover on Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor, the hottest new show this holiday season! The November issue comes complete with never-before-seen artwork drawn by the creators exclusively for Newtype USA, along with the inside scoop on this thrilling new series about a young boy who stumbles onto a suit of bio-armor and must use his newfound powers to battle the sinister Chronos Corporation! (more…)

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies has selected Licensing & Promotions Latin America as its new representative for ZATCH BELL! and NARUTO in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia. (more…)