AT-X (company)

AT- X Anime Theater X or (Japaneseアニメ シアターX, Anime Shiatā X ) is the pay-TV television station of Japanese media company KK AT- X (株式会社 エーティー· ·エックス, Kabushiki - gaisha ¢ ti Ekkusu, Eng. AT- X, Inc. ), headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, which is dedicated to the broadcasting of anime television series.

The program is mainly transmitted via satellite. However, there are also regional cable offers.

History

On December 24, 1997 TV Tokyo started in cooperation with its subsidiary of TV Tokyo Medianet a TV program on the DirecTV satellite service. On 30 November 1998, the program to Bandai's rail program for children Otakku Beam (お たっく ビーム) has been enhanced, which ran previously on the satellite service SkyPort. In 1999 the first own production DIAMOND TIME.

On 26 June 2000 the company was K. K. AT- X founded, the majority belongs to TV Tokyo and TV Tokyo Medianet, and since then operates the station. On 1 October 2000, the station changed its satellite service from DirecTV on Sky PerfecTV! . In July 2002 came Sky PerfecTV! 2 (now Sky PerfectTV e2! ) Added.

In May 2001, AT- X beamed with Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru (フィギュア17つばさ&ヒカル) from its first image created under its own participation, anime series.

On 26 January 2004 and v12. June 2005 launched the online shopping websites AT- X SHOP or SHOP AT -X Mobile of the transmitter, are available on which mainly related to anime goods.

On October 1, 2009, the HD channels AT- X HD launched! on Sky PerfecTV! HD.

Task fields

The company specializes in the broadcasting of animated films and series, and it as a pay - TV channel this in contrast to other stations also broadcast more often uncensored. It is as a priority with licenses own and other productions to be television services to operate. So AT- X was among others in the production of anime series like Ikki Tousen, Zone of the Enders, Amaenaideyo, Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru involved or Seven of Seven! . How many anime producers marketed AT- X music productions of the seiyū. As a TV station AT- X is also active in the advertising industry.