Funimation Doubles Syndicated TV Package

[Ether]

Four hours a day on CoLoursTV starting next month

Funimation's syndicated anime block on CoLoursTV is expanding from two to four hours starting September 4:

Monday-Friday (p.m. EST)

8:00 Kodocha
8:30 Fruits Basket
9:00 Case Closed
9:30 Spiral
10:00 The Galaxy Railways
10:30 YuYu Hakusho
11:00 Slayers
11:30 Negima

Saturday-Sunday

8:00-10:00 Lupin movies
10:00 Baki the Grappler
10:30 Kiddy Grade
11:00 Blue Gender
11:30 Tenchi Muyo GXP

CoLoursTV is shown on Dish Network satellite Ch. 9396 and 9407, on digital broadcast in Los Angeles, and on digital cable in selected cities in AZ, CA, CO, FL, KS, MA, MO, OK, PA, SC, UT, VT, and WA.

Funimation TV is a syndicated sister service to the full 24/7 Funimation Channel, offered to digital-cable content providers as a prescheduled airtime block.

Thanks, Herb Kirchhoff.

[Ether]

Funi's fortunate in having enough content to support a syndicated anime block. Too bad G4 doesn't, or they could capitalize on the Anime Unleashed brand for a syndicated block of their own.

What's really interesting is how anime has drawn notice to CoLours, which was an obscure multicultural channel, and has brought it real paying advertisers to replace the freebie PSAs. Maybe that's something G4 needs to pay attention to.

Funi doubling the airtime hours probably means they're happy with the results. And good results will give the syndicator a better selling proposition when approaching other digital cable content providers about carrying the block.

I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear about additional outlets for the Funi TV block soon. (^_*)

[geewj]

so is CPM stuff like fair game now? they're showing Slayers on The Anime Network also.

[HAYABUSA-FMW-]

(^_*) = an eyebrow, a blank closed mouth expression, and a sea urchin for an eyeball?