AZN Television
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AZN Television promoted itself as "the network for Asian America
". It was run by International Networks
, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast
Corporation. The channel’s programming targeted the fast-growing, young, affluent, English-speaking Asian American community. Genres included the most popular Asian films, dramas, documentaries, music and anime
as well as a diverse slate of original programming. It competed in certain markets with ImaginAsian
Television.
, which highlights Asian American achievement in film and television.
On April 9, 2008 at 12:00PM Eastern/11:00AM Central AZN television went off the air.
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
". It was run by International Networks
International Networks
International Media Distribution is a United States media company that markets and distributes international television channels to cable and satellite operators in the US and Canada. It also distributes multi-ethnic television programming to consumers via Video on demand services...
, a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
Corporation. The channel’s programming targeted the fast-growing, young, affluent, English-speaking Asian American community. Genres included the most popular Asian films, dramas, documentaries, music and anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
as well as a diverse slate of original programming. It competed in certain markets with ImaginAsian
ImaginAsian
ImaginAsian Entertainment is a multi-media company based in New York City. Its main feature is a television network, iaTV, which premiered in 2004 and which focuses on entertainment featuring people of East Asian and South East Asian descent. There is also some South Asian content...
Television.
Layoffs and closure
In late 2005, news of mass layoffs at the network prompted fears that Comcast would shut down AZN. However, the network remained on the air and continued to sponsor the annual Asian Excellence AwardsAsian Excellence Awards
The Asian Excellence Awards is an annual celebration of the outstanding achievements of Asians and Asian Americans in film, television, music, and the performing arts. The Asian Excellence Awards is the only nationally televised event celebrating significant Asian and Asian American achievements in...
, which highlights Asian American achievement in film and television.
On April 9, 2008 at 12:00PM Eastern/11:00AM Central AZN television went off the air.
Programming
- Abarenbou Mama (Japanese drama)
- Asia's Best Kept Secret (Singaporean, travel)
- Asian Excellence AwardsAsian Excellence AwardsThe Asian Excellence Awards is an annual celebration of the outstanding achievements of Asians and Asian Americans in film, television, music, and the performing arts. The Asian Excellence Awards is the only nationally televised event celebrating significant Asian and Asian American achievements in...
(annual) - Asian Wok (Singaporean, cooking)
- Armored Trooper VotomsArmored Trooper Votomsis a 52-episode anime television series, created by Ryosuke Takahashi and Sunrise, featuring mechanical designs by Kunio Okawara. The series originally aired in Japan from April 1, 1983 to March 23, 1984 on TV Tokyo...
(anime) - Balitang America with Cara Subijano (Filipino-American Newscast)
- Basta't Kasama KitaBasta't Kasama KitaBasta't Kasama Kita was an ABS-CBN primetime series starring Robin Padilla and Judy Ann Santos. The show also aired worldwide on ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel and on a two week delay on the International Channel in the United States.The TV series re-aired on PTV in 2005-2006 and in 2010-2011 it...
(Filipino Action/Adventure) - Book and Sword, Gratitude and Revenge (Chinese drama)
- Black JackBlack Jack (manga)is a manga written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka in the 1970s, dealing with the medical adventures of the title character, doctor Black Jack....
- Cinema AZNCinema AZNCinema AZN was a weekly half-hour program, hosted by Marie-France Arcilla, broadcast on AZN Television until that network ceased broadcasting in April 2008...
(30 minutes, weekly) - Coffee Prince (Korean drama)
- Dae Jo YoungDae Jo Yeong (TV series)Dae Joyeong is a historical drama aired on KBS1.The Korean drama Dae Jo-yeong is about the life of Dae Jo-yeong, also known as the founder of the kingdom of Balhae.-Early:...
(Korean drama) - Dead Men Do Tell Tales (Chinese drama)
- Descendants of darkness(anime)
- Dragonball GT (anime)
- Dragonball Z (anime)
- El-HazardEl-Hazardis a Japanese anime franchise written by Ryoe Tsukimura and directed by Hiroki Hayashi. The series was produced and animated by AIC.There is also a manga adaptation, which is published in English by VIZ Media. The series was formerly distributed in the U.S. by Pioneer LDC, now known as Geneon...
(animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
) - Fuji sankei (Japanese news)
- Full House (Korean drama)
- Fushigi YugiFushigi Yugi, also known as Curious Play, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Watase. Shogakukan published Fushigi Yûgi in Shōjo Comic in its original serialized form from May 1992 through June 1996. Viz Media released the manga series in English in North America starting in 1999...
(anime) - Gourmet Moments (Singaporean cooking)
- Get Drunk In China
- HeyHeyHey (Japanese talk show)
- High Kick (Korean sitcom)
- Hotelier (Korean drama)
- Hwang Jin Yi (Korean drama)
- Irresponsible Captain Tylor (Japanese anime)
- Iryu 2 (Japanese drama)
- It started with a kiss (Taiwanese drama)
- Ivy Dreams (reality)
- Jewel in the Palace (Korean historical drama)
- King of Hades (Chinese folklore drama)
- KrystalaKrystalaKrystala was a daily fantasy/sci-fi/adventure/soap opera serial from the Philippines, where it was produced by and aired on ABS-CBN from October 8, 2004 to April 15, 2005...
(Filipino Fantasy/Adventure) - Kuma no Putaro (raw anime)
- Last ExileLast Exileis a Japanese animated television series created by Gonzo. It featured a production team led by director Koichi Chigira, character designer Range Murata, and production designer Mahiro Maeda. The three had previously worked together in Blue Submarine No. 6, one of the first CG anime series...
(anime) - L/R or Licensed by Royalty (anime)
- Legend of Black Heaven (anime)
- Living with LydiaLiving with LydiaLiving With Lydia is a Singaporean TV sitcom that was produced by MediaCorp and aired on Channel 5 from 2001 to 2005.-Overview:...
(Singaporean sitcom) - Love TrulyLove TrulyLove Truly is a 34-episode South Korean television drama broadcast by MBC in 2006.-Synopsis:There's no ‘nobody.’ Everybody is once an important person to somebody...
- Lost UniverseLost Universeis a series of science fiction light novels, running from 1992 to 2000, by Japanese author Hajime Kanzaka. It was later adapted into a 26-episode anime television series that ran throughout the summer of 1998 on TV Tokyo during the same time slot that the anime depiction of Kanzaka's previous work,...
(anime) - Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase-Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase-is a manga series by Keitarō Arima about a young vampire girl named Hazuki and a Japanese freelance photographer Kouhei Morioka whom Hazuki attempts to make into her servant....
(anime) - MARS (Taiwanese drama)
- Moon Phase (anime)
- My Lovely Samsoon (Korean drama)
- Music Bang (music)
- NBA Timeout (sports)
- PatlaborPatlaborPatlabor also known as , is an anime and manga franchise created by Headgear, a group consisting of director Mamoru Oshii, writer Kazunori Itō, mecha designer Yutaka Izubuchi, character designer Akemi Takada, and manga artist Masami Yūki.The popular franchise included a manga, a TV series, two OVA...
(anime) - Pilipinas, Game KNB?Pilipinas, Game KNB?Pilipinas, Game KNB? was a long-running Philippine game show aired on ABS-CBN. Hosted by Edu Manzano, past versions of the show were hosted by Kris Aquino and aired on primetime. It is also aired on The Filipino Channel...
(Filipino Game Show) - Popcorn ZenPopcorn ZenPopcorn Zen was a weekly showcase program that airs on AZN Television. The series debuted in 2005. The show was hosted by an American radio deejay, Eugene Lee....
(short films) - popjapan.tvPopjapan.tvpopjapan.tv is a J-pop music television program which aired on AZN Television in the United States from 2004 to 2005, and was syndicated on numerous regional television channels in East Asia, Southeast Asia, North America, and Australia....
(music) - Record of Lodoss WarRecord of Lodoss Waris a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based around the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia for role-playing games . There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English...
(anime) - Rooftop Room Cat (a.k.a. Attic Cat) (Korean drama)
- Saara Akaash (Hindi drama)
- Space pirate mito(cart toon)
- The Seven Swordsmen (Chinese drama)
- Legend of Heaven & Earth (Taiwanese/Vietnamese Fantasy Drama)
- Stir TV (youth)
- Stories of the Han Dynasty (Chinese drama)
- Little FishLittle FishLittle Fish may refer to:*Benny Bass, American world featherweight champion & world junior lightweight champion boxer*Little Fish , a 2005 film directed by Rowan Woods*Little Fish , a 2003 musical by Michael John LaChiusa...
(Chinese Fantasy Drama) - Strut (travel)
- SlayersSlayersis a series of over 52 light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was later developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations , and five movies. It also spawned several console role-playing games for the...
(anime) - Tenchi Muyo (Japanese anime)
- Thank You (Korean drama)
- Victoria to Uyen Show (Vietnamese variety)
- What's Up Thailand (Thai music)
- Wool 100 Percent
- World of Narue (anime)