Hiro (TV channel)
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Hiro was an Italian television channel, owned by television network Mediaset
. Aimed to a children and teens viewership, was launched in 2008 as part of Mediaset Premium
pay television network. The channel was devoted to broadcasting anime
programming. The last announcer of the channel was Italian voice actor Claudio Moneta
.
Since August 1, 2011 the channel is transmitted only on line by Premium Net TV, with the service on demand.
Mediaset
Mediaset S.p.A., known as Gruppo Mediaset in Italian, is an Italian-based media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country...
. Aimed to a children and teens viewership, was launched in 2008 as part of Mediaset Premium
Mediaset Premium
Mediaset Premium is an Italian digital terrestrial television service provided by Mediaset. It provides pay tv and pay-per-view services through use of a smart card.-History:...
pay television network. The channel was devoted to broadcasting 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....
programming. The last announcer of the channel was Italian voice actor Claudio Moneta
Claudio Moneta
Claudio Moneta is an Italian voice actor. Moneta contributes to voicing characters in animation, videogames, sitcoms and more. He is very well known for providing the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants in the Italian language version of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants...
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Since August 1, 2011 the channel is transmitted only on line by Premium Net TV, with the service on demand.
Programming
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- Dragon BallDragon Ballis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the...
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- Huckleberry Finn Monogatari
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- JewelpetJewelpetis a toy line created as a joint venture between Sanrio and the toy division of video game giant Sega. The toy line was originally released on January 15, 2008, focusing on animals named after jewels, birthstones and minerals, who can use magic using their eyes...