AZN Television

AZN Television
AZN Television logo
Launched	1996
Closed	April 9, 2008
Owned by	International Networks (Comcast)

AZN Television (formerly called International Channel) 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.

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 Awards, 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 Awards (annual)
• Asian Wok (Singaporean, cooking)
• Armored Trooper Votoms (anime)
• Balitang America with Cara Subijano (Filipino-American Newscast)
• Basta't Kasama Kita (Filipino Action/Adventure)
• Book and Sword, Gratitude and Revenge (Chinese drama)
• Black Jack
• Cinema AZN (30 minutes, weekly)
• Coffee Prince (Korean drama)
• Dae Jo Young (Korean drama)
• Dead Men Do Tell Tales (Chinese drama)
• Descendants of darkness(anime)
• Dragonball GT (anime)
• Dragonball Z (anime)
• El-Hazard (anime)
• Fuji sankei (Japanese news)
• Full House (Korean drama)
• Fushigi Yugi (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)
• Krystala (Filipino Fantasy/Adventure)
• Kuma no Putaro (raw anime)
• Last Exile (anime)
• L/R or Licensed by Royalty (anime)
• Legend of Black Heaven (anime)
• Living with Lydia (Singaporean sitcom)
• Love Truly
• Lost Universe (anime)
• Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase- (anime)
• MARS (Taiwanese drama)
• Moon Phase (anime)
• My Lovely Samsoon (Korean drama)
• Music Bang (music)
• NBA Timeout (sports)
• Patlabor (anime)
• Pilipinas, Game KNB? (Filipino Game Show)
• Popcorn Zen (short films)
• popjapan.tv (music)
• Record of Lodoss War (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 Fish (Chinese Fantasy Drama)
• Strut (travel)
• Slayers (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)

External links

• Farewell to AZN Television from YouTube