Sony Spin
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| Sony Spin logo | |
| Launched | May 1, 2011 |
| Owned by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Country | Brazil(Independent Feed)[1] Venezuela |
| Language | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Broadcast area | Latin America |
| Formerly called | Locomotion (1996-2005) Animax (2005-2011) |
| Sister channel(s) | Sony Entertainment Television, AXN |
| Website | sonyspin.com |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Dish Network Mexico | Channel 240 |
| IPTV | |
| UNE EPM Telecomunicaciones | Channel 132 |
Sony Spin is a Latin American cable television channel, launched on May 1, 2011, replacing the local version of Animax.
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[edit] History
Animax, being Sony's first attempt to offer a 24-hour anime channel in Latin America, it was planned to broadcast the series in two formats. The series containing 25 episodes or more (the majority, not all of them), would be aired at weekdays, whereas the series with a less last than 25 episodes would be shown at certain days of the week, much like it's done in Japan. In total, it is usual to find in one day a premiere episode of a series and as minimal 2 encores. Also, at the end of every series, the channel airs a section called Animedia, which shows video clips of Japanese artists' songs, extra information about anime and other themes, summaries of events dedicated to anime and presentations about future series for the channel. As of January 2007, they air a segment called Animax Nius (Nius = News), a teaser that features news related to anime and other topics.
As of 2011, anime has been relegated to late nights, as Western programming has taken over most of Animax's airtime. In May 1, 2011, the channel had been renamed Sony Spin, and changed most of its programming, while retaining its anime programming at late nights.
[edit] Programming
Western programming:
- 18 to Life
- 90210
- Beverly Hills 90210
- Clueless
- Dead Like Me
- Gamers TV
- Glory Daze
- Is She Really Going Out With Him?
- Jane by Design (upcoming)
- Jake & Blake
- Joan of Arcadia
- Kenny vs. Spenny
- Look
- Lost Girl
- Make It or Break It
- Melissa & Joey
- Next Stop for Charlie
- The Nine Lives of Chloe King (upcoming)
- Rock Road
- Sesiones con Alejandro Franco
- State of Georgia (upcoming)
- Switched at Birth
- Teen Wolf
- Time of Your Life
- That '70s Show
- Warp TV
Anime series:
- Black Jack
- Bleach
- Blood+
- Death Note
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Get Backers
- Planet Survival
- Samurai X
- The Prince of Tennis
- The Twelve Kingdoms
Past programming, as Animax:
- 10 Things I Hate About You
- American Dreams
- The Best Years (repeats currently seen in Brazil on Multishow)
- The Boondocks
- Distraction
- FusionA2 (not seen in Brazil, where a version was aired on MTV, as Estúdio Coca-Cola Zero)
- In the Qube
- Kaya
- Lil' Bush
- Living Lahaina
- Maui Fever
- The Middleman
- Ruby and the Rockits
- Spaceballs: The Animated Series
[edit] Translation and dubbing teams
Several dubbing studios have participated in the translation of the aforementioned series for their premiere on Animax, and are located in key countries like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela. After Animax's arrival in 2005, numerous series have been translated and dubbed into Spanish and Portuguese languages, including Blood+, The Twelve Kingdoms, Steel Angel Kurumi, Noir, Wolf's Rain, Martian Successor Nadesico, Galaxy Angel and others.
