Sony Spin was a Latin American cable television channel, launched on May 1, 2011, replacing the local version of Animax.[2] It was shut down on July 1, 2014 due to low ratings and reception.
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| Country | Brazil (independent feed)[1] Venezuela |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Latin America |
| Headquarters | Latin America |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish, Portuguese |
| Picture format | 4:3 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Television |
| Sister channels | Sony Entertainment Television, AXN, AXN Spin (Polish version) |
| History | |
| Launched | May 1, 2011 |
| Replaced | Animax |
| Closed | June 30, 2014 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History edit
Formerly known as Animax, it was Sony's first attempt to offer a 24-hour anime channel in Latin America, replacing Locomotion. On 1 July 2014, Sony Spin was removed from pay-TV providers and replaced with a localised variant of A&E’s Lifetime, a television network targeted at female audiences.[3]
Programming edit
Final programming[4] edit
- The Adventures of Merlin
- Amar y temer
- Blue Mountain State
- El Zorro, la espada y la rosa
- The Guardian
- Party of Five
- That '70s Show
Former programming edit
- 18 to Life[5]
- 90210[5]
- Archer
- Being Human (US TV series)
- The Best Years[6]
- Beverly Hills 90210[6]
- Bienvenida Realidad[7]
- Black Cat
- Black Jack
- Bleach
- Blood+[6]
- Call Me Fitz[7]
- Clueless[6]
- Dead Like Me[6]
- Death Note[6]
- El Productor[5]
- Fate/stay night
- Fullmetal Alchemist[6]
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Gamers TV[5]
- Get Backers[6]
- Glory Daze[5]
- Is She Really Going Out With Him?[6]
- Jake & Blake[6]
- Jane by Design
- Joan of Arcadia
- Kenny vs. Spenny[5]
- Look[5]
- Lost
- Lost Girl (currently seen on AXN)[5]
- Make It or Break It[5]
- Melissa & Joey (currently seen on Canal Sony)
- Next Stop for Charlie[5]
- The Nine Lives of Chloe King
- Nodame Cantabile[6]
- Parker Lewis Can't Lose
- Planet Survival[6]
- Punk'd (only seen on Brazil)
- Roadtrip Nation[7]
- Rock Road[5]
- Samurai 7
- Samurai X
- Sesiones con Alejandro Franco[5]
- State of Georgia
- Switched at Birth[7]
- Teen Wolf (currently seen on Canal Sony)[8]
- Time of Your Life
- The Twelve Kingdoms[6]
- Warp TV[5]
Former programming as Animax edit
- 10 Things I Hate About You
- American Dreams
- The Best Years (repeats currently seen in Brazil on Multishow)
- Blood Ties
- The Boondocks
- Distraction
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- 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
- Planet Survival
- Ruby and the Rockits
- Spaceballs: The Animated Series
- The Prince of Tennis
- Twin Spica
- The Twelve Kingdoms
Translation and dubbing teams edit
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 were 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.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ ANMTV - Animax: Sony anuncia regionalização de seus canais no Brasil.
- ^ "Animax Latinoamérica cambia de nombre". www.anmtvla.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Sony Spin es sacado de varias cableoperadoras de Latinoamérica". anmtvla.com. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Canal Sony Spin Lunes 30 de junio de 2014". GatoTV.com (in Spanish). 30 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Exclusivo: Sony Spin presenta su nueva programación". www.anmtvla.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Programas". Latin America Sony Spin. Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Enero en Sony-AXN-Spin: Novedades del Mes". www.anmtvla.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Teen Wolf: segunda temporada". www.anmtvla.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.