International Channel
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| International Channel | |
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Current Logo File:International-channel-logo-2.pngOriginal Logo File:International-channel-logo-1.png | |
| Founded | 1990[1] |
| Key People | John J. Sie (Chairman & CEO, International Channel & Encore Media Group)[1] |
| Parent | Liberty Media, JJS II Communications, LLC, International Networks, Comcast |
| Website |
Official Website (Defunct) Official Website (Defunct) |
International Channel, commonly referred to as The International Channel or simply I-Channel, was an American cable network television channel originally launched in 1990. The channel aired global programming in more than 20 Asian, European and Middle Eastern languages including news, sports, movies, music, and general entertainment programs. The channel's anime programming included raw Japanese broadcasts of the complete Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT television series.
In 2005, then-owner Comcast rebranded the channel as AZN Television. The channel closed for good 09 April 2008.[2]
Dragon Ball Content
Beginning in 1997 and running through into early 2004, International Channel aired the entirety of the Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT television series. While certain other series on the channel included English subtitles, all Dragon Ball broadcasts were in raw Japanese. The footage used was notable for its Fuji TV logo in an upper corner, in addition to the International Channel logo itself also generally being on-screen.
The International Channel broadcast eventually overtook the content available through FUNimation's English dub of the Dragon Ball Z television series, and together with the Mexican dub of the same series on Telemundo, provided an additional avenue (alongside fansubs and other piracy options) for American fans to consume the series.
International Channel broadcasts included next-episode-previews. As with the original Japanese broadcast, the International Channel airing of Dragon Ball GT picked up the very next week after Dragon Ball Z ended.
Dragon Ball content aired Sunday evenings at 9:00 p.m. eastern, with reruns airing that following Wednesday at 1:00 a.m.[3]
Dragon Ball Z
The International Channel broadcast of the Dragon Ball Z television series[4] began in early 1997[5][6] and ran in its entirety through 03 November 2002.[7]
Dragon Ball GT
The International Channel broadcast of the Dragon Ball GT television series began 10 November 2002[8] and ran in its entirety through early 2004.[9]
External Links
- TBD
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About IC". International Channel Networks. Retrieved: 16 August 2000.
- ↑ "AZN closing shop April 9". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved: 10 April 2008.
- ↑ "Program schedules". International Channel Networks. Retrieved: 19 August 2000.
- ↑ "IC -- DRAGON BALL Z". International Channel Networks. Retrieved: 10 February 1998.
- ↑ "DBZ to begin airing on International Channel" (25 February 1997). rec.arts.anime.misc. Retrieved: 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "DBZ ON THE I-CHANNEL/NA DBZ A REPEAT! HMMM!" (03 March 1997). rec.arts.anime.misc. Retrieved: 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "Dende in episode 291" (06 November 2002). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 24 October 2019.
- ↑ "DBGT IS NOW ON I-CHANNEL" (10 November 2002). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 24 October 2019.
- ↑ "GT ended on I_channel" (08 February 2004). alt.fan.dragonball. Retrieved: 24 October 2019.
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