Navarre Corp.’s FUNimation Ent. has inked a deal with Verizon to distribute the FUNimation Channel as part of the Verizon FiOS TV service. The 24-hour digital anime network will be added to the FiOS TV Premier package this summer, offering some of the most popular anime brands in the U.S.
According to FUMimation president and CEO Gen Fukunaga, the Verizon deal is another step in FUNimation’s strategy to expand the awareness of and demand for anime in North America. FUNimation offerings will join the Verizon’s FiOS TV lineup of all-digital programming featured on more than 20 high-definition channels. The service is now available in parts of north Texas, Florida, California, Virginia, Massachusetts, Maryland and New York, and will extend to other markets in 2006.
FUNimation Channel is now available to video service providers across the nation. The service is exclusively distributed by OlympuSAT, and Ocean Communications affiliate which distributes independently owned and operated digital networks on individual transponder platforms and currently represents more than 20 diverse channels through their Hispanic and Faith & Families Packs.
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