Animax (Eastern European TV channel)

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Animax

Final logo used from 2007 to 2014
Broadcast area	Hungary Romania Czech Republic Poland Slovakia
Network	Animax
Programming
Picture format	576i (SDTV - Analog, PAL)
Ownership
Owner	Sony Pictures Television
Sister channels	Minimax
History
Launched	2 July 2007
Replaced	A+ Anime
Closed	31 March 2014
Replaced by	C8 (Hungary and Romania)
Former names	A+
Links
Website	Official website (in Hungarian) Official website (in Romanian) Official website (in Czech)

Animax (formerly A+) was a thematic television channel which broadcast Japanese animated television series and films to Eastern European countries, including Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia.

Animax Eastern Europe replaced A+ Anime in Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia on 2 July 2007. This was Animax's first major expansion to Europe.^[1][2][3]

For its whole permanence on Eastern Europe, Animax had shared frequency space with Minimax, broadcasting from 8PM to 2AM.^[4][5] The channel broadcast its programmes either dubbed in the local language of each country, or in Japanese audio with local subtitles.

The channel was closed on 31 March 2014 and was replaced by the Chellomedia channel C8.^[6] C8 started broadcasting in Hungary on 1 April 2014,^[7] and in Romania, Czech Republic and Slovakia on 5 May 2014,^[8] but in Hungary and Romania, it is also defunct.^[9][8]

• Minimax
• Megamax