AnimeStation

AnimeStation was an American pay television network dedicated to anime that lasted from November 1, 2003 to August 1, 2015. It was owned by Sony Pictures Television Networks throughout the majority of it's lifetime, with various co-owners including A.D. Vision (ADV Films), G4 Media Inc, and MTV/ Networks. However, it was last owned by RaGE USA and Viacom who bought it in July of 2015, and was used to launch AniNick USA.

Various anime and pop culture (film and video games mostly) related interstitial programming aired in between commercial breaks. The channel was known for it's airing of various underground anime hits such as Project ARMS, Kaleido Star, The File of Young Kindaichi, and Last Exile. All mentioned anime received extensive airplay and was shown a variety of times in the channel's lifetime. Anime was usually uncut with a focus on heavier/edgier action anime airing after 9pm (an overnight block was later branded as AnimeStation: After Hours)

The network for a time even dubbed their own anime using various Los Angeles and Canadian-based dubbing studios, most notably, The File of Young Kindaichi.

Pre-launch
Marcel Summers, an avid fan of 80s and 90s anime and businessman who helped jump start various networks, including a foreign horror/chiller based network, approached Sony Pictures Television about launching a anime network to rival Toonami primarily and various B-tier anime blocks as well. Summers approached A.D. Vision to help fund and procure some programming for the network, of which they accepted.

Due to the already niche of anime, it was hard getting programming and cable networks to get on board with the project. Summers then decided to go to RealNetworks and inked a subscription based Webcast network for the RealPlayer for the network so that people with an internet connection can pay $25 a month to watch a live feed. This was discontinued in 2005 when more cable providers were on board.

Launch
The network launched on November 1, 2003 at 3pm with a afternoon of Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002, airing for three hours (for a total of six episodes aired). Hungry Heart: Wild Striker aired afterwards from 6pm-7pm. Other launch programming included the dub premiere of The File of Young Kindaichi at 9pm and 9:30pm and the television premiere of Project ARMS at 10pm and 10:30pm. Both shows would be reran from 10pm to 12am, and from 2am to 6am. A movie, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, aired from 12am-2am and re-aired later that morning from 6am to 8am.

Decline, sale, and shutdown
After Sony purchased Viacom's stake in the network in 2013, Sony Pictures Television Networks decided to put the network in autopilot mode, running various shows that they had still in their library for the next few years. RaGE USA approached Sony to purchase the network, who agreed for $100 million USD. Viacom joined RaGE USA in buying the network. They eventually upgraded the network to a 1080p feed, alongside running various AniNick originals that haven't been seen on television for years (coincidentally, AnimeStation used to run some shows produced by AniNick).

After some autopilot and internal troubles, the channel shut down on August 1, 2015 to make way for AniNick USA, which later rebranded as AnimeNation in December of that year.

Launch programming
(WIP) The launch programming consists of shows that aired in the first three months of the network's life, from November 1, 2003 to January 31, 2004.
 * Turn A Gundam
 * NYAV Post commissioned dub
 * Argento Soma
 * Bandai Entertainment (licensor)/Bang Zoom! Entertainment (dubbing company)
 * Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
 * Ocean Studios commissioned dub
 * The File of Young Kindaichi
 * Studiopolis commissioned dub
 * Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
 * Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (licensor)/Screenmusic Studios (dubbing company)
 * Gasaraki
 * ADV Films (licensor/dubbing company)
 * Gokudo
 * AnimeWorks/Media Blasters (licensor)/Headline Sound Studios (dubbing company)
 * Gunsmith Cats
 * ADV Films (licensor/dubbing company)
 * OVA series, shown during a movie block
 * His and Her Circumstances
 * The Right Stuf International (licensor)/Headline Sound Studios (dubbing company)
 * Hungry Heart: Wild Striker
 * Ocean Studios commissioned dub
 * Neo Ranga
 * ADV Films (licensor/dubbing company)
 * NOIR
 * ADV Films (licensor/dubbing company)
 * Project ARMS
 * Viz Media (licensor)/Ocean Studios (dubbing company)
 * Sin: The Movie
 * ADV Films (licensor/dubbing company)
 * Shown during a movie block
 * Spriggan (1998)
 * ADV Films (licensor/dubbing company)
 * Shown during a movie block
 * Sorcerous Stabber Orphen
 * ADV Films (licensor/dubbing company)
 * Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Revenge
 * ADV Films (licensor/dubbing company)
 * Super GALS!
 * ADV Films (licensor/dubbing company)