Beta Cartoon

Beta Cartoon (also just known as Beta on screenbugs) is an American cable and satellite television network focused on animation, mostly western. The channel is host to Universal Home Entertainment, Mill Creek Entertainment, and Shout Factory animated series. As well as anime licensed by Sundown Publishing. Original programming, as well as original programming from Landshade Media will also appear.

The channel shares it's space with the SurgeAnime Classics overnight block.

History
After three months of SurgeAnime Plus's relaunch as SurgeAnime Classics, RaGE Media Broadcasting (the controller of all things SurgeAnime) has noticed that ratings were lower than usual. They kept monitoring ratings and in September of 2018, they reported that over the course of 8 1/2 months, a decline from 600k on average for the months of October/November 2017 to just 100-200k on average for July/August 2018. In late September, RaGE Broadcasting announced a rebrand and refresh to a more modern animation network.

Original programming

 * Storm Wave {A} [TV-PG V] (Monday, 7pm)
 * Fall Camp {C-Ad} [TV-PG DV](Monday, 7:30pm)
 * The Motel {C} [TV-PG D](Tuesday, 7pm)
 * Drive In {C} [TV-PG D](Tuesday, 7:30pm)
 * Space Team Seven {A-Ad} [TV-PG V](Wednesday, 7pm)
 * One House of Friends {C-Ad} [TV-PG] (Wednesday, 7:30pm)
 * Totally Flashback {C-A-Ad} [TV-Y7 FV] (Thursday, 7pm)
 * Spies of the World {C-A} [TV-PG V](Thursday, 7:30pm)
 * Fantasy High {A-Ad} [TV-PG LV] (Friday, 8pm)
 * Disc Capture Squad {A-Ad-K} [TV-Y7 FV] (Friday, 8:30pm)
 * DriverZ {A-Ad-C} [TV-PG DL](Friday, 9pm)
 * Land of a Million Hells {C} [TV-PG DLV] (Friday, 9:30pm)
 * Dice Master Akira {A-Ad-K} [TV-Y7 FV] (Saturday, 9am)

Upcoming programming

 * Cyberwave [TV-14 LV] {Crime, Drama}
 * December 2018
 * Pilot Station [various] {Anthology}
 * December 2018
 * Universal Warfare {Space-western, Action, Adventure, Fantasy}
 * January 2019
 * Brothers in Arms
 * February 2019
 * Electric City Blues
 * February 2019
 * Viva Vegas [TV-PG LV] {Drama, Sports}
 * March 2019
 * Beta Heroes [TV-PG V] {Superhero, Drama, Action}
 * March 2019
 * Critical Role: First Campaign |Developed for a third party company|
 * April 2019
 * Camp Drama
 * April 2019
 * Life on Beta [TV-PG] {Anthology, Comedy, Drama, Action}
 * May 2019
 * Legends of the Jungle [TV-PG V] {Action, Fantasy} |Developed for a third party company|
 * May 2019
 * Space Soldiers |Developed for a third party company|
 * May 2019
 * World Of Our Own {Fantasy, Adventure}
 * May 2019
 * Defenders of the Universe (Adventure, Superhero, Drama, Action)
 * June 2019
 * The Other Defenders (Adventure, Superhero, Comedy-drama, Action)
 * June 2019
 * The Wrestler {Sports, Drama}
 * June 2019
 * Space Colonial War |Developed for a third party company|
 * June 2019
 * Orcs and Elves and Humans {Action, Fantasy} |Developed for a third party company|
 * July 2019
 * Fantasy Earth {Action, Fantasy} |Developed for a third party company|
 * July 2019
 * Hellspawn {Action, Fantasy, Horror} |Developed for a third party company|
 * August 2019
 * Wizard School
 * September 2019
 * Battle of the Bands
 * September 2019
 * Legend of One
 * September 2019
 * Warriors of the Future
 * October 2019
 * Finder: Fantasy {Adventure, Fantasy} |Developed for a third party company|
 * October 2019
 * Finder: Space {Action, Space western, Adventure} |Developed for a third party company|
 * November 2019
 * Future Shadowsprint {Action, Fantasy} |Developed for a third party company|
 * November 2019

Upcoming specials

 * World of Beta Kickoff
 * November 30, 2018
 * 10-10:30pm (repeats 4:30a-5a)

Key

 * A - Action
 * C - Comedy
 * Ad - Adventure
 * K - Kids

Acquired programming/libraries

 * Cartoon Network Studios library (1996-2008)
 * Universal Pictures Home Entertainment cartoon library
 * Mill Creek Entertainment cartoon library
 * Shout Factory cartoon library
 * Sundown Publishing anime library.

Programming blocks
(All times Eastern)
 * The City
 * Weekdays from 6a-9a. Repeats from 1p-3p. Friday nights/Saturday mornings from 11p-1a. Repeats Saturday mornings from 7a-9a.
 * Beta Classics
 * Weekdays from 9a-1p
 * Beta Final Bell
 * Weekdays from 3p-5p.
 * Beta Action
 * Weeknights from 5p-7p.
 * Beta Primetime
 * Monday to Thursday from 7p-8p. Repeats from 11p-12a.
 * Beta Fridays
 * Friday nights from 7p-9pm. Repeats from 9p-11pm.
 * SurgeAnime Classics
 * Monday to Friday from 2a-4a.
 * Saturday and Sunday from 2a-3a.
 * Beta Collection
 * Saturday nights from 5p-8p.
 * Sunday nights from 4p-7p.

Former programming blocks

 * Beta Detox
 * Weekdays from 1p-2p (October 2018)
 * Classic animated shows mixed in with new ones.
 * Beta Action Mornings
 * Weekdays from 8a-10a. (October-November 2018)
 * Action animation for two hours.

BnBeta
The first look was produced by Platige Image and featured a basic room that looked like a Bed and Breakfast. The look had about 15 minutes of footage and lasted from October 28, 2018 to November 30, 2018.

The logo was made in house by RaGE Cartoon designer Weis Bliss, who also produced the branding.

World of Beta
This second look was produced by Weis Bliss, and used Animal Logic, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Scanline VFX and Hydraulx as visual effects company.