Boogiepop Phantom on Anime Network

?BOOGIEPOP PHANTOM? LICENSED FOR ANIME NETWORK? BROADCAST

RIGHT STUF TITLE MARKS FIRST BROADCAST OF THIRD-PARTY PROGRAMMING ON FLEDGLING CABLE NETWORK

HOUSTON May 1 2003?Anime Network? today announced that the hit anime thriller ?Boogiepop Phantom? produced for U.S. distribution by The Right Stuf International has been licensed for broadcast on Anime Network? (currently available as a video-on-demand feature on digital cable in select markets).

?Anime Network??s position as the only 24/7 television outlet dedicated to anime makes us a leading broadcast venue for fine anime content? said John Ledford President and CEO of A.D. Vision Inc. parent company of the Anime Network? and ADV Films. ?The Right Stuf is only the first domestic production company to enter into a broadcast distribution deal with Anime Network?; we?re currently in negotiations with the other major anime providers about adding their content to the Anime Network? lineup.?

About Anime Network?:
Anime Network? a subsidiary of A.D. Vision Inc. (parent company to ADV Films and Newtype USA) is the first cable channel in North America dedicated to anime (Japanese animation). Anime Network? launched in North America in late 2002 and plans extensive availability initially through digital cable video-on-demand technology. The network is broadening its initial roster of multi-system operator (MSO) agreements to include providers from coast-to-coast. More information about the Anime Network is available through http://www.theanimenetwork.com.

Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2003 (Archive on Sunday, June 01, 2003)