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Locomotion (TV channel)

Locomotion was a Latin American cable channel dedicated to anime and animated shows targeting primarily an 18–34 audience, broadcasting movies, TV series and shorts. It was launched on November 1, 1996, and was closed down on July 31, 2005.[1] It was also broadcast in Portugal through Cabovisão and TVCabo (now ZON Multimédia), and in Spain by satellite TV provider Vía Digital until 2003 due to administrative reasons with the TV operator.

Locomotion
Broadcast areaIbero-america
HeadquartersMiami, United States
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Programming
Language(s)Spanish
Portuguese
Picture format480i - 4:3 (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerThe Hearst Corporation (1996–2005)
Claxson Interactive Group (1996–2002)
Corus Entertainment (2002–2005)
Sony Pictures Television (2005)
Sister channelsSpace
I. Sat
Infinito
Uniseries
MuchMusic
HTV
Fashion TV
Clase
Playboy TV
Hot Network
Venus
Cosmopolitan TV
History
LaunchedNovember 1, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-11-01) (Latin America)
September 15, 1997; 26 years ago (1997-09-15) (Spain and Portugal)
ClosedJuly 1, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-07-01) (Spain and Portugal)
July 31, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-07-31) (Latin America)
Replaced byAnimax
Links
Website

Initially, Locomotion was a channel dedicated to animation for all ages, broadcasting titles from King Features (which was Hearst's animation division), other acquired shows, and adult animation for an evening block. However, the channel did not want to face competition against the already-established Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, so the channel began removing the children's animation in favour for alternative animation, adult series, and anime by 1998, and by 2000, they began airing more alternative and adult-oriented animation from the US, the United Kingdom and Latin America, as well as anime series.[2][3]

As the network grew, most of their programming consisted of Japanese animation titles from the likes of ADV Films, Bandai Entertainment, & Geneon and others as well as adult shows like South Park, The Critic, Crapston Villas and Duckman. Locomotion was also dedicated to showing works of experimental animation from all over the world throughout the day on-air and online. They aired experimental programming featuring video jockeys, artists who worked with video as a medium.

The network, whose corporate offices were based in Miami, Florida (though the network was not available in the United States aside from a few cable systems in southern Florida) was a joint venture between the US-based Hearst Corporation,[4] (50%) and Claxson Interactive Group, Inc. (a subsidiary of the Venezuelan-based Cisneros Group) (50%).[5] In May 2002, Cisneros Group sold its shares in the network to Canadian-based Corus Entertainment. The channel was purchased by Sony in 2005 and was later rebranded as Animax.

Loco edit

One of Locomotion's VJ projects was a computer-rendered character known as Loco, produced by "Modern Cartoons". The character, which mostly appeared during commercial breaks, made humorous comments, and did nonsensical things entertaining the viewers. The mascot disappeared as the channel changed its image.

A final, yet brief reference of Loco when Animax replaced Locomotion, which is the part where the special agents sent to save Locomotion, they received a call from "Loco" before he gets killed.

Logo history edit

Locomotion's first logo resembled a red-colored head with a "Loco" on its face (the "O"s being in where the eyes are, the "L" being in where the left ear is, and the "C" being in where the nose is) and a "Motion" in its mouth. This was used since the launch of the channel and was phased out in 1999 as the channel began shifting towards alternative and adult animation series, such as South Park, as well as anime series.

Locomotion's second logo retained the head from the previous logo, although colored white and inside a gray circle and lacking the details the previous logo had. The "Locomotion" was shown left of the "circle" in an Italicized font. This was used from 1999 to May 2002.

Locomotion's third logo was the same as the previous logo, but the "circle" now colored (most of the time red and blue) as opposed to gray and the logo was updated. This logo was used since Claxson's sale of their stake in the channel to Canada-based Corus Entertainment, all the way until the closure of the channel.

A variation of the third logo had the words "Animestation" below the "Locomotion" of the logo since the channel ceased to broadcast in Spain and Portugal. It was used from 2004 until the closure of the channel in 2005.

TV blocks edit

The programming of this channel was divided in thematic blocks which are:

  • 80's TV: A space dedicated to all cartoons that were a hit in the decade.
  • Anime Loving: As its name says, a space dedicated to anime lovers.
  • Japanimotion/JapanOK!: A space dedicated to better Japanese animation, hidden gems of anime, Anime films and anime series.
  • Animafilms: A space dedicated to hidden International animation gems.
  • Fracto: A space dedicated to experimental animation and techno music.
  • Cortos Locomotion: Short films between each space of TV programs.
  • Love Vision: Short animations and experimental music broadcast between TV programs.
  • Replay: The best of the week.
  • Kapsula: Space dedicated to the best directors of experimental animation and where the people can send their works.

Acquisition, shutdown and aftermath edit

Locomotion was bought by Sony Pictures Entertainment Latin America in January 2005 from Hearst Corporation and Corus Entertainment.[6] After the acquisition of the network and until its shutdown, the non-anime shows where dropped from their programming in order to focus more on an all-anime lineup. The network officially ceased to exist at 11:00 a.m. on July 31 of the same year (however, the broadcast of Locomotion stopped on the night of July 30 and was replaced by a countdown clock). From then on, the network had been transitioned into the Latin American arm of Animax.

Of all the programming broadcast previously on Locomotion, only Saber Marionette J, Saber Marionette J to X, Soul Hunter, Serial Experiments Lain, The Candidate for Goddess and Earth Girl Arjuna were picked and broadcast by Animax on their early programming, although the latter three were aired only with subtitles on Locomotion, but received dubbing in Portuguese and Spanish when aired on Animax. As of February 2006, all those series were off the air. Super Milk Chan, which was also aired on Locomotion only with subtitles, started airing on Animax on October 20, 2006, but now dubbed into Portuguese and Spanish. Neon Genesis Evangelion had aired on Locomotion, and would also air on Animax, although 3 years after Locomotion's shutdown. Even though it had aired on Locomotion with Portuguese and Spanish dubs, it got new dubs in both languages because of all of the changes the Renewal of Evangelion version had compared to the original one.

The non-anime shows produced by MTV Networks and broadcast on Locomotion (like South Park, Ren and Stimpy and Æon Flux) were picked and shown on a weekend animation block by MTV Latin America, but in November 2006, this block was replaced with Animatosis (a Sic 'Em Friday-alike block) and all the shows (with the exception of South Park) were cancelled, and South Park continues to air as of present day, and recently now airs on a localized version of its home network. Bob and Margaret is shown (as of January 2006) on the defunct-but-now-relaunched Latin American version of Adult Swim. The Critic was broadcast on the Latin American version of HBO (albeit in English with Spanish and Portuguese subtitles). Other shows, such as Dr. Katz and Duckman, have not aired on Latin American television since the Locomotion shutdown.

Programming edit

Anime edit

OVAs edit

Cartoons edit

Films edit

The titles above belong mainly to British and American companies, most of them come from MTV Networks channels (like MTV and Comedy Central) and Channel 4 from Great Britain.

Locomotion also had an hour block called Locotomia where international experimental animations where aired.

The Wallace and Gromit movies and Flatworld were also aired along with other British animated short films.

Never transmitted edit

Acquired, but unaired edit

List of titles Locomotion picked up the rights to air, but couldn't broadcast because of its closure. These titles eventually aired on Animax Latin America:[7]

Short films and experimental animation edit

  • A Chairy Tale (1957)
  • Abductees
  • Alice in Plasmaland
  • Anna and Bella
  • A Piece of Phantasmagoria
  • Arnold Escapes From Church
  • At The Ends Of The Earth
  • Bob's Birthday
  • Boogie Doodle
  • Dada
  • Dots
  • El Egoísta
  • Historia del Gato y la Luna
  • Hen Hop
  • How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of Angels
  • I'm Your Man
  • Jolly Roger
  • La Leyenda de la Canoa Voladora
  • Lennart's Top Tips
  • Lupo the Butcher
  • Mad Doctors of Borneo
  • Manipulation
  • Meat Love (1989)
  • Mindscape
  • Monkey Love
  • Neighbours (1952)
  • Next
  • Noiseman Sound Insect
  • Opus Dei - By Cecile Noldus
  • Os Salteadores
  • Prelude to Eden
  • Promethevs
  • Screen Play (Takako and Naoki) - By Barry Purves (1993)
  • Steel Life
  • Street of Crocodiles
  • The Balance
  • The Cat Came Back
  • The Fly
  • The Monk and the Fish
  • The Sandman
  • The Stain
  • The Big Snit

VJs and design projects edit

Locomotion was not only about adult animation and anime. On the last years of being on air, Locomotion seemed to be interest also in Graphic Design and techno music (House and Lounge or Chill-Out).

In the early 2000s, graphic designers began to dabble in web animation to promote their portfolio and collaborate with other artists. Thus it was that Locomotion Channel, during the second half of its on-screen life, sponsored efforts to bring designers and animators together in time-lapse to win experimental animation shorts. This dynamic brought more content onto the screen, giving it an atmosphere of creativity that showed no limits.

A clear example of these experimental animation samples was "Teevey".[8] Teevey was a short animation written and directed by Robert Ramsden,[9] animated with Adobe Flash (formerly Macromedia Flash) software by Simon Pike, accompanied by the catchy melody composed by Phillip Minss at Yellow Bird Studios. Robert Ramsden designed his character especially at the request of the channel. The protagonist of this drawing is a kind of giant dog that lives in a world far from any logic or meaning.[10]

Thanks to Locomotion, groups like Boeing and Miranda! began their career, today being recognized by MTV.

Locomotion had a 30 min. block, called Fracto, where they featured music and design experiments that could be considered as experimental animation.

References edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Locomotion: The Animation Network".
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 28, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  5. ^ "Locomotion: The Animation Network".
  6. ^ "Silex-IT Client Case Studies" Animax Channel Client Profile: Sony Corporation January 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine silex-it.com Retrieved on May 18, 2012
  7. ^ Locomotion with new titles for 2005 | In portuguese
  8. ^ https://vimeo.com/42233469 Teevey
  9. ^ "Rob Ramsden". August 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Locomotion lleva animación a la Red". August 24, 2000.

External links edit

  • (old versions from WebArchive.org)
  • [1] (article from Argentinian newspaper Pagina12, in Spanish)

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Locomotion TV channel news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Locomotion was a Latin American cable channel dedicated to anime and animated shows targeting primarily an 18 34 audience broadcasting movies TV series and shorts It was launched on November 1 1996 and was closed down on July 31 2005 1 It was also broadcast in Portugal through Cabovisao and TVCabo now ZON Multimedia and in Spain by satellite TV provider Via Digital until 2003 due to administrative reasons with the TV operator LocomotionBroadcast areaIbero americaHeadquartersMiami United StatesBuenos Aires Argentina Toronto Ontario CanadaProgrammingLanguage s SpanishPortuguesePicture format480i 4 3 SDTV OwnershipOwnerThe Hearst Corporation 1996 2005 Claxson Interactive Group 1996 2002 Corus Entertainment 2002 2005 Sony Pictures Television 2005 Sister channelsSpaceI SatInfinitoUniseries MuchMusicHTVFashion TVClasePlayboy TVHot NetworkVenusCosmopolitan TVHistoryLaunchedNovember 1 1996 27 years ago 1996 11 01 Latin America September 15 1997 26 years ago 1997 09 15 Spain and Portugal ClosedJuly 1 2003 20 years ago 2003 07 01 Spain and Portugal July 31 2005 18 years ago 2005 07 31 Latin America Replaced byAnimaxLinksWebsitewww locomotion com Initially Locomotion was a channel dedicated to animation for all ages broadcasting titles from King Features which was Hearst s animation division other acquired shows and adult animation for an evening block However the channel did not want to face competition against the already established Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network so the channel began removing the children s animation in favour for alternative animation adult series and anime by 1998 and by 2000 they began airing more alternative and adult oriented animation from the US the United Kingdom and Latin America as well as anime series 2 3 As the network grew most of their programming consisted of Japanese animation titles from the likes of ADV Films Bandai Entertainment amp Geneon and others as well as adult shows like South Park The Critic Crapston Villas and Duckman Locomotion was also dedicated to showing works of experimental animation from all over the world throughout the day on air and online They aired experimental programming featuring video jockeys artists who worked with video as a medium The network whose corporate offices were based in Miami Florida though the network was not available in the United States aside from a few cable systems in southern Florida was a joint venture between the US based Hearst Corporation 4 50 and Claxson Interactive Group Inc a subsidiary of the Venezuelan based Cisneros Group 50 5 In May 2002 Cisneros Group sold its shares in the network to Canadian based Corus Entertainment The channel was purchased by Sony in 2005 and was later rebranded as Animax Contents 1 Loco 2 Logo history 3 TV blocks 4 Acquisition shutdown and aftermath 5 Programming 5 1 Anime 5 2 OVAs 5 3 Cartoons 5 4 Films 5 5 Never transmitted 5 6 Acquired but unaired 5 7 Short films and experimental animation 6 VJs and design projects 7 References 8 External linksLoco editOne of Locomotion s VJ projects was a computer rendered character known as Loco produced by Modern Cartoons The character which mostly appeared during commercial breaks made humorous comments and did nonsensical things entertaining the viewers The mascot disappeared as the channel changed its image A final yet brief reference of Loco when Animax replaced Locomotion which is the part where the special agents sent to save Locomotion they received a call from Loco before he gets killed Logo history editLocomotion s first logo resembled a red colored head with a Loco on its face the O s being in where the eyes are the L being in where the left ear is and the C being in where the nose is and a Motion in its mouth This was used since the launch of the channel and was phased out in 1999 as the channel began shifting towards alternative and adult animation series such as South Park as well as anime series Locomotion s second logo retained the head from the previous logo although colored white and inside a gray circle and lacking the details the previous logo had The Locomotion was shown left of the circle in an Italicized font This was used from 1999 to May 2002 Locomotion s third logo was the same as the previous logo but the circle now colored most of the time red and blue as opposed to gray and the logo was updated This logo was used since Claxson s sale of their stake in the channel to Canada based Corus Entertainment all the way until the closure of the channel A variation of the third logo had the words Animestation below the Locomotion of the logo since the channel ceased to broadcast in Spain and Portugal It was used from 2004 until the closure of the channel in 2005 TV blocks editThe programming of this channel was divided in thematic blocks which are 80 s TV A space dedicated to all cartoons that were a hit in the decade Anime Loving As its name says a space dedicated to anime lovers Japanimotion JapanOK A space dedicated to better Japanese animation hidden gems of anime Anime films and anime series Animafilms A space dedicated to hidden International animation gems Fracto A space dedicated to experimental animation and techno music Cortos Locomotion Short films between each space of TV programs Love Vision Short animations and experimental music broadcast between TV programs Replay The best of the week Kapsula Space dedicated to the best directors of experimental animation and where the people can send their works Acquisition shutdown and aftermath editLocomotion was bought by Sony Pictures Entertainment Latin America in January 2005 from Hearst Corporation and Corus Entertainment 6 After the acquisition of the network and until its shutdown the non anime shows where dropped from their programming in order to focus more on an all anime lineup The network officially ceased to exist at 11 00 a m on July 31 of the same year however the broadcast of Locomotion stopped on the night of July 30 and was replaced by a countdown clock From then on the network had been transitioned into the Latin American arm of Animax Of all the programming broadcast previously on Locomotion only Saber Marionette J Saber Marionette J to X Soul Hunter Serial Experiments Lain The Candidate for Goddess and Earth Girl Arjuna were picked and broadcast by Animax on their early programming although the latter three were aired only with subtitles on Locomotion but received dubbing in Portuguese and Spanish when aired on Animax As of February 2006 all those series were off the air Super Milk Chan which was also aired on Locomotion only with subtitles started airing on Animax on October 20 2006 but now dubbed into Portuguese and Spanish Neon Genesis Evangelion had aired on Locomotion and would also air on Animax although 3 years after Locomotion s shutdown Even though it had aired on Locomotion with Portuguese and Spanish dubs it got new dubs in both languages because of all of the changes the Renewal of Evangelion version had compared to the original one The non anime shows produced by MTV Networks and broadcast on Locomotion like South Park Ren and Stimpy and AEon Flux were picked and shown on a weekend animation block by MTV Latin America but in November 2006 this block was replaced with Animatosis a Sic Em Friday alike block and all the shows with the exception of South Park were cancelled and South Park continues to air as of present day and recently now airs on a localized version of its home network Bob and Margaret is shown as of January 2006 on the defunct but now relaunched Latin American version of Adult Swim The Critic was broadcast on the Latin American version of HBO albeit in English with Spanish and Portuguese subtitles Other shows such as Dr Katz and Duckman have not aired on Latin American television since the Locomotion shutdown Programming editAnime edit Alexander Senki Blue Seed Boogiepop Phantom Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 Latin America only Burn Up Excess Candidate for Goddess Cybuster Cyber Team in Akihabara Cowboy Bebop Latin America only Earth Girl Arjuna Eat Man Eat Man 98 Gasaraki Latin America only Gene Shaft If I See You in My Dreams Let s Dance With Papa Lupin III also known as Cliffhanger Latin America only Neon Genesis Evangelion Nightwalker The Midnight Detective Oh Super Milk Chan Petshop of Horrors Ranma Iberia only Red Baron Latin America only Robotech Saber Marionette J Saber Marionette J to X Serial Experiments Lain Silent Mobius Soul Hunter The Adventures of Mini Goddess Those Who Hunt Elves 1 y 2 Latin America only OVAs edit Agent Aika Afroken Birdy the Mighty Blue Submarine No 6 Aonorokugo Burn Up W Compiler Compiler Festa Dirty Pair Flight 005 Conspiracy Ellcia eX Driver Gunsmith Cats If I See You in my Dreams Labyrinth of Flames Ninja Resurrection Oh My Goddess Power Dolls Tenamonya Voyagers Saber Marionette R Saber Marionette J Again Sakura Mail Shutendoji Suikoden Demon Century Sukeban Deka Tarepanda Virgin Fleet Welcome to Pia Carrot 2 DX Yakumo Tatsu Cartoons edit AEon Flux Latinamerica only Bob and Margaret Captain Star Latinamerica only Crapston Villas Cuttlas Dr Katz Professional Therapist Duckman Latinamerica only Gary and Mike Gogs Home to Rent Latinamerica only Journey to Infinity Iberia only Quads Pond Life Ren and Stimpy Latinamerica only Rex the Runt Robin By Magnus Carlsson South Park Stressed Eric The Critic Latinamerica only The Head Latinamerica only The Maxx Latinamerica only Films edit Akira Alexander Senki City Hunter Bay City Wars City Hunter Magnum with Love and Fate City Hunter Million Dollar Conspiracy Dirty Pair Project Eden Fallen Angels Flatworld and The Making of Flatworld Ghost in the Shell Glassy Ocean Jin Roh The Wolf Brigade Juego de ninos La Vieille Dame et les Pigeons Old Lady and the Pigeons Martian Successor Nadesico The Prince of Darkness Megasonicos Opera Imaginaire Phantom 2040 Rail of the Star Robert Creep A Dog s Life The Super Dimension Fortress Macross Do You Remember Love The Tale of Shim Chung Torpedo Truckers Vampiros en la Habana Wallace and Gromit A Close Shave Wallace and Gromit A Grand Day Out Wallace and Gromit The Wrong Trousers The titles above belong mainly to British and American companies most of them come from MTV Networks channels like MTV and Comedy Central and Channel 4 from Great Britain Locomotion also had an hour block called Locotomia where international experimental animations where aired The Wallace and Gromit movies and Flatworld were also aired along with other British animated short films Never transmitted edit Silent Service Outlaw Star Martian Successor Nadesico Blue Seed 2 The End of Evangelion Golgo 13 Film Acquired but unaired edit List of titles Locomotion picked up the rights to air but couldn t broadcast because of its closure These titles eventually aired on Animax Latin America 7 hack Legend of the Twilight hack SIGN Di Gi Charat Nyo DNA Galaxy Angel Pita Ten Ran The Samurai Girl Stratos 4 Wolf s Rain Short films and experimental animation edit A Chairy Tale 1957 Abductees Alice in Plasmaland Anna and Bella A Piece of Phantasmagoria Arnold Escapes From Church At The Ends Of The Earth Bob s Birthday Boogie Doodle Dada Dots El Egoista Historia del Gato y la Luna Hen Hop How Wings Are Attached to the Backs of Angels I m Your Man Jolly Roger La Leyenda de la Canoa Voladora Lennart s Top Tips Lupo the Butcher Mad Doctors of Borneo Manipulation Meat Love 1989 Mindscape Monkey Love Neighbours 1952 Next Noiseman Sound Insect Opus Dei By Cecile Noldus Os Salteadores Prelude to Eden Promethevs Screen Play Takako and Naoki By Barry Purves 1993 Steel Life Street of Crocodiles The Balance The Cat Came Back The Fly The Monk and the Fish The Sandman The Stain The Big SnitVJs and design projects editLocomotion was not only about adult animation and anime On the last years of being on air Locomotion seemed to be interest also in Graphic Design and techno music House and Lounge or Chill Out In the early 2000s graphic designers began to dabble in web animation to promote their portfolio and collaborate with other artists Thus it was that Locomotion Channel during the second half of its on screen life sponsored efforts to bring designers and animators together in time lapse to win experimental animation shorts This dynamic brought more content onto the screen giving it an atmosphere of creativity that showed no limits A clear example of these experimental animation samples was Teevey 8 Teevey was a short animation written and directed by Robert Ramsden 9 animated with Adobe Flash formerly Macromedia Flash software by Simon Pike accompanied by the catchy melody composed by Phillip Minss at Yellow Bird Studios Robert Ramsden designed his character especially at the request of the channel The protagonist of this drawing is a kind of giant dog that lives in a world far from any logic or meaning 10 Thanks to Locomotion groups like Boeing and Miranda began their career today being recognized by MTV Locomotion had a 30 min block called Fracto where they featured music and design experiments that could be considered as experimental animation References edit Press Release 07 30 96 Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved January 28 2011 Locomotion The Animation Network Archived copy Archived from the original on September 27 2007 Retrieved January 28 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link The Locomotion Channel Archived from the original on July 20 2008 Retrieved January 28 2011 Locomotion The Animation Network Silex IT Client Case Studies Animax Channel Client Profile Sony Corporation Archived January 5 2009 at the Wayback Machine silex it com Retrieved on May 18 2012 Locomotion with new titles for 2005 In portuguese https vimeo com 42233469 Teevey Rob Ramsden August 10 2017 Locomotion lleva animacion a la Red August 24 2000 External links editWebArchive org old versions from WebArchive org 1 article from Argentinian newspaper Pagina12 in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Locomotion TV channel amp oldid 1219616201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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