In February, we will be broadcasting programs related to cats to commemorate Cat Day! WBD Japan 4 channel cross project
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Press release: January 30, 2024
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In February, we will be broadcasting programs related to cats to commemorate Cat Day! WBD Japan 4 channel cross project
*Animal Planet, Cartoon Network, Tabi Channel, and MONDO TV joint project ~ “Tom and Jerry’s Birthday” commemoration
A screening event will also be held (co-hosted with J:COM) ~* “Animal Planet”, “Cartoon Network”, “Tabi Channel”, “MONDO”
Discovery Japan Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo/President: Masashi Sugimoto), which operates “TV”, is holding a 4-channel joint project with a cat theme for February in honor of “Cat Day” on February 22nd. We will centrally broadcast popular programs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUXtx9Zs3Rc
animal planet
Animal Planet, one of the world’s largest animal channels, will be broadcasting various cat programs on weekday afternoons starting February 1st (Thursday) on the popular cat-filled special, “February is Cats! Cat Month.” It will be broadcast all at once from 2:00 to 4:00. From cute cats that will heal you just by looking at them to big cats that live in a world where the weakest survive, we will be bringing you the February special feature of “Cats Full of Cats”. “Wildcat ~Secret of the Wild~: America” Copyright: Big Media 2024 “Wildcat – Secrets of the Wild”, which depicts wild cats, and “Bengal Tiger”, which follows the attempt to return the Bengal tiger to the wild.
In addition to new shows such as “Journey to the Wild”, the popular show “Cat Helper” where cat helper Jackson Galaxy helps people who have trouble training their cats.
S3 ~I will teach you how to train a cat~” will be released for the first time as a dubbed version.
“Cat Helper Season 3 ~I will teach you how to train your cat~: Ep.1 Catfight” (C) 2024 Warner Bros. Discovery,
Inc. or its subsidiaries and affiliates. All rights reserved. * ■“Animal Planet” broadcast information*
・Special feature name: February is Nyanto! cat moon
・Broadcasting station: Animal Planet
・Broadcast date and time: February 1st (Thursday) – February 29th (Thursday) every Monday – Friday 14:00 – 16:00
(Rebroadcast on the same day from 25:00 to 27:00, etc.)
Cartoon Network
Anime specialty channel “Cartoon”
“Network” will designate February as “Cat Month” and will feature a special 7-hour anime series featuring cats as the main character every weekend from 2:00 p.m. Every Saturday, we will bring you a selection of episodes from the “Tom and Jerry” series, in which Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse chase each other. Every Sunday, we’ll be bringing you a selection of popular episodes from “Strange Gumball,” starring a 12-year-old blue cat.
“Tom and Jerry” (C) Turner Entertainment Co.TOM AND JERRY and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and (C) Turner Entertainment Co. “Strange Gumball” (C) 2024 Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. or its subsidiaries and affiliates. All rights reserved.
Among the special features, Saturday, February 10th will be the first episode entitled “Tom and Jerry’s Birthday” to commemorate the day “Tom and Jerry” was first released in theaters on February 10, 1940. Short work “Ue wa Ue Aru” – Original title: Puss
We will send you a variety of new and old series, including Gets The Boot-. Among the special features, Saturday, February 10th will be the first episode entitled “Tom and Jerry’s Birthday” to commemorate the day “Tom and Jerry” was first released in theaters on February 10, 1940. Short work “Ue wa Ue Aru” – Original title: Puss
We will send you a variety of new and old series, including Gets The Boot-.
Additionally, on February 24th (Saturday), a “Tom and Jerry Screening Event” will be held at a venue in Tokyo to commemorate “Tom and Jerry’s Birthday.”
Co-hosted with J:COM. J:COM subscribers who won the lottery will be invited to a Tom and Jerry participatory event.
* ■“Cartoon Network” broadcast information*
・Special feature name: Cat Cat Month
・Broadcasting station: Cartoon Network
・Broadcast date and time: February 2024, every Saturday and Sunday, every Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. “Tom and Jerry”
“Strange Gumball” every Sunday from 2pm to 9pm
travel channel
On the travel specialty channel “Tabi Channel”,
As a special feature on Cat Day, from February 8th (Thursday) every Tuesday to Friday at 8pm, a travel program featuring cats as the main character, “Travel Neko Roman” will be aired, and from February 21st (Wednesday), “New Travel Cat Roman” will be aired. ” will be intensively broadcast in two consecutive episodes each day.
“Traveling cat romance” #46
The “Tabi Neko Roman” series is a unique travelogue show in which cats are the main characters.From signboard cats to stray cats to cats that you meet by chance on your travels, the series travels from place to place in search of cats living in various towns, and the culture and sights of each place. , is a program that leisurely depicts the lives of the cats living there.
“New Traveling Cat Romance” #9
* ■“Tabi Channel” broadcast information*
・Feature name: Cat Day special feature
・Broadcasting station: Tabi Channel
・Broadcast date and time: From Thursday, February 8, 2024, every Tuesday to Friday from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm, 2 consecutive
episodes/rebroadcast available
February 8th to 20th “Travel Cat Roman” #35-#48
February 21st to 29th “New Traveling Cat Romance” #1-#12
MONDO TV
On the entertainment channel “MONDO TV”, MONDO Theater
As part of our cat movie special, we will be presenting a wide variety of movies featuring cats for five consecutive nights from 9pm on Monday, February 19th.
“Movie version of Cat Taxi” (C)2010 “Neko Taxi” Production Committee “Movie version of Kuroneko Lucy” (C) 2012 “Kuroneko Lucy” Production Committee A heart-warming “cat” story starring Cheat Takeyama, “Neko Taxi the Movie”, a historical drama “Neko Ninja the Movie”, a shocking collaboration between an aggravated ninja and an old cat;
Four stragglers found themselves in a predicament under the state of emergency declared due to the coronavirus.
“I am a cat!” is a non-stop noir action drama that revolves around an “odd-eyed” white cat, and “Movie version” is the first film starring Muga Tsukaji (Drunk Dragon).
We will be bringing you popular works such as “Black Cat Lucy” and “Movie Nekoban” starring Masato Ibu as a former railway worker.
* ■“MONDO TV” broadcast information*
・Special feature name: MONDO Theater Cat Movie Special
・Broadcasting station: MONDO TV
・Broadcast date and time: February 19, 2024 (Monday) to February 23, 2024 (holiday/Friday) from 9:00 p.m.
February 19 (Monday) “Movie Cat Taxi”
February 20 (Tuesday) “Theatrical version of cat Shinobu”
Wednesday, February 21st “I am a cat!”
February 22nd (Thursday) Movie version of Kuroneko Lucy” February 23rd (Holiday/Friday) “Movie Nekoban”
* ■* * Animal Planet *
Animal Planet is the world’s largest animal and nature channel. We have a rich lineup ranging from the world of the fittest to the workings of nature, the relationship between animals and humans, and pets such as dogs and cats, and we will explore the true face of the earth with beautiful, immersive images. The images of living things depicted from a variety of perspectives captivate the viewer, full of surprises and discoveries. It is a sister channel to Discovery Channel, which has one of the world’s largest networks, and began broadcasting in Japan in December 2000. National cable TV station, SKY PerfecTV!
, IPTV broadcasts, and various online media.
-Animal Planet Official Website-
https://www.discoveryjapan.jp/media/animalplanet/
* ■Cartoon Network *
One of the world’s largest anime channels watched by approximately 400 million households in over 192 countries.
From popular anime such as the eternal masterpiece “Tom and Jerry” and “Thomas the Tank Engine” to the original anime “Powerpuff”
24-hour broadcast of carefully selected high-quality works from around the world such as “Girls,” “Strange Gumball,” and “Adventure Time.” In Japan, it is being broadcast on SKY PerfecTV! as well as cable TV and IPTV nationwide. Approximately 7 million households can watch the program.
-Cartoon Network official website- https://www.cartoonnetwork.jp * ■Travel Channel *
Japan’s only travel channel that delivers fascinating travel footage from around the world. Travel Channel is your passport to the fun places you’ve always dreamed of! Programs in a variety of genres such as overseas, hot springs, travelogues, information, etc. will satisfy your intellectual curiosity and provide a time to soothe your soul. In Japan, it is being broadcast 24 hours a day on J:COM, Hikari TV, SKY PerfecTV!, as well as cable TV and IPTV nationwide.
-Tabi Channel Official Website- https://www.tabichan.jp
* ■MONDO TV *
An entertainment channel that is currently being broadcast on cable TV, SKY PerfecTV, Hikari TV, etc. nationwide. Approximately 6 million households can watch the program. Currently broadcasting programs in a variety of genres including entertainment, idols, mahjong,
pachinko/pachislot, and cinema.
-MONDO TV official website- https://www.mondotv.jp
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