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Philippines' Hero TV Posts 'Now on Digital' Message
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official Facebook page of Philippine anime television channel HERO TV posted a message on Wednesday that it is "now on digital." It also posted a follow-up message that noted that even though the channel has been shut down, they are "still very much alive in social media." It also unveiled a new logo (seen right). The announcement does not specify whether the channel is relaunching digitally, or if it will focus on other efforts.
The channel recently shut down, airing its last day on January 31, and signing off at 12:00 a.m. midnight on February 1. Its sister channel TAG also shut down.
Media conglomerate ABS-CBN launched HERO TV in 2005. The channel airs Filipino-dubbed anime. The channel initially re-aired classic anime with Filipino dubs that ABS-CBN had already licensed, such as Voltes V, Naruto, Shaman King, and others. It then moved to licensing anime on its own, and in the past years, has been airing Filipino dubs of anime that aired only three or four seasons previous.
