Jetix Europe Picks Up New Pokémon Season

[peno]

See this article: http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=jetix081408.htm
It is obvious from the article, that Jetix's main target is UK, where Pokémon airs on Cartoon Network untill now. I wonder though, if this means something for other countries where Jetix operates. I am especially interested in Czech republic, of course. Pokémon airs here on free TV called TV Nova. But they cancelled it after seasone 4 and new seasons never airs on any Czech TV channels, free or pay. In past, Jetix (still named Fox Kids at that time) airs season 3 (from "The Pokémon Water War" to the end of Johto Journeys), but that were in times Pokémon still were owned by 4Kids and they airs two other 4Kids' Anime at that time (Shaman King and Sonic X). In Czaech, Jetix tends not to airs many of their in-house shows (the only Power Rangers seasone we've get were Mystic Force, for example), but they airs some licensed third party programs, like Naruto or H2O - Just Add Water (Australian live action TV series). So, I am indiferentiate wheter this will have impact on Czech Jetix or not.

 

[AtoMan]

Hi Peno ;-)

Well, i got an semi-official news that Jetix will air Pokemon around January in Poland. My assumptions are:
- It'll be DP (assuming from the news itself that comes from Jetix Europe website - it's good start, i'd say, plus the new Pokemon "Tazo" appeared in Cheetos'... almost exact same day. DP-themed. NOT a coincidence, i'd say.)
- It'll start for a whole east-european region (because most countries around have similar situation. Poland is one of the countries with "better" stiuation, because we got up to Advanced)
- Dunno what with older series, because someone still didn't pay for Advanced dub here (yet it airs without a problem)... Jetix aired only seasons 1-3, but they could try getting 4-6 too, to warm up before "big bang".

The news definately says "across the europe", and it's obvious to me they'll try to target the countries where TV broadcasters screwed up everything Pokemon-related, because eastern part is not only relatively up-to-date, but in many of these countries it's Jetix who has the rights already - and some others just've shown reruns, like in Germany (where Jetix is very exclusive), or Czech and Poland (seems both these channels liked season 3 xD and our Fox Kids prior to transformation even used to show "A je to!/Pat & Mat"). Also here Jeix, until this smmer, for a while was not much anime-oriented except Naruto and was doing only region-wide premieres (including Naruto too), but lately they aired BoBoBo, Shaman King returned ("warming up" an earlier timeslot for Naruto, then moved to relatively better one), also MegaMan NT warrior finally got to show its last bunch of Axess episodes. Also the new schedule for September has Monster Warriors coming back, so seems they are getting outside stuff agan - and showing more anime at the same time.