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WOWOW was the first private
satellite broadcasting and pay
TV station in
Japan. It began analog broadcasting on April 1, 1991. Digital
broadcasting began on December 1, 2000. The network began with 207,753
subscribers (31.5 billion
yen in sales), growing to 2,667,414 two years later (64.5 billion yen
in sales).
WOWOW mostly rebroadcasts movies, but is also well known for showing
original
anime series such as
Crest of the Stars and
Anime Complex.
The channel's name is a double "Wow," and the three W's also stand for
"World-Wide-Watching."
WOWOW is the station in Japan that carries
The Simpsons.
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