TF:Prime cartoon coming to Australia

[griffin]

Just got word back from Hasbro Australia...
Bad news if you don't have Foxtel.

There will be a sneak peak on Cartoon Network before Christmas, then it will go on air early 2012.

So even with all the extra digital channels, it is still difficult to get new cartoons on free-to-air.

Beast Machines was only on PayTV as well, and we saw how much those toys shelf-warmed with no mainstream marketing (on free-to-air).

[Accel]

Given CN's history with transformer shows in Australia will it actually be at a decent time I hope

[gantz]

So even with all the extra digital channels, it is still difficult to get new cartoons on free-to-air.

ABC 3 do a great job with new cartoon series. With them screening a lot more shows now, did think perhaps they'd get it...

[Ace]

yeh I was shocked when I saw that the Iron Man cartoon on ABC3 the other night!

Terrific news its coming to australia though right? Bummer about pay tv, just like the AFL.. all about the $$$'s

[5FDP]

I thought the free-to-air channels were obliged to show a certain number of hours of children programming per day. Surely one of the channels could pick this up??!

[gantz]

yeh I was shocked when I saw that the Iron Man cartoon on ABC3 the other night!

Shocked?

Keep watching, they have The Avengers, Iron Man, Wolverine & The X-men, Clone Wars etc.

[Ace]

oh wow! i had no idea.

though our house has foxtel and i usually flick straight to the movie channel to switch off so i do tend to miss a lot of good stuff.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I thought the free-to-air channels were obliged to show a certain number of hours of children programming per day. Surely one of the channels could pick this up??!

Yeh, they probably will, about a year after we ahve all grown bored of it.

Pay TV isn't worth buying IMO, so will have to find other ways.

[Accel]

in the 90s CN was just 24 hours of Scooby doo. now its 24 hours of Ben 10 and Johnny Test

I'd rather have prime on ABC3

[i_amtrunks]

ABC 3 do a great job with new cartoon series. With them screening a lot more shows now, did think perhaps they'd get it...

Hopefully after episodes air on Fox ABC3 will get the series, much better them than 9.

Still very silly that there is such a delay (a year) between a US and an AU release. Guess it makes more sense with the toyline schedule though...