Madman Entertainment was founded in 1996 by Tim Anderson and Paul Wiegard as a mail order business specialising in imported anime titles, after following the success of Manga Entertainment in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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In 1998, Madman Entertainment began airing anime on television, with Neon Genesis Evangelion airing on SBS TV.
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On 1 May 2006, Madman Entertainment Group was purchased by Funtastic Limited for, in order to acquire the media rights to titles for which Funtastic held the toy rights.
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In 2007, Madman Entertainment began a licensing agreement to release original Cartoon Network and Adult Swim series on DVD in Australia and New Zealand.
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Madman Entertainment programmed Adult Swim's anime block in the two countries until Cartoon Network Australia dropped its entire Adult Swim lineup on January 1,2008.
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On 23 February 2008, Madman Entertainment announced that it had reached a distribution deal with Viz Media to distribute Viz Media's manga titles in Australia and New Zealand.
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At the 2008 Supanova Pop Culture Expo, Madman Entertainment announced plans to explore new distribution methods.
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Madman Entertainment launched the Madman Entertainment Screening Room, a video on demand streaming service, with School Rumble being the first title on the platform.
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Madman Entertainment began releasing Blu-ray Disc titles, starting with The Transformers: The Movie in June 2009.
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On 1 June 2009, Madman Entertainment produced an English adaption of Tamagotchi: The Movie, a 2007 film based on the Tamagotchi digital pets from Bandai and WiZ.
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On 29 November 2016, it was announced that Madman Entertainment were the recipients of Screen Australia's Enterprise funding program, with Madman launching DocPlay to allow for a revenue-sharing model for filmmakers of documentaries on the platform.
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