Chromix

**Chromix** is a television programming block owned by Montalvo Television Networks  (formerly HolCom Networks) in a joint venture with former Toonami co-founder and former CN/AS member Sean Akins (known as AM-Networks at the time of the block's inception) consisted of Live-action, anime and western animation, mostly centered on action and comedy.

## History

The block initiated on Atomix Central (formerly AM-Atomix) after the Toonami block was discontinued due to simulcasting with Adult Swim's block and fears of being fake Toonami, especially how people can handle comedy on Toonami due to the airing of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. The block has been established and started airing in August 8, 2015.

In 2016, the block has been expanded to other networks such as HollowPlus (formerly AM-TV) with Chromix Prime, set to be a programming block for geek-friendly live-action series such as Arrow and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and then SushiChromix, set to be an anime block for both dubbed and subbed anime on Nippon Spirits Network .

Later in 2018, the Chromix block has been expanded to two more blocks to two networks, one brought to WonderHub  with the Humanoidverse brand to air Humanoidverse shows, and another one brought to HCN Premium with HCN Showcase as Chromix Platinum, to air geek-friendly series and Netflix Original Anime, uncut and uncensored. It lasted until late 2019 as HCN+ has announced a Chromix hub similar to FX on Hulu. Later on Summer of 2018, Chromix broadcasted films all summer long under the annual Summer Block "Saturday Night at the Movies".

In 2020, as HolCom Networks converts into Montalvo Television Networks, a new logo for Chromix is introduced and the sublogo will be "Powered by Montalvo". And the first hour of the Saturday morning run has been removed as it will start at 9am.

In 2021, with a new secondary deal with Amazon realized, Invincible will be added to the Chromix line-up in early July. And with Montalvo's second partnership with All Elite Wrestling, AEW Rampage will be replacing WWE's Friday Night Smackdown on the block despite moving to 10pm starting in August 13, 2021. In late August, a new weekday block on Montalvo One has been announced as a 3-hour block.

In September, on the wake of Cartoonito, Montalvo announced that Chromix will bring a preschool/family-oriented block to Montalvo Fam named Chromix Playground, and will include shows such as PJ Masks and My Little Pony: Pony Life, as well as adding upcoming programming such as Batwheels and an untitled Montalvo Original set to be the first preschool-oriented Montalvo Original series around 2022. In October, a launch date will be on November of 2021 and set to be a 3-hour block.

In September, after airing *Spider-Man: Far from Home*, alongside the announcement of another SNATM set for a 2022 start, a second SNATM has been announced for the holiday season, as "Saturday Night at the Holiday Movies" set to start on November 20, 2021 to early January of 2022.

In February 4, 2022, it has announced that Chromix Prime will end its run on February 5, a day after its announcement, reasons being low views for the block compared to other Chromix blocks. However, the shows will still air on Montalvo Prime alongside reruns of Harmony Unleashed: Guardians of Equestria, as well as streaming on MontalVue, Montalvo Premium and other streaming services. The block lasted six years. And plans were changed for Montalvo Originals from Harmony Unleashed, as Future Force The Series is moved to MontalVue, with additional second runs on Montalvo Television Networks.

Montalvo announced in July 2022 that Montalvo Allspark would undergo a rebrand, with the additional 25% stake by Hasbro now sold to Walt Disney Television, set to air programming from Montalvo, Disney and Hasbro. Amid the rebrand, Chromix Humanoidverse is set to end its run on August 26th, 2022 after its final broadcast, making the second Chromix block to shut down this year. However, a new programming block part of the Chromix brand will be replacing Chromix Humanoidverse as Chromix DualVerse, which will air content from both the Humanoidverse and the CrossMore Universe, with first-run premiere episodes of Royal Painmakers be simulcasted with Montalvo One/New Old Kids on the Block, as well as X-Men Mutant Morphs airing alongside The Crusadin' Years' final season. It starts on September 24, 2022, airing every Saturday.

On the same month, two of Hasbro's shows will be replaced for Saturday mornings starting on October 1, 2022 with *My Little Pony: Make Your Mark* (replacing Friendship Is Magic) and in November 12 with *Transformers: EarthSpark* (replacing Cyberverse) which they both debut on streaming first, however, the former will be moving to Sunday Mornings.

In 2023, Bluey was added to the Chromix Playhouse lineup on Sundays, with new episodes set to be aired around the same time as Australia in April, and will replace The Owl House and Amphibia as they move to Saturday afternoons (due to The Owl House ending the week before with Watching and Dreaming) on Montalvo Xtreme while Bluey will be on the block as "The Best of Bluey" taking over the time the former two had on April 15 on the mainline block. In addition, Friendship Is Magic will return to Saturday mornings alongside Make Your Mark as the "Pony Double Generation" Block for Chromix on the same day as Bluey's debut on the block.

In June 2022, Chromix will expand to 3pm amid the early move of Saturday Night at the Movies and AEW Collision added to the lineup, taking over the lineup for the block.

In January 2024, amid AEW Collision taking over the saturday night lineup, and the block's title being inconsistent with the time zone, Saturday Night at the Movies will be renamed to Saturday at the Movies, relaunching in May 2024.

### Chromix Network

HolCom Networks announced a free-to-watch live stream channel dedicated to content that currently and previously aired on Chromix as a 24/7 network. It has launched around 2018 on Twitch, Pluto TV, XUMO and HCN Play, and later on HCN+, now MontalVue and Montalvo Play.

Internationally, Some HCN (now Montalvo) networks has the Chromix branding as a 24/7 linear television network, case in point, either replacing AM-Zone or AM-Atomix or creating a new channel.

## Logos

First Logo (2015-2018)Second Logo (2018-2020)Second Logo (2018-2020, no line)Third Logo (2020-present)Chromix Prime First Logo (2015-2018)Chromix Prime Second Logo (2018-2020)Chromix Prime Third Logo (2020-present)Chromix Humanoidverse Second Logo (2020-present)Chromix Humanoidverse Logo (2020-Present)SushiChromix First Logo (2018-2020)SushiChromix Second Logo (2020-Present)Chromix Platinum Logo (2018-2020)Chromix Platinum Stacked Logo (2018-2020)Chromix Lite Logo (2021-present)Chromix Latino (2020-present)Chromix Movie Event Logo (2018-2020)Chromix En Español First Logo (2019-2020)Chromix Family from HCN Logo (2018-2020)Chromix Emblem (2015-2020)5th Anniversary Logo (2015-2020)Chromix Second Emblem (2020-present)5th Anniversary EmblemChromix Humanoidverse Emblem (2020-Present)