Company Warnermedia allegedly planning to get rid of the streaming platform Crunchyrollthat specializes in anime. This is reported by sources The information.
According to preliminary data, the parent company in the face of a conglomerate is crushing WarnerMedia AT&T. The fact is that a large shareholder represented by an investment company Elliot management demanded to reduce the debt burden. In October 2019, a plan to sell Crunchyroll was approved. One possible buyer is a company. Sony. The problem is that because of the pandemic, negotiations between the parties have stopped.
In addition, the leadership of WarnerMedia has been reshuffled: the company is headed Jason Kilarwho previously led Hulu. The fact is that anime played an important role in the portfolio of the streaming platform from Disney, therefore, it is possible that in preparation for the launch of the service HBO Max a top manager may try to repeat success.
Earlier it became known that the Crunchyroll administration shared with HBO Max the rights to display a number of cartoons, including “Fullmetal Alchemist“and In / specter (This project was created under the wing of Crunchyroll). Later will also be available “Death note“and Hunter x hunter.
WarnerMedia also acts as a partner Ghibliso subscribers can see “Princess Mononoke“,”Spirited Away“and so on. Kilar himself previously pointed out the enormous value of Japanese animation. Therefore, it is possible that the sales plan will eventually be canceled and Crunchyroll will become part of HBO Max.
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