Corporation Sony now officially owns anime distribution service Crunchyroll – a deal with a media conglomerate AT&Testimated at $ 1.175 billion, was completely closed. For the first time, the sale of the platform became known back in December last year.
According to the statement Tony Vinchikerracurrent chapter Sony Pictures Entertainment, in the very near future Crunchyroll merge with the company Funimationby offering audiences a single subscription to access a variety of Japanese animation shows, films and TV series, making Sony the world’s largest distributor of anime content…
“With the purchase of Crunchyroll, we have an unprecedented opportunity to cater to anime fans like never before. Anime content will now be available on a wide variety of platforms and formats. and others. In a word, in any way and in any place preferred by a wide audience, “- said in a statement Tony Vinchikerra.
Recall that earlier Sony has made a big bet on the anime industry… Now Japanese animation is one of the key pillars of development for the company. Anime is on a par with movies, music and video games.
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