AMC Networks’ Sentai acquisition is the latest sign that anime is big business

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Hidive will be joining AMC Networks’ roster of streaming services.

Lupin the 3rdAMC Networks has acquired the anime distributor Sentai from the Cool Japan Fund investment fund,. As a result of the deal, AMC Networks will now own the anime-focused streaming service Hidive, which will join the company’s roster of targeted streaming services that already includes AMC Plus, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, and ALLBLK. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.

The acquisition is the latest signal of the growing importance of anime content to entertainment companies. Perhaps the most notable anime push was Sony’s $1.175 billion purchase of

 

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