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

  • 📰 verge
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 10 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 7%
  • Publisher: 67%

Singapore News News

Singapore Singapore Latest News,Singapore Singapore Headlines

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

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

🙌

💀💀💀

Wait what?

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 94. in SG

Singapore Singapore Latest News, Singapore Singapore Headlines