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Starzplay brings Anime to MENA region

February 16, 2021 17.45 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

The SVOD service Starzplay has entered into a multi-year agreement with TV Tokyo to secure over 1,000 episodes of anime content.

Filed Under: Middle East and Africa, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms Tagged With: Anime, Starzplay, TV Tokyo Edited: 16 February 2021 17:45

Crunchyroll hits 3 million subscribers

July 28, 2020 22.11 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Crunchyroll has reached three million paid subscribers globally and over 70 million registered users.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, TV Tagged With: Anime, Crunchyroll, streaming media Edited: 28 July 2020 22:11

Cinedigm to acquire OTT platform Viewster

December 11, 2018 16.57 Europe/London By Robert Briel

US based Cinedigm has agreed to acquire the global OTT VOD service Viewster and its subsidiary platform Viewster Anime.

Filed Under: Finance, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, TV Tagged With: Anime, Cinedigm, Viewster Edited: 11 December 2018 16:57

First anime channel for Russia

April 11, 2018 10.28 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Russia will see the launch of its first ever anime channel this summer.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Newsline, TV Tagged With: Anime, FAN, Russian Edited: 11 April 2018 10:28

Crunchyroll surpasses 1mi paid subs

February 10, 2017 09.33 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Anime and manga VOD platform Crunchyroll has officially surpassed one million paid subscribers and more than 20 million users.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, OTT, TV Tagged With: Anime, Crunchyroll Edited: 10 February 2017 09:33

Sony Pictures to turn Animax into VOD service

May 6, 2016 13.06 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Sony Pictures Television Networks will turn Animax, its pay-TV channel for the fans of Japanese cartoon series (animes), into a video-on-demand (VOD) service in Germany from July 1, 2016.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms, TV Tagged With: Animax, Anime, Sony Pictures Television Networks, VOD Edited: 10 May 2016 09:12

Viewster adds Japanese anime to VOD service

July 18, 2014 10.29 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss video-on-demand (VOD) platform operator Viewster has signed partnerships with licence holders Nippon Television Network, ADK and Kadokawa Media Factory to stream four Japanese animated series across Europe day and […]

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Platforms Tagged With: ADK, Anime, Japan, Kadokawa Media Factory, Nippon Television Network, series, Viewster Edited: 18 July 2014 11:44

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