Parrot Analytics, a player in entertainment analytics, and Animecoin, the anime culture coin backed by Azuki, have announced a partnership to launch an official Top 40 Anime Chart for the global anime industry. This collaboration will deliver monthly co-branded rankings of the most in-demand anime titles worldwide, creating a Billboard Hot 100-style chart for the […]
In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Crunchyroll is offering a collection of romantic comedies, available to stream for free, throughout February. From February 1st to 28th, anime fans can stream a wide collection of classic romcoms, including the heart-warming Fruits Basket, the charming Horimiya, and the witty Kaguya-sama: Love Is War. Also available are major hits […]
Canadian telco Telus has announced that anime enthusiasts can now enjoy Crunchyroll, the premier destination for streaming anime series, with exclusive savings. Available immediately, Telus customers can get Crunchyroll as a standalone subscription with eligible Telus services. As a special offer, customers who add Crunchyroll together with Stream+, the entertainment bundle featuring Canada’s most popular […]
Crunchyroll, the online home for anime, is now available on Sky TV platforms in the UK and Ireland, enabling Sky customers to access the service directly through Sky Glass and Sky Stream. The service will additionally be available on Sky Q later in the year. Crunchyroll’s service, whch currently boasts around 15 million subscribers, grants […]
Crunchyroll, the global anime specialist, has announced the appointment of Steeve Huin as Head of Product Security. As an industry veteran, Huin brings decades of expertise in media and entertainment security, having spent most of his career at Irdeto protecting pay-TV operators, OTT platforms and gaming studios. He aided the transformation of the broadcast pay-TV […]
Japan has scored another major win in its ongoing and collaborative efforts to curb anime piracy, with anti-piracy body CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association) recently claiming victory over one of the biggest anime pirate websites in Brazil. Earlier in December 2024, CODA announced it was responsible for shutting down the anime piracy website rine.cloud. After […]
Roku has announced the launch of Crunchyroll on The Roku Channel in the US. Crunchyroll, the global anime brand, offers fans access to a streaming library of anime content. Roku customers can subscribe to Crunchyroll for $7.99 (€7.69) per month or $79.99 per year to gain ad-free access to more than 25,000 hours of anime, […]
Japanese anime achieved record-breaking revenues in 2023, expanding its cultural influence worldwide. According to Parrot Analytics, anime generated $19.8 billion (€91.01bn) in total global revenue, including $5.5 billion from streaming and $14.3 billion from merchandising sales, underscoring its significant economic and cultural impact worldwide. Parrot Analytics and AJA have collaborated to enrich the Anime Industry […]
Asian entertainment hub, KC Global Media Asia, has announced the launch of its new distribution arm – KC Global Media Distribution. With its headquarters based in Los Angeles, and regional offices in Singapore, Taipei, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, and Beijing, KC Global Media says this strategic expansion “underscores its commitment to championing premium storytelling and delivering […]
Japan’s online video industry is set to grow at an 7 per cent CAGR over the next five years, accounting for 45 per cent of total screen revenue by 2029, including free TV, pay-TV and theatrical, versus 35 per cent in 2024, according to a report published by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The report, entitled […]