Anime fans will be familiar with Crunchyroll, which already has an extensive movie system with up to 3 million subscribers worldwide. Mr. Sony also announced yesterday that it will buy Crunchyroll from AT&T (which is focusing on HBO Max) for $ 1.175 billion and integrate it with its Funimation.
Sony also confirmed that Crunchyroll has a lot of support with more than 3 million paid accounts today, with a total of 50 million social media followers and a total of 90 subscribers. Millions of accounts. During 2018, AT&T also spent $ 1 billion to buy a similar Crunchyroll from the Chernin Group. Because Sony can control both Crunchyroll and Funimation in the US market, Netflix will have a hard time beating the anime genre.
According to a report, AT&T wants Sony to buy for $ 1.5 billion, but $ 1.175 billion is the final deal. As for the change of the company, it does not seem to be difficult for those who are using Crunchyroll service, both companies will announce to fans in more detail soon.
Source: The Verge
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