Mon, May 6, 2019 at 9:28 PM UTC SPT in July 2017 acquired a 95% majority stake in Funimation for $143 million with Fukunaga retaining a minority stake. Fukunaga founded Funimation in 1994. Decker’s ...

Japanese animation has exploded in popularity over the past few years, thanks to increased availability on streaming services like Crunchyroll, Hulu and Amazon. It was popular enough for Funimation, ...

In a blog post on its website, Crunchyroll announced it will be acquired by Sony’s Funimation Global Group. Sony and Funimation will purchase the anime distributor from AT&T at the purchase price of ...

“It’s official,” Funimation’s latest update reads. “The deal has closed for Sony Pictures Television Networks to acquire Funimation — and we’re incredibly excited!” “We’re still the Funimation you’ve ...

Get ready to consume all your anime (or most of it, anyway) under one roof. That’s basically the result of big news on Monday afternoon, as Sony announced its Funimation Global Group has acquired ...

Sony Pictures, a division of Sony Corp, today announced that it has agreed to purchase majority stake in popular American anime producer Funimation. Sony Pictures has acquired 95% of equity interests ...

The television wing of the Sony Pictures corporation now owns the largest stake in the Flower Mound animated film studio Funimation, but there’s no indication so far that Sony plans to change how ...

Sony Pictures Entertainment said that Funimation, Sony Pictures Television's anime distribution and network subsidiary, will be led by Colin Decker as general manager. By Gavin J Blair Sony Corp.’s ...

AT&T has officially divested Crunchyroll, closing the sale of the anime business to Sony’s Funimation group — bringing together two erstwhile competitors under the Sony umbrella. The telco, looking ...

CULVER CITY, Calif. and DALLAS, Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. (SPE) and AT&T Inc.* (NYSE:T) today announced that SPE has completed its acquisition of AT&T's Crunchyroll ...

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AT&T has officially divested Crunchyroll, closing the sale of the anime business to Sony’s Funimation group — bringing together two erstwhile competitors under the Sony umbrella. The telco, looking ...