{"id":390775,"date":"2022-01-07T08:21:22","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T05:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amc-networks-has-acquired-sentai\/"},"modified":"2022-01-07T08:21:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T05:21:22","slug":"amc-networks-has-acquired-sentai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amc-networks-has-acquired-sentai\/","title":{"rendered":"#AMC Networks Has Acquired Sentai"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#AMC Networks Has Acquired Sentai<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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AMC Networks has announced its acquisition of Sentai Holdings, LLC\u00a0, the anime<\/a> distributor that owns the HIDIVE streaming platform. The acquisition also includes Sentai\u2019s member interests from the Cool Japan Fund.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith strong industry relationships and access to key content creators in Japan, Sentai distributes and curates one of the anime industry\u2019s most diverse libraries of top trending and classic titles, with its content available on Crunchyroll, Hulu and Amazon Prime, among others,\u201d said AMC\u2019s press release. AMC also called HIDIVE a \u201cstrong new addition\u201d to its lineup of streaming services, which include AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, and ALLBLK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

AMC says that it forecasts over 20-25 million paid subscribers by 2025 from its combined selection of streaming services. It previously predicted over nine million paid subscribers by the end of 2021, but did not mention if it had met this forecast.<\/span><\/p>\n

HIDIVE\u2019s anime catalog includes a mix of recent and older titles that range from Girlish Number <\/em>and Akame ga Kill! <\/em>to , Canaan <\/em>and the Patlabor<\/em> movies<\/a>. Meanwhile, its recent and current simulcast titles include Fall 2021\u2019s HIDIVE-exclusive Yuki Yuna Is A Hero: Great Mankai Chapter <\/em>and Winter 2022\u2019s Teasing Master Takagi-san Season 3<\/em> and Saiyuki RELOAD: ZEROIN<\/em>, although its simulcast selection is smaller than those of Crunchyroll and Funimation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith a seasoned team, strong content and direct-to-consumer offerings for fans around the world, Sentai is a key global player in anime,\u201d said AMC Networks Interim CEO Matt Blank. \u201cThis acquisition builds on AMC Networks\u2019 already strong IP and franchises, and furthers our targeted streaming strategy of super-serving passionate audiences with content depth, curation and community. With the addition of Sentai, we see an even greater opportunity to build on AMC Networks\u2019 position as the global leader in targeted streaming, as we continue to grow a sustainable and long-term profitable streaming business that will be transformational for our company.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Sentai founder John Ledford said that the company was \u201cthrilled by AMC Networks\u2019 acquisition and are excited to be a part of their growth strategy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis acquisition will not change Sentai\u2019s mission to deliver the most exciting anime content to audiences around the world \u2014 it will expand it greatly and will give our content businesses more distribution, more partnerships, more scale and more reach,\u201d he added. \u201cI could not be more pleased.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sources: Variety<\/a>, press release<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n