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Funimation to Officially Acquire Crunchyroll ✖ Funimation has dropped a bombshell that it, and its parent company of Sony Pictures, will be acquiring the streaming service of Crunchyroll for $1.175 Billion USD, creating a monumental partnership when it comes to the world of anime! Crunchyroll, which was previously owned by AT&T, has been sold to their former rival in Funimation, leaving anime fans to wonder what changes will be in store when it comes to both of the streaming platforms, and how the union will affect the world of anime as a whole! Both Funimation and Crunchyroll shared the bi...

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AT&T to sell anime streamer Crunchyroll for about $1.2 billion [Los Angeles Times] Anime streaming service Crunchyroll is getting a new owner. On Wednesday, AT&T said it was selling the San Francisco-based streamer to Sony’s Funimation Global Group for $1.175 billion. The acquisition follows the sale of other smaller subscription streaming services as media companies aim to expand their foothold in the marketplace. Crunchyroll has more than 3 million subscribers, with a library that has more than 1,000 titles including the horror series “Jujutsu Kaisen” and “The God of High School,”...

AT&T to sell anime service Crunchyroll to Sony’s Funimation for $1.18 billion AT&T has reportedly been looking to offload the anime distributor for some time in order to pay down its significant debt. Aerial view of Whitacre Tower, also known as One AT&T Plaza, AT&T's corporate headquarters in Dallas.(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) Dallas-based AT&T will sell anime production and streaming company Crunchyroll to Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.’s Funimation Global Group for $1.18 billion. AT&T has reportedly been looking to offload the anime distributor for some time in order to pay...

(Reuters) - AT&T Inc has agreed to sell its Crunchyroll anime business to Sony's Funimation Global Group, LLC, in a $1.18 billion deal, Sony Pictures ...