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HIDIVE's multiyear exclusive output deal with Mainichi Broadcasting System gives AMC's anime service a predictable pipeline of new titles that competing streamers can't carry across key international markets. The agreement strengthens HIDIVE's subscription value through scarcity, improves release and localization…

Starz and Crunchyroll are using their new $16.99 Prime Video bundle to test whether Power fans and anime viewers overlap enough to improve acquisition, engagement and retention. Success depends on customers crossing between both catalogs and staying long enough to…

Crunchyroll is now available on The Roku Channel’s Premium Subscriptions lineup, offering ad-free anime access for $7.99/month or $79.99/year. This partnership expands Crunchyroll’s reach while streamlining subscription management for anime fans. With integrations like Roku and international bundling, Crunchyroll aims…

Crunchyroll has launched its app on Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex, and Xumo Stream Box, expanding access to its 50,000+ anime episodes and 25,000+ hours of content on Comcast platforms and Xumo smart TVs.

Our latest column, From the Archives, highlights Crunchyroll's rise from its 2006 launch by UC Berkeley grads to a global anime leader. Evolving from a fan-driven platform to a licensed subscription service, Crunchyroll now leverages a "flywheel" model integrating streaming,…

We evaluate how Crunchyroll’s partnership with Bango taps into indirect channels like telcos and banking apps to fuel global subscriber growth. This bundling strategy lowers acquisition costs and positions Crunchyroll for "Super Bundling," offering a profitable path forward in the…

Peacock, Disney, Roku, YouTube, and potentially Netflix are turning their audiences into storefronts for third-party streaming subscriptions. Amazon’s already proven the model, and as subscriber growth gets harder, platforms can increase customer value by taking a cut of transactions for…

Sony's turning the PS5 into a FAST distribution and advertising platform, giving it a way to monetize living-room viewing without owning the TV operating system. Live TV creates new ad inventory, gives Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll direct distribution to signed-in…

Amazon Channels is gaining leverage over Specialty SVOD as high churn forces services to continuously reacquire subscribers, with Antenna showing 42 million gross adds against a 42 million-subscription base over the past year. Amazon captured 67% of Specialty SVOD gross…

Major media companies are shifting the streaming conversation from scale at any cost to disciplined growth built around cash flow, monetization, and returns on capital. Across content, sports rights, advertising, distribution, and M&A, companies are prioritizing assets that can improve…