Sony’s Crunchyroll And GSN Team To Launch Anime Streaming Channel

Dade Hayes
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Crunchyroll and GSN, each a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, have joined forces to launch a new 24/7 anime streaming channel.

Starting today, viewers can find the new Crunchyroll channel on Amazon Freevee, LG Channels, the Roku Channel and Vizio WatchFree+. An announcement of the venture says its linear-style roster of fan-favorite titles is intended for an “anime-curious audience.” Among the series available at launch are Horimiya, Ranking of Kings, Moriarty the Patriot, PSYCHO–PASS, Arifureta, Sugar Apple Fairytale, To Your Eternity and Code Geass.

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New and premium anime content will remain on Crunchyroll’s SVOD and AVOD services, the companies said.

Sony acquired Crunchyroll from AT&T in 2021 and merged it with anime specialist Funimation. The avid base of anime fans globally has propelled Crunchyroll past 10 million paid subscribers, Sony Corp. announced last summer. Sony also bought AT&T’s 42% stake in GSN in 2019, becoming the sole owner of the cable TV network.

Programming on the new channel will be dubbed into English at launch. Other promotional, genre and theme programming blocks will showcase the wide range of anime being created from Japan.

Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini called the new channel “a gateway to the world of anime where we will guide viewers to discover new worlds, new stories and new characters.”

GSN EVP of Distribution Tim Carry added, “GSN is thrilled by the massive response from our platform partners for this channel, which is a testament to Crunchyroll’s brand and library.”

Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Japan’s Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.

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