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The Sony owned Funimation Global Group has completed its acquisition of the anime platform, Crunchyroll from AT&T in a deal that closed out at $1.175bn. Finalising a deal that was first detailed in December 2020, it now sees the Crunchyroll business welcomed into the Funimation fold – a partnership made …
Read More »Hotel Transylvania: The Series gets second season as “largest consumer products programme ever” is led by Jazwares’ toys
The television series renewal comes after the successful opening of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, a film that set a new record for the franchise when it took over $476 million at the global box office. The total made it Sony Pictures’ biggest animated film of all time.
Read More »Hotel Transylvania 3 swoops into number one with $100 million in opening weekend
The Sony animated children’s adventure smashed its weekend rival, Dwayne Johnson’s action pic Skyscraper, which took only $25.5 million.
Read More »Sony enters toy space with educational tech toy Koov
Developed by Sony Global Education, Koov is designed to teach children across China the principles of coding
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