The Chernin Group, former News Corp president Peter Chernin's holding company, said it had acquired majority control of Japanese anime streaming service Crunchyroll, expanding holdings that include stakes in online video company Fullscreen and mobile entertainment network Scopely.
The Chernin Group, which manages and invests in businesses in the media, entertainment and technology sectors, has acquired a majority stake in Crunchyroll, a US-Japan global video streaming service for anime content. Crunchyroll’s senior management will maintain a significant stake in the company along with existing investor TV TOKYO. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
While founded in 2007 and based in California, with an office in Japan, Crunchyroll is all about Japanese animation. It has built the…
