Sony Pictures Entertainment has announced that AT&T has agreed to sell its Crunchyroll anime business to Funimation Global Group, LLC. Funimation is a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.’s subsidiary, Aniplex Inc. Meanwhile Crunchyroll is a premier anime direct-to-consumer service within AT&T’s WarnerMedia segment with more than 3…
Amazon recently announced that it has hired streaming and TV veteran Mike Hopkins to lead its video entertainment business like Prime Video and Amazon Studios. Hopkins was earlier working with Sony as Chairman of Sony Pictures Television. His appointment will come in effect from February 24. Hopkins will directly report to the Amazon founder and…
Zoomcar, a self-drive car rental platform, raised $30 million in a fresh funding led by Sony Innovation Fund, the venture arm of Japanese electronics giant Sony. The funding is a part of Series D funding round, in which existing investors took part in the investment. Zoomcar will utilise the funds for further expansion of its…