Specialist anime steamer Crunchyroll has reached a milestone of three million paid subscribers globally. The service, which is operated by WarnerMedia-owned Otter Media, also offers a free ad-supported service with a limited library. The full Crunchyroll product boasts the world’s largest anime library with more than 1,000 titles and 30,000 episodes. The service is available […]
AT&T has acquired The Chernin Group’s controlling interest in Otter Media, the joint venture between the two companies. Otter Media, a subscription, advertising and content company, comprises of wholly-owned subsidiary Ellation, an online subscription video service provider, with offerings under the Crunchyroll and VRV brands, as well as a full-service digital media company, Fullscreen. Otter […]
AT&T may be planning to effectively launch a new OTT TV offering following its acquisition of all of Otter Media, its streaming joint venture with The Chernin Group, according to a report by Digiday. According to the report, Vrv, the subscription streaming video platform owned by Otter Media, has been in talks with broadcaster about […]
US-based digital media investments firm Otter Media has appointed a new CEO, who will transfer down from shareholder AT&T. Tony Goncalves has been appointed to the role having consulted with the business since its inception in 2014. Otter has been looking for a new chief since president Sarah Harden became CEO of Hello Sunshine, a […]
Online content companies Fullscreen and Ellation are now a fully owned subsidiary of web video venture Otter Media. Both already counted the AT&T and Chernin Group joint venture Otter as their majority shareholders. Six-year-old Fullscreen is known as the biggest multichannel network group, and briefly operated an SVOD service before closing it last year. Ellation, […]
Videogame video platform Twitch has appointed Ellation executive Michael Aragon as senior vice-president of content. Aaragon joins from Chernin Group and AT&T-backed Ellation, which is part of Otter Media. There Aragon was general manager of VRV, a video service that encompassed a number of channels – including Crunchyroll, Rooster Teech and Cartoon Hangover. VRV, which […]
OTT investment business Otter Media has upped Sarah Harden to president. Otter was formed last year as a joint venture between former Fox and News Corp. boss Peter Chernin’s company and telco giant AT&T. It was set up with US$500 million to invest in OTT and online platforms and content businesses. Harden has been upped […]
Peter Chernin and AT&T’s new joint venture company has bought online arts and crafts video site Creativebug. Chernin and US telco AT&T announced the JV, since christened Otter Media, in April, and said they would commit US$500 million to investing in over-the-top services. Creativebug is the first acquisition made by Otter. The San Francisco-based how-to […]
