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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vizio’s SmartCast Adds Anime With Funimation ]]></title>
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                                <p>Vizio is making anime programming available to viewers by launching the Funimation app as part of the Vizio SmartCast platform.</p><p>The Funimation app offers 13,000 of animated content via a live channels andon demand, including top shows from Japan such as <em>My Hero Academia</em>, <em>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Fruits Basket, Black Clover</em>, and <em>Attack on Titan</em></p><p>Funimation costs $5.99 a month, with a Premier Plus version available for $7.99 a month.</p><p>“Vizio is committed to delivering the best content possible for audiences of every genre,” said Katherine Pond, VP of business development for Vizio. “We’re excited to bring Funimation movies and TV shows to life for millions of SmartCast anime fans in their own homes like never before.”</p><p>Funimation is about to launch its hot summer season, with more than 20 new and returning series. <em>Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba:The Movie: Mugen Train</em> arrived on the service last week after being in theaters this spring. </p><p>“Our partnership with Vizio now completes Funimation’s availability on all major distribution platforms and truly lets us be where every fan is,” said Kaliel Roberts, chief product officer at Funimation Global Group. “Whether or not it’s text-to-speech navigation, search capabilities or curated recommendations, the custom-built Funimation user experience for anime fans on Vizio will be amazing.”</p>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Feds OK Sony Purchase of Funimation ]]></title>
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                                <figure class="van-image-figure pull-" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' ><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="F7PpDbwgpdFWq6fGGKBxPA" name="" alt="" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F7PpDbwgpdFWq6fGGKBxPA.jpg" mos="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F7PpDbwgpdFWq6fGGKBxPA.jpg" align="" fullscreen="" width="" height="" attribution="" endorsement="" class="pull-"></p></div></div></figure><p>The federal government has no antitrust issues with the combination of Sony Pictures Television Networks and animation studio Funimation.<br/><br/>On July 31, Sony announced it had reached a deal to buy a 95% interest in the Japanese anime distributor for $143 million. Sony is getting North America's top supplier of anime content—over 10,000 hours—to combine with its anime network, ANIMAX, and other platforms.<br/><br/>On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission included the deal on the list of proposed mergers that have gotten early termination of their Hart Scott Rodino antitrust reviews, meaning neither the FTC nor the Justice Department—they divide up such reviews—found a reason to block or condition the deal.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/ftc-cybersecurity-protect-and-defend/167996">Related: FTC on Cybersecurity: Protect and Defend</a><br/><br/>Funimation titles include <em>Dragon Ball Z</em>, <em>Cowboy Bebop</em> and <em>Attack on Titan</em> as well as operating the FunimationNOW streaming service on PlayStation, Google Play, Amazon, iTunes and other platforms.<br/><br/>“With the acquisition of Funimation, the combined IP of ANIMAX, KIDS STATION and Funimation allows us to deliver the best anime to fans across all screens and platforms," said Andy Kaplan, president, Worldwide Networks, Sony Pictures Television, back when the deal was announced.<br/><br/>ANIMAX is an anime network operating in 23 countries, including Japan.</p>
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