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Project Anime provides some of the latest news in the Japanese pop culture industry during January 2020.
[Anime News Network]
Digital Manga Sales Up 29.5% in Japan in 2019
[Verge]
[Anime News Network]
[Business Insider]
Youtube nabs exclusive streaming rights for Activision Blizzard’s Global Esports Competitions
[Publishers Weekly]
[The Japan Times]
Four NTT group companies and two others to set up Japanese esports firm
[Variety]
Netflix secures international rights to Studio Ghibli animated films
[Anime News Network]
[Cord Cutters News]
Thomas Overton (previously VP of Engineering at VentureBeat) joins Crunchyroll as CTO
[The Hollywood Reporter]
Sony’s Funimation Adds Key Hires to Grow Anime Distributor
Industry News Roundup – January 2020
Stay up to date! Project Anime provides some of the latest news in the Japanese pop culture industry during January 2020. [Anime News Network] Digital Manga Sales Up 29.5% in Japan in 2019 [Verge] Netflix has ordered a live-action show based on One Piece, which will add to the current live-action adaptations roster to court manga and anime fans [Anime News Network] Funimation will shut down access to its FunimationNow streaming service for users in Australia and New Zealand on March 30 [Business Insider] Youtube nabs exclusive streaming rights
Project Anime: Los Angeles 2019
New Speakers to Discuss “Where Hollywood Meets Anime” Santa Ana, Calif. (May 10, 2019) – The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is excited to announce the first round of speakers for Project Anime: Los Angeles. The networking event to be held July 2 and 3 will feature two programming tracks, one focused on providing guidance and expertise to anime event organizers attending from all parts of the world, and the other on the convergence of Hollywood and anime. “Since its inception, Project
Project Anime: Tokyo 2019 Announces Speakers For March 22 Event
B2B conference to promote international growth in anime and events Santa Ana, Calif. (March 08, 2019) – The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is thrilled to announce the first round of speakers for Proiect Anime: Tokyo, taking place at Landmark Square Tokyo on March 22. Project Anime is a business conference series created by the SPJA to increase awareness and knowledge of the anime industry throughout the world, giving Japanese IP holders, event organizers, and global entertainment companies the insight they need