VIZ MEDIA PARTNERS WITH TUBI TV TO DELIVER EXCITING ANIME CONTENT TO AUDIENCES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
San Francisco, CA, July 21, 2016 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a
premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution,
and global entertainment licensing, has announced a partnership with Tubi
TV, a leading provider of free movies and TV shows, to stream some of
VIZ Media’s most popular anime titles to audiences across North America,
including to legions of viewers based in Canada.
Based in San Francisco, CA, Tubi TV is the largest North American ad-supported provider of free streamed movies and TV shows. In
addition to its own website (Tubitv.com), the Tubi TV app is accessible
from platforms including Apple TV, Xbox One & Xbox 360, Amazon Fire
TV, Roku, and Samsung televisions – in addition to iOS and Android
mobile devices.
All
VIZ Media content on Tubi TV is presented with original Japanese
dialogue and features English subtitles. DEATH NOTE (37 episodes) as
well as the full original NARUTO series (220 episodes) are now available
for streaming in the U.S. and Canada on Tubi TV. In addition, fans in
Canada may now catch the entire classic SAILOR MOON series (200
episodes) and Seasons 1 and 2 of SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL (26 episodes).
Additional VIZ Media anime series and episodes will be added regularly.
Please visit Tubitv.com or download the app for more details and to access the free episodes.
“VIZ
Media has incredibly popular anime series and we are thrilled to stream
these blockbusters for free to our passionate anime fans,” said Farhad
Massoudi, CEO, Tubi TV.
“Tubi
TV has built an extremely robust and interoperable platform that offers
audiences a compelling alternative to traditional, paid content
streaming services and we are very happy to partner with the service to
give anime fans a whole new way to access some of the genre’s most
legendary titles,” says Brian Ige, VIZ Media Vice President of
Animation.
For
additional information on these as well as other anime and manga titles
distributed and published by VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.
About Tubi TV
Tubi
TV is freeing TV with the best streaming entertainment experience for
movies and TV shows. We are “free” as in we are making a promise to you,
the viewer, that we will never ask you to pay to watch great
entertainment. We’re also “freeing” TV by finding premium movies and TV
shows, which you would usually have to pay to watch on other services,
and making them freely available with no hidden hassles. With an
immersive selection of categories and titles (including those not on
Netflix) that we update weekly, Tubi TV is the largest provider of free
and legal movies and TV shows on mobile devices, Connected TVs,
streaming set-top-boxes, and the web.
Tubi
TV is powered by adRise, the leading content distribution and
monetization platform for premium content owners, such as MGM,
Lionsgate, and Paramount. Find out more at TubiTV.com or download our app on Apple TV, iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Samsung.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established
in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the field of publishing,
animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with
its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster
properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media
offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide
variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed
merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and
entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to
bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.
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VIZ Media Joins CBLDF As Corporate Member, Co-Releases Manga Book Club Resource!
Comic
Book Legal Defense Fund is proud to welcome VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),
the premier publisher, distributor and licensor of Japanese and global
content in North America, as the organization’s newest corporate member!
VIZ Media additionally supports CBLDF by this week co-releasing the
Manga Book Club Handbook, a resource designed to help libraries and
retailers unite their communities over manga! Digital copies of the
handbook are available at http://cbldf.org/resources/manga-book-club-handbook/ and at CBLDF booth 1918 at San Diego Comic-Con!
"We
are proud to support Comic Book Legal Defense Fund by becoming a
corporate member," says Kevin Hamric, VIZ Media Senior Director. "Their
proactive initiatives to inform and educate the public about manga, and
their efforts as an advocate for readers, educators, and retailers of
all types make them a vital organization. We are proud to contribute to
their work!"
Founded
in San Francisco in July 1986, VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the
finest in manga, anime, and global entertainment to English-speaking
audiences around the world. The company’s success reflects the massive
and enduring popularity the genres enjoy among fans of all ages. VIZ
Media has the largest library of any English publisher, and is focused
on diversifying its award-winning catalog with licensed properties
outside of the manga and anime sphere, as well as developing its own
original content.
CBLDF
provides legal and educational resources to protect the freedom to read
comics. The organization is a partner in Banned Books Week, the Kids’
Right to Read Project, Free Comic Book Day, and other national
institutions that support intellectual freedom and literacy. CBLDF’s
work extends from courtrooms to classrooms to conventions, and CBLDF
defends the freedom to read by providing letters of support in book
challenges, challenging unconstitutional legislation, and delivering
lectures and programs about current and historical censorship to
audiences all over the world.
CBLDF
Executive Director Charles Brownstein says, "VIZ Media changed the face
of pop culture in the United States with its robust efforts to bring a
broad range of manga and anime material to our shores. Their support of
CBLDF bolsters our efforts to advance appreciation and understanding of
comics of all kinds, and enables us to be more proactive in our efforts
protecting the freedom to read! We are grateful to have them among our
ranks as a corporate member!"
VIZ
Media stands beside Abrams, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, BOOM! Studios,
comiXology, Dark Horse Comics, DC Entertainment, DCBS.com, Diamond Comic
Distributors, Half Price Books, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Oni
Press, Neverwear, Penguin Random House, ReedPOP, Scholastic, SPX,
TFAW.com, Valiant, and the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation as a
corporate member supporting CBLDF’s important work.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established
in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the field of publishing,
animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with
its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster
properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media
offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide
variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed
merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and
entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to
bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.
Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at www.VIZ.com.
About Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
Comic
Book Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit organization protecting the
freedom to read comics! Our work protects readers, creators, librarians,
retailers, publishers, and educators who face the threat of censorship.
We monitor legislation and challenge laws that would limit the First
Amendment. We create resources that promote understanding of comics and
the rights our community is guaranteed. Every day we publish news and
information about censorship events as they happen. We are partners in
the Kids’ Right to Read Project and Banned Books Week. Our expert legal
team is available at a moment’s notice to respond to First Amendment
emergencies. CBLDF is a lean organization that works hard to protect the
rights that our community depends on. Please support our important
work! http://cbldf.org
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