Tubi TV And Sentai Filmworks Partner To Stream New And Classic Anime

Tubi TV And Sentai Filmworks Partner To Stream New And Classic Anime

Deal brings hundreds of hours of high-quality anime for on demand streaming across connected TVs, mobile devices, and the web.

SAN FRANCISCO and HOUSTON, June 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tubi TV, streaming the largest library of popular movies and TV series free-to-users, and Sentai Filmworks, a leading global supplier of anime and anime merchandise, today announced the availability of several popular new Spring anime series which will stream on a nearcast schedule following its Japanese air date. Additionally, several classic hit anime series, including Gatchaman and Clannad, will be available for users to stream in their entirety any time for free. The deal enables Sentai Filmworks' anime library to stream on Tubi TV on connected platforms including Apple TV, Xbox One & Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and Samsung televisions - in addition to iOS and Android mobile devices and the web.

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The deal includes two Sentai Filmworks titles that will stream two days after airing in Japan (Onigiri and RIN-NE 2), three that will stream via nearcast 15 days after airing in Japan (Bakuon!!, Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless, and Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto), and one title that will air 31 days after Japan (Flying Witch). In addition, many enduring classic TV series will be available to stream on demand (Angel Beats, Gatchaman, Mezzo, Bodacious Space Pirates, Persona 4: The Animation, Clannad, Clannad After Story, and Dream Eater Merry).

"Sentai Filmworks strives to deliver anime to our fans, wherever they are," said John Ledford, President and CEO of Sentai Filmworks. "Tubi TV allows us to give our fans more options to watch their favorite shows on multiple platforms."

"We couldn't be more excited to have Sentai Filmworks as a content partner in bringing their incredible array of hit anime series to fans for free," said Farhad Massoudi, CEO, Tubi TV. "Anime is a popular channel on Tubi TV and the addition of these TV series further help us to deliver the best streaming experience for passionate anime fans, wherever and whenever they want."

Tubi TV has partnerships with over 200 diverse content producers, including MGM, Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures, and Starz Digital. Since announcing MGM and Lionsgate's investment and licensing agreement in November 2015, Tubi TV's audience has grown over 140% in the last five months and the platform expects to see strong growth continue through 2016 and beyond.

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 Sentai Filmworks, LLC
Sentai Filmworks is a leading global supplier of anime and official anime merchandise, distributing and curating one of the industry's most diverse libraries of top trending and classic titles. Offering thousands of hours of content across both traditional and digital platforms, Sentai is dedicated to bringing captivating stories and iconic characters directly from Japan. With hit series that include Parasyte -the maxim-, No Game, No Life, Food Wars!, Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, and Akame ga Kill!, Sentai's catalog continues to grow with new favorites like Himouto! Umaru-chan and Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls, as well as classic anime series such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes. For more information, visit www.sentaifilmworks.com.


Jeff Reese Carolyn Medrano

Tubi TV Sentai Filmworks

(415) 504-3505 CMedrano@SentaiFilmworks.com

Jeff@tubitv.com


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