Anime News Network reports that North American anime distributor Viz Media announced after its Anime Central panel on May 16 that it has licensed the original Sailor Moon magical girl anime franchise. The streaming, digital, and home video licenses include all 200 episodes from the five television series, the three feature films, and the assorted tie-in specials. This will include the first North American release of the final television series, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars. Viz … [Read more...] about Viz licenses original “Sailor Moon” anime franchise
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Hulu hires Craig Erwich as Head of Content
Hulu’s CEO Mike Hopkins announced on March 31 that Craig Erwich will join Hulu as Senior Vice President, Head of Content. Erwich, who officially begins on April 7, will lead content and programming strategy for Hulu and Hulu Plus. Erwich was most recently at Warner Horizon Television (WHTV), a division of Warner Bros. Television Group, where he oversaw development, production and business operations for the past seven years. Prior to joining WHTV, Erwich was at FOX Broadcasting Company for … [Read more...] about Hulu hires Craig Erwich as Head of Content
“Dream Defenders” to launch on Hulu this summer
Singapore – Singapore-based Tiny island Productions has announced that its 26 episode series, Dream Defenders will be available on the free, ad-supported Hulu and Hulu Plus subscription service this summer. The series, based on original concepts developed by Tiny Island Productions, focuses on producing “Future Proof” content across multiple new platforms. The Los Angeles-based writing team was supervised by industry veterans Eric and Julia Lewald, who have been show runners … [Read more...] about “Dream Defenders” to launch on Hulu this summer
