Pluto TV Secures Exclusive Rights to Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS & Branded Yu-Gi-Oh! AVOD Channel
04 November 2020 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) announced that the leading free
streaming television service, Pluto TV, has secured exclusive
rights in multiple territories to Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, the sixth anime
series in the fan-favorite global franchise based on the Yu-Gi-Oh!
collectible trading card game. In a nod to the shifting streaming
landscape, Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS will bypass broadcast and other windows
in the U.S., Latin America, and beyond to make its debut on Pluto
TV. The deal is part of a larger initiative to launch an exclusive
Yu-Gi-Oh! branded channel on Pluto TV, which the service will bring
to the U.S. later this month with LATAM to follow.
A long-running success on television around the world, the
Yu-Gi-Oh! series have aired in more than 90 countries over the past
two decades with recent successes on digital platforms like Apple
and Amazon Prime Video, in addition to Pluto TV. Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS
will be the first series in the franchise’s history to skip both
U.S. broadcast and the traditional digital release windows, a move
that Cinedigm’s Yolanda Macias, EVP Acquisitions and Digital Sales,
said “reflects the company’s ability to pivot easily with
marketplace changes and disruptions to meet viewers’ needs.”
In Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, a duelist named Playmaker must team up with
a trash-talking AI to thwart a nefarious group of hackers bent on
destroying the cyber world. Ranked 6th in Best 100 TV Anime at the
2019 Tokyo Anime Award Festival, the series merges virtual reality,
artificial intelligence, and high-speed dueling into a fighting
extravaganza. Pluto TV’s dubs will feature all original music and
effects scored for the Western market.
Upon its launch, Pluto TV’s Yu-Gi-Oh! channel will feature over
650 episodes across five series, including Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS,
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel
Monsters. The international scope of the deal will allow for
content to be released in multiple language dubs, facilitating
wider viewership around the world.
“We are pleased to partner with Pluto TV to release Yu-Gi-Oh!
VRAINS and the dedicated Yu-Gi-Oh! channel that will enable fans to
enjoy many of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series,” said Mark Kirk, Senior Vice
President of Digital Operations at Konami Cross Media NY, Inc.
“Yu-Gi-Oh!'s fandom is one of the most loyal and passionate in
the world, and to be able to bring Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS to Pluto TV is
both an incredible honor for us and a boon for viewers around the
world, who can now stream this series for free,” said Amy Kuessner,
Senior Vice President of Content Strategy & Global Partnerships
at Pluto TV. “We are excited to bring this single channel dedicated
solely to Yu-Gi-Oh! and making it easier than ever for longtime and
new fans alike to access this world.”
ABOUT Yu-Gi-Oh!
A true global phenomenon and perennial fan favorite, the
Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime brand ranks among the top 25 highest-grossing media
franchises of all time. Celebrating over 20 years and amassing a
fervent following, the Brand continues to flourish with each new
series and expansion. To date, fans have engaged by reading the
Manga, watching more than 900 Yu-Gi-Oh! Anime episodes, and
downloading the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links mobile game over 100 million
times. Fans have also supported the brand at the box office and
played with and purchased over 25.1 billion units of the Yu-Gi-Oh!
TRADING CARD GAME – a Guinness World Record! The future is bright
for this Anime franchise with a robust slate of new content, games
and merchandise planned for release in 2020 and beyond, continuing
to engage and entertain audiences globally.
ABOUT PLUTO TV
Pluto TV, a ViacomCBS Company, is the leading free streaming
television service, delivering hundreds of live and original
channels and thousands of on-demand movies in partnership with
major TV networks, movie studios, publishers, and digital media
companies. Named by Fast Company as one of 2020’s Most Innovative
Companies, Pluto TV has a global audience of over 33 million
monthly active users, with 26.5 million in the U.S. and an
international footprint that spans three continents and 22
countries throughout the US, Europe and Latin America. Pluto TV is
available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices
where millions tune in each month to watch premium news, TV shows,
movies, sports, lifestyle, and trending digital series.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV has offices across the
United States, Europe and Latin America.
ABOUT CINEDIGM
For more than twenty years, Cinedigm (NASDAQ: CIDM) has led the
digital transformation of the entertainment industry. Today,
Cinedigm entertains hundreds of millions of consumers around the
globe by providing premium content, streaming channels and
technology services to the world’s largest media, technology and
retail companies. For more information, visit
http://www.cinedigm.com/.
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