How long is “forever”? When it comes to digital media, forever could be as close as a couple of months away. Funimation’s parent company, Sony, bought rival anime streaming service Crunchyroll in 2021 ...

It's not theft, because you never owned it. However, the term "Forever" could be considered an "Unfair and Deceptive Trade/Sales Practice". Which most states and the FTC has laws and rules on the ...

Subscribers of Funimation were informed by the streaming service for many years that digital copy purchases of content on its website would be available to the buyer "forever." However, a new ...

It may be a good time to be a fan. But it isn’t a particularly good time to be a consumer. More than ever, the notion of “buying” media you love is significantly in question. First, there are ...

Sony has announced that it’s shutting down Funimation for good effective April 2, 2024, and transitioning members to Crunchyroll. Although the writing has been on the wall for some time, subscribers ...

Sony is making an effort to appease customers who will lose their entire Funimation digital libraries when the anime streaming service merges into Crunchyroll. Currently, though, the company’s plan ...

In a recent interview with The Verge, Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini announced the anime streamer is working on a solution for customers who will lose access to their Funimation digital libraries ...

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