As we reported last Wednesday, August 12th, the anime Crunchyroll was offered to Sony for 1.5 billion . Today, according to Variety , the information is that T&T has already offered the streaming service to several buyers with an initial value of $1 billion.
Variety also revealed that AT&T is aware that it can obtain a value below the initial price they are offering for the service.
No company employee has commented on the sale so far. Crunchyroll was launched in 2006 and acquired by Otter Media in 2013 for approximately US$100 million. In 2018, this company became a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T.
Finally, we will closely follow all the rumors surrounding the potential sale of Crunchyroll.
Via: ANN