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Hidive
Logo used since 2017
Type of businessDivision
Type of site
OTT streaming platform
Available in3 languages
List of languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
Predecessor(s)Anime Network Online
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
,
U.S.
Area servedNorth America, United Kingdom, Ireland, and Oceania
OwnerAMC Networks
IndustryEntertainment
Products
Services
  • Film distribution
  • television distribution
ParentHidive, LLC
URLhidive
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired
Users300,000 (2020)[1]
LaunchedJune 20, 2017;7 years ago(2017-06-20)[2]
Current statusActive

Hidive(stylized inall caps) is an Americansubscription video on-demandover-the-topstreamingservice.

The service was launched in June 2017 after the dissolution ofThe Anime Network's online service, which survived after the liquidation of the formerA.D. Vision's assets in 2009.

History

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Early years

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Hidive, LLC, a new company not affiliated with Anime Network, was formed in 2017 and shortly after, it acquiredAnime Network Online'sassets and spun them off into the new streaming service following Anime Network Online's discontinuation.[3][2]Former subscriptions from Anime Network Online were later moved to Hidive.[4]

It exclusively streams select licensed titles from Sentai and Section23, as well as a handful that was formerly held by A.D. Vision, including a small number of titles that were previously exclusive to the defunct streaming channelAnime Strike.[5][6]

On July 21, 2017, Hidive announced the service would start to offer selected anime titles with Spanish and Portuguese subtitles and began offering "Dubcasts" later in March 2018.[7][8]Similar to SimulDubs, it competes againstFUNimation'sSimulDub program.[9]This allows Hidive to stream dubs of simulcast titles approximately two to three weeks after the initial Japanese broadcast.

On October 18, 2018,VRVannounced that Hidive would be launching its channel on its service, which replaced FUNimation Now, which left the service on November 9, 2018.[10]

Sony announced its acquisition of VRV's parent companyCrunchyrollfrom AT&T on August 9, 2021, via its FUNimation subsidiary. After the acquisition took effect, Hidive left the service on September 30 of that year.[11]

AMC acquisition

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Hidive was part of AMC Networks' acquisition of Sentai in January 2022.[12]

In November 2023, the service announced that it will end service in certain areas outside North America, which went into effect later in December.[13]

In March 2024, Hidive's website was updated with a new user interface.[14]New features were also added, such as offline viewing, updated history queues, and the ability to create multiple customized watchlists.[15][16]It later brought back the schedule and customized profiles features in August,[17]both of which were features that were previously available prior to the major update of the site.

Programming

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See also:Sentai Filmworks,Sentai Studios,andA.D. Vision

At launch, Hidive featured much of the same content as Anime Network Online, which in-itself featured notable titles licensed byA.D. Visionand its successor,Sentai Filmworks.

In April 2022, AMC announced the development of a Hidive-brandedFree ad-supported streaming television(FAST) channel called "ANIME x HIDIVE", which would feature content licensed by Sentai and seen on the Hidive streaming service.[18]The channel would launch onPlexin March 2023.[19]

In September 2022, Hidive would briefly expand into original programing when it co-premiered theAMC+original seriesPantheon.[20][21]

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Houston based Japanese animation co. receives funding to grow streaming service, increase employment".Houston Business Journal.Archivedfrom the original on March 11, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 16,2020.
  2. ^ab"New Anime Streaming Service, HIDIVE, Launches as Beta with Dubs, Live-Chat, and More".HIDIVE.News.Archivedfrom the original on January 5, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 4,2018.
  3. ^"HIDIVE Anime Streaming Service Launches With Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Update 3)".Anime News Network.Archivedfrom the original on December 28, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 10,2018.
  4. ^"Anime Network Streaming Website Switches to Cable, Video on Demand Only (Updated)".Anime News Network.Archivedfrom the original on September 22, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 10,2018.
  5. ^"HIDIVE Streams 4 Former Anime Strike-Exclusive Titles".Anime News Network.Archivedfrom the original on January 10, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 9,2018.
  6. ^"HIDIVE Adds Armed Girl's Machiavellism Anime".Anime News Network.Archivedfrom the original on January 10, 2018.RetrievedJanuary 9,2018.
  7. ^"HIDIVE News".HIDIVE.Archivedfrom the original on April 13, 2020.RetrievedMarch 17,2018.
  8. ^"Anime Streaming News | HIDIVE".news.hidive.RetrievedJune 21,2024.
  9. ^"HIDIVE Reveals 'DUBCAST' & First Wave of Spring 2018 Simulcasts".Anime UK News.March 23, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on December 24, 2018.RetrievedDecember 24,2018.
  10. ^"Funimation, Crunchyroll End Content Sharing Partnership".Anime News Network.Archivedfrom the original on October 18, 2018.RetrievedOctober 18,2018.
  11. ^"WHAT DOES HIDIVE'S VRV EXIT MEAN FOR YOU? START WITH OUR FAQ".HIDIVE.September 8, 2021.Archivedfrom the original on September 8, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 8,2021.
  12. ^"AMC Gets Serious About Anime by Acquiring Sentai Filmworks and Hidive".January 6, 2022.Archivedfrom the original on September 28, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 22,2022.
  13. ^"HIDIVE to End Service in Certain Areas Outside N. America on December 14 (Updated)".Anime News Network.June 21, 2024.RetrievedJune 21,2024.
  14. ^"The Next Evolution of HIDIVE Is Here".March 7, 2024.RetrievedApril 16,2024.
  15. ^"Anime Streaming News | HIDIVE".news.hidive.RetrievedApril 16,2024.
  16. ^"HIDIVE Launches Updated Website/Apps With Offline Viewing, New User Interface".Anime News Network.April 16, 2024.RetrievedApril 16,2024.
  17. ^"Anime Streaming News | HIDIVE".news.hidive.RetrievedAugust 7,2024.
  18. ^"AMC NETWORKS DEVELOPING SIX NEW FAST CHANNELS, BUILDING ON SUCCESSFUL BASE OF UNIQUE AND COMPELLING CHANNELS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS AN EXPANDING ARRAY OF PLATFORMS".April 6, 2022.RetrievedJune 21,2024.
  19. ^"Plex Streaming Service Adds 24/7 HIDIVE Anime Channel".Anime News Network.June 21, 2024.RetrievedJune 21,2024.
  20. ^Zahed, Ramin (August 26, 2022)."Sci-Fi EpicPantheonUpdates AMC+ as a Cool New Animation Destination ".Animation Magazine.Archivedfrom the original on January 11, 2023.RetrievedAugust 30,2022.
  21. ^"Pantheon: Don't Miss the Sci-Fi Drama on HIDIVE in September".HIDIVE.Archivedfrom the original on January 11, 2023.RetrievedSeptember 1,2022.
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