Vuze secures exclusive for anime content
Vuze, a rapidly growing open entertainment platform for professionally produced content with an established audience of more than 14 million users, announced the immediate and exclusive availability of the hit anime series NEKO Rahmen for worldwide download on Vuze. The company will subtitle the series in English and make the entire 13-episode series available free through advertising support.
NEKO Rahmen marks the first time that an online video platform has secured exclusive rights for anime content directly from the Japanese producers, with the option to create original subtitles in multiple languages. The hit series is based on Sonishi Kenji’s popular comedic cartoon and was the most watched short animation series on Yahoo! Japan official streaming site in August 2007. Vuze will offer subtitles in French, German and Spanish for NEKO Rahmen by early 2008.
Vuze has secured content publishing agreements with some of the premier anime studios in the world including GONG, AnimEigo, Media Blasters and World Events Productions. With the addition of content from these studios, Vuze is now the largest online destination for free, high-res Anime video.
“With deep libraries of high-quality content, Vuze is building the future of online entertainment,” said Gilles BianRosa, CEO of Vuze. “Anime is just the first of many content categories where we will offer the richest and most exciting entertainment experience to be found anywhere.”
