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Funimation Acquires Crunchyroll in Merging of Anime Mega Powers
One of the biggest places to watch anime has acquired one of the other biggest places to watch anime in a deal that’s basically like if Netflix acquired Stan, but (obviously) in an extremely anime-specific way.
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The Best Animated Series of 2020
While live-action productions were dealt a significant blow this year by the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the animation industry was in a prime position to step up to the plate and tell some of 2020’s most riveting stories. Here are the ones that transported the Gizmodo staff to far-off worlds and dimensions this year.
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Fire TV Gets a Big Re-Design That Should Make It More Usable
Amazon’s new Fire TV experience will begin rolling out to users today.
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Nielsen Updating Its Ratings System for a World of Streaming
Nielsen, the primary authority trusted to track TV ratings, announced on Monday that it’s undertaking a major overhaul to its system to better integrate programming across platforms. Coming at a time when all filmmaking is becoming TV, the change will likely be music to the ears of advertisers but could face resistance from subscription streaming…