Software:Hidive

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Hidive (stylized in all caps) is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by AMC Networks. The service primarily offers Japanese anime content to paid subscribers.

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

Hidive and its parent Sentai Filmworks were both acquired by AMC Networks at the beginning of January 2022 and restricted access to English language markets in December 2023. The streaming service offers a number of features, among those include live chat, customizable viewing features, customized profiles and subtitles, and parental controls among other things.

History

Early years

Before the launch of HIDIVE, anime shows that were licensed by Sentai Filmworks were often streamed on Anime Network Online, which once served as the streaming service for the now defunct Anime Network.

The Hidive streaming service launched in June 2017, as Hidive, LLC, a new company not affiliated with Anime Network, was formed in 2017 and shortly after, acquired Anime Network Online's assets and spun them off into the new streaming service following Anime Network Online's discontinuation.[1][2] Former subscriptions from Anime Network Online were later moved to Hidive.[3]

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 channel Anime Strike.[4][5]

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.[6][7] Similar to SimulDubs, it competes against FUNimation's SimulDub program.[8] This allows Hidive to stream dubs of simulcast titles approximately two to three weeks after the initial Japanese broadcast.

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

Sony announced its acquisition of VRV's parent company Crunchyroll from AT&T on August 9, 2021, via its FUNimation subsidiary. In response, Hidive left the service on September 30, a month after the acquisition.[10]

AMC acquisition

Hidive was part of AMC Networks' acquisition of Sentai in January 2022.[11]

In November 2023, the service announced that it will end service in certain areas outside North America, which went into effect later in December.[12]

In March 2024, Hidive's website was updated with a new user interface.[13] New features were also added, such as offline viewing, updated history queues, and the ability to create multiple customized watchlists.[14][15] It later brought back the schedule and customized profiles features in August,[16] both of which were features that were previously available prior to the major update of the site.

Programming

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

In September 2022, Hidive would briefly expand into original programing when it co-premiered the AMC+ original series Pantheon.[17][18]

ANIME x HIDIVE

ANIME x HIDIVE
Owned byAMC Networks
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersHouston, Texas

In April 2022, AMC announced the development of a Hidive-branded Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel called "ANIME x HIDIVE", which would feature content licensed by Sentai and seen on the Hidive streaming service.[19] The channel would launch on Plex on March 10, 2023.[20]

See also

  • Crunchyroll, a similar yet competing Sony-owned anime streaming service.
  • List of anime distributed in the United States
  • List of anime releases made concurrently in the United States and Japan

References

  1. ↑ "HIDIVE Anime Streaming Service Launches With Legend of the Galactic Heroes (Update 3)". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-20/hidive-anime-streaming-service-launches-with-legend-of-the-galactic-heroes/.117768. 
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named auto
  3. ↑ "Anime Network Streaming Website Switches to Cable, Video on Demand Only (Updated)". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-20/anime-network-streaming-website-switches-to-cable-video-on-demand-only/.117774. 
  4. ↑ "HIDIVE Streams 4 Former Anime Strike-Exclusive Titles". Anime News Network. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-27/hidive-streams-4-former-anime-strike-exclusive-titles/.125813. 
  5. ↑ "HIDIVE Adds Armed Girl's Machiavellism Anime". Anime News Network. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-09/hidive-adds-armed-girl-machiavellism-anime/.126244. 
  6. ↑ "HIDIVE News". HIDIVE. https://www.hidive.com/news/2017/7/21/hidive-to-expand-subtitled-offerings-for-international-fans. 
  7. ↑ "Anime Streaming News | HIDIVE". https://news.hidive.com/2018/3/23/hidive-fires-up-dubcast-service-delivering-early-access-dubs-for-select-simulcast-programming-beginning-spring-2018. 
  8. ↑ "HIDIVE Reveals 'DUBCAST' & First Wave of Spring 2018 Simulcasts" (in en-GB). March 23, 2018. https://animeuknews.net/2018/03/hidive-reveals-dubcast-first-wave-of-spring-2018-simulcasts/. 
  9. ↑ "Funimation, Crunchyroll End Content Sharing Partnership". Anime News Network. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-10-18/funimation-crunchyroll-end-content-sharing-partnership/.138330. 
  10. ↑ "WHAT DOES HIDIVE'S VRV EXIT MEAN FOR YOU? START WITH OUR FAQ". September 8, 2021. https://www.hidive.com/news/2021/9/8/what-does-hidives-vrv-exit-mean-for-you-start-with-our-faq. 
  11. ↑ "AMC Gets Serious About Anime by Acquiring Sentai Filmworks and Hidive". January 6, 2022. https://kotaku.com/amc-gets-serious-about-anime-by-acquiring-sentai-filmwo-1848312571/. 
  12. ↑ "HIDIVE to End Service in Certain Areas Outside N. America on December 14 (Updated)" (in en). 2024-06-21. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-14/hidive-to-end-service-in-certain-areas-outside-n-america-on-december-14/.204404. 
  13. ↑ "The Next Evolution of HIDIVE Is Here" (in en-US). 2024-03-07. https://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/the-next-evolution-of-hidive-is-here/. 
  14. ↑ "Anime Streaming News | HIDIVE". https://news.hidive.com/2024/3/7/elevate-your-anime-experience-a-new-hidive-awaits. 
  15. ↑ "HIDIVE Launches Updated Website/Apps With Offline Viewing, New User Interface" (in en). 2024-04-16. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-07/hidive-launches-updated-website-apps-with-offline-viewing-new-user-interface/.208414. 
  16. ↑ "Anime Streaming News | HIDIVE". https://news.hidive.com/2024/8/1/new-hidive-updates-are-here. 
  17. ↑ Zahed, Ramin (August 26, 2022). "Sci-Fi Epic Pantheon Updates AMC+ as a Cool New Animation Destination". https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/08/sci-fi-epic-pantheon-updates-amc-as-a-cool-new-animation-destination/. 
  18. ↑ "Pantheon: Don't Miss the Sci-Fi Drama on HIDIVE in September" (in en). http://www.hidive.com/news/2022/8/17/pantheon-dont-miss-the-sci-fi-drama-on-hidive-in-september. 
  19. ↑ "AMC NETWORKS DEVELOPING SIX NEW FAST CHANNELS, BUILDING ON SUCCESSFUL BASE OF UNIQUE AND COMPELLING CHANNELS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS AN EXPANDING ARRAY OF PLATFORMS" (in en-US). 2022-04-06. https://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/amc-networks-developing-six-new-fast-channels-building-on-successful-base-of-unique-and-compelling-channels-distributed-across-an-expanding-array-of-platforms/. 
  20. ↑ "Plex Streaming Service Adds 24/7 HIDIVE Anime Channel" (in en). 2024-06-21. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-10/plex-streaming-service-adds-24-7-hidive-anime-channel/.195803. 

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