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Streaming giants battle for anime supremacy
AFP, Published on 11/05/2023
» TOKYO - From R-rated sci-fi to teen biker gang adventures, streaming platforms are locked in an intensifying battle for dominance in one of the entertainment sector's hottest and most lucrative mediums: anime.
From sharing site to anime giant, Crunchyroll marches forward
AFP, Published on 09/03/2023
» TOKYO - Once a semi-legal sharing site, Crunchyroll is now a streaming giant credited with helping Japanese anime transform from a nerdy subculture into a lucrative global industry poised to conquer new markets.
When movie fan-art becomes the real thing
AFP, Published on 27/09/2022
» PARIS - It's a hobby that can turn into the real thing -- some fan-art film posters are so good that they end up in galleries or even earn the artist a chance to work with Hollywood's biggest names.
Beloved Japanese manga 'One Piece' heads into final chapter
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» TOKYO: After 25 years and 490 million copies sold worldwide, the beloved Japanese manga "One Piece" is entering its final chapter, according to its creator Eiichiro Oda.
NFT collector group buys Wu-Tang Clan album
AFP, Published on 23/10/2021
» NEW YORK - A group of NFT collectors has paid $4 million to purchase the only copy of a one-of-a-kind album by the rap group Wu-Tang Clan.
Collectors of digital NFTs see a 'Wild West' market worth the risk
AFP, Published on 06/06/2021
» NEW YORK - They are technology enthusiasts on the hunt for opportunities in the Wild West market surrounding NFTs: the popular certified digital objects that have spawned a new generation of collectors convinced of their huge potential.
Beeple, artist at the leading edge of a delirious digital market
AFP, Published on 11/03/2021
» NEW YORK - Six months ago he had not sold any work -- but on Thursday one of his creations will exceed $13 million at auction. The American artist Beeple is at the vanguard of an exploding virtual market, feverishly fuelled by digital collectors.
For New York's new festival, an immersion in art
AFP, Published on 24/07/2016
» NEW YORK - The latest entrant to the fast-growing global festival calendar is moving beyond crowd-pleasing rock acts, offering a New York audience an immersion in art and technology.
Online social play gets medieval in 'CastleVille'
AFP, Published on 04/11/2011
» Facebook games giant Zynga is getting medieval with a CastleVille title set for release in the coming weeks on the world's leading social network.
Cartoon news is the future: Hong Kong media mogul
AFP, Published on 12/02/2011
» Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has never been a man to mince words, especially when it comes to what he insists is the future of journalism -- cartoon news.