Crunchyroll confirmed with ANN on Friday that since Ellation’s VRV bundle streaming service is a Crunchyroll brand, VRV is also now part of Sony following Sony’s Funimation Global Group’s acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T.
The technology website The Information reported in August 2020 that AT&T offered Crunchyroll to Sony for US$1.5 billion and that Sony reported “balked at” the price, which effectively values the streaming service at US$500 per subscriber.
Sony Pictures Entertainment and AT&T announced on Monday that Sony’s Funimation Global Group had completed its acquisition of Crunchyroll.
VRV is a subscription bundle that includes anime streaming service Crunchyroll as well as several other streaming services, including Cartoon Hangover, Rooster Teeth, and Mondo.