Crunchyroll and Speed Racer Enterprises Announce Strategic Digital Video Partnership.Iconic Animation Races onto Premiere Video Streaming See streaming video and video stream. and Download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. Service SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Crunchyroll, the leading community and destination for Asian video content on the Internet, and Speed Racer Enterprises announced today a strategic digital video partnership to bring the iconic cartoon to audiences around the world through a combination of Crunchyroll's ad-supported, subscription, and download-to-own video services. "We felt a need to address the very different demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. of fans in different markets across the globe," said James Rocknowski, president of Speed Racer Enterprises. "By giving fans the options they want, we are able to capture new revenue areas and expand our exposure in emerging market segments." Starting today, fans across the globe will be able to watch select episodes of the classic Speed Racer, with additional episodes to be rolled out soon. In the download-to-own service, fans will be able to purchase DRM-free individual episodes or digital boxsets, including special digital "goodies good·y 1 Informal interj. Used to express delight. n. also good·ie pl. good·ies Something attractive or delectable, especially something sweet to eat. " for fans. "Speed Racer is an iconic piece of our culture," said Vu Nguyen, co-founder of Crunchyroll. "We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to be able to offer this series to fans across the globe, new and old." He added, "We believe that by offering multiple options that cater to different kinds of consumers in different markets, we can maximize the exposure and profit of great series such as Speed Racer." SPEED RACER TM & Copyright 2008 Speed Racer Enterprises, Inc. Speed Racer is a trademark of Speed Racer Enterprises, Inc. and is used under license. About Crunchyroll: Crunchyroll is the largest online community and destination focused on Asian anime, drama, music, gaming, and car content. Crunchyroll's distribution channel and partnership program helps content providers monetize Monetize 1. To convert into money. 2. To convert from securities into currency that can be used to purchase goods and services. Notes: For example, you'll often hear Internet marketers talk about "monetizing website visitors. and deliver content to over four million passionate fans worldwide. Founded in September 2006, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and backed by Venrock. Check it out at http://www.crunchyroll.com. |
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