Crackle to Launch Animax Channel

CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Entertainment’s multiplatform online entertainment network Crackle is to add the anime channel Animax to its lineup for U.S. and Canadian viewers.

The Animax channel will be available via the Crackle site as well as on tablets, mobile and OTT devices. New episodes and/or series will launch every Wednesday on Crackle. Currently, 25 anime series and eight anime films are housed on Crackle, including Samurai X and Blue Exorcist.

“We are thrilled to bring new, exclusive anime series and films to Crackle fans, providing the widest distribution of free anime content on mobile and OTT devices,” said Eric Berger, the executive VP of digital networks at Sony Pictures Television. “Crackle is the single best multiplatform source of free, ad-supported movies and television and the launch of Animax is no exception.”