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Aniplus Inc. was founded in 2004 as a South Korean television channel and anime distributor. It also operates a video-on-demand platform, a merchandising arm, and multiple subsidiaries including drama production and animation streaming.
Aniplus is owned by JJ MediaWorks, a VOD service provider. JJ MediaWorks acquired the company, then called SBN TV, in July 2009 and renamed it Aniplus Inc. the following month. Seung-Taek Jeon, CEO of JJ MediaWorks, became CEO of Aniplus after the acquisition.
Aniplus Asia is a Southeast Asian anime pay television channel and distributor based in Singapore. Launched in January 2013, it is currently available in Singapore and Indonesia. Its titles are also licensed to platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Crunchyroll, Disney+, Netflix, and others.
Anime X Game Festival, abbreviated AGF, is an annual anime and video gaming convention held in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was first held in 2018 and is co-organized by Aniplus and Sony Music Entertainment Japan at the Korea International Exhibition Center each November or December.
Aniplus acquired Animax, South Korea's second-largest animation broadcaster and a rival competitor, in 2023. The deal with KC Global Media Entertainment was approved in June 2023 and was reported to be approximately 46 billion won, making Aniplus the biggest anime distributor in the country.
On the 4th of October 2024, Aniplus announced that its Korean channel would discontinue live broadcasting, VOD streaming, and download services effective the 31st of December 2024. The company cited changes in the media environment. Laftel, Animax Korea, and other subsidiaries remained unaffected.