How do anime streaming sites decide whether to acquire licenses from studios...

vegan_vicky

What is the process of getting an anime for example onto CrunchyRoll? Let's say a new original anime airs in Japan and a lot of the viewers on the west want to watch it too. What reasons does a streaming site consider before acquiring licenses to stream anime? How does a streaming site know what results to expect from streaming each title?

Originally asked by Hakase on Stack Exchange (anime) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Without going into specifics, the process is the same for anime as for any other product in the world: Is there an interest in the product? This can be measured in many different ways in case of streaming sites: polls, data analysis (who watched what, what do forums/discussion boards say), etc. If yes, can a profit be made? (in terms of new subscribes, income from ads, etc) If yes, is the product legal in the country you wish to sell it in? (If not, can it be made legal? Think pixelating private parts, etc) If yes, can a license be obtained? (eg. are there no import/export restrictions) The answers to all these questions, and a few others (technical feasibility for example - what if a...

Full answer by RJ T: https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/41578 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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