B站與索尼旗下Funimation達成戰略合作

Chinese popular online video platform Bilibili Inc. announced Sunday that it had partnered with American entertainment company Funimation, a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony, to acquire anime licenses.

我國知名網上視頻平臺嗶哩嗶哩週日宣佈，其與日本索尼集團旗下的美國娛樂影音公司Funimation合作，以獲得動畫版權。

Bilibili, one of China's largest anime streaming platforms, and Funimation, one of the leading distributors of foreign anime in North America, will cooperate to purchase anime copyrights and expand their business overseas.

嗶哩嗶哩，中國最大的流媒體平臺和北美領先的外國動畫發行商之一Funimation將合作購買動畫版權，並拓展海外業務。

The two companies inked the strategic partnership at the ongoing AnimeJapan 2019, an annual anime fair held in Tokyo, according to Bilibili.

據嗶哩嗶哩稱，這兩家公司在每年在東京舉行的年度動漫博覽會日本動漫節 2019上簽署了戰略合作伙伴關係。

Carly Lee, vice chairman of the board and chief operating officer of Bilibili, said at the fair that the cooperation could help push forward the development of the global anime industry.

嗶哩嗶哩董事會副董事長和首席運營官Carly Lee在大會上表示 ，這次合作將助推全球動漫產業的發展。

She said the two companies had a lot in common as both had helped many high-quality anime enter the global market.

她說兩個公司有很多共同之處能幫助很多高質量動漫進入國際市場。

Gen Fukunaga, president of Funimation, said the two companies would pursue new opportunities in the industry and bring new anime to fans around the world.

Funimation總裁福賀表示，兩家公司將在該行業尋求新的機遇，併爲世界各地的粉絲帶來新的動漫。

Bilibili, a NASDAQ-listed company established in 2009, reported a revenue of 4.13 billion yuan (615.4 million US dollars) last year, a year-on-year growth of 67 percent. In February, Alibaba's e-commerce retail platform Taobao bought 24 million shares of Bilibili, owning an 8-percent stake in the company.

2009年成立的嗶哩嗶哩是一家納斯達克上市公司，去年報道的年收入爲41.3億元，年同比增長67%。今年2月，阿里巴巴的電子商務零售平臺淘寶購買了2400萬股嗶哩嗶哩股票，持有該公司8%的股份。