As part of the renewed deal, beIN will continue to hold first and second window rights to several film titles from SPE’s diverse library.
As part of the agreement, Yango Play subscribers can now stream popular anime titles ad-free, featuring newly added Arabic subtitles and available in both Japanese and English audio.
Manga Productions has also announced a new partnership with Crunchyroll following the US premiere of 'The Journey'.
The anime streaming service has 5m subscribers and more than 120m registered users.
The purchase price for the transaction is $1.17bn subject to customary working capital and other adjustments, and the proceeds will be paid in cash at closing.
Crunchyroll has three million subscribers globally and more than 70m registered users.
