Most likely a deleterious effect. Media consolidation seems to do little besides homogenization. Consider Disney as an example. Change the settings and character names, and there isn't much...
Most likely a deleterious effect. Media consolidation seems to do little besides homogenization. Consider Disney as an example. Change the settings and character names, and there isn't much difference between a Disney Star Wars movie and a Disney Marvel Cinematic Universe movie.
The example of FM radio in the US is also instructive. Since most FM stations are owned by a few large corporations, they all tend to play the same stale playlists, and are obnoxious in their ad:content ratio.
It'll be interesting to see what, if any, effect this has on the companies individually and USA anime distribution as a whole.
Most likely a deleterious effect. Media consolidation seems to do little besides homogenization. Consider Disney as an example. Change the settings and character names, and there isn't much difference between a Disney Star Wars movie and a Disney Marvel Cinematic Universe movie.
The example of FM radio in the US is also instructive. Since most FM stations are owned by a few large corporations, they all tend to play the same stale playlists, and are obnoxious in their ad:content ratio.