Goodbye HIDIVE?

[Ojisama]

HIDIVE subscribers should check their e-mail folders.

The streaming company has announced that it will be withdrawing service from "certain areas outside the USA" from December 14.

No confirmation as to which areas, but I'm assuming that subscribers will be notified that their accounts have been cancelled if they are based in the affected locations.

I will update this topic as I hear more.

[Expendable]

A licensing issue, perhaps?

[Ojisama]

HIDIVE have said...

In light of the strong demand for anime content around the world, we are constantly evaluating the HIDIVE business and are strategically focusing our operations on the fast-growing global markets that represent approximately 98 percent of our current customer base. This move will unfortunately result in the disruption of service for some customers outside of our major markets. We are working directly withthose customers to manage through this transition.

[Ojisama]

HIDIVE has issued the following statement.

"We understand your concern with this region update and we apologize for the inconvenience.

We apologize for the inconvenience, we are constantly evaluating the HIDIVE offering and our area of operation and unfortunately, the service will no longer be available in certain markets, as of 12/14/2023. We understand this may cause frustration and we genuinely apologize. We know how disappointing this may be, and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

HIDIVE would only be available in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand in the near future.

Please be sure to check directly on our site or social media pages for future expansion updates.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. If you need further assistance, reach us at any moment, we're here to help!"

- HIDIVE support.

Looks like our European members will be amongst those losing out.


Source - ScreenRant.

[Ojisama]

@belsammael will you be affected?