Medialink

Medialink Group Limited
Trade name	Medialink
Formerly	MediaLink Film and Television (1994–2000); MediaLink Entertainment (2000–2018);
Type	Public
Traded as	SEHK: 2230
ISIN	KYG5958A1013
Industry	Entertainment and retail
Founded	March 1994
Founders	Lovinia Chiu; Noletta Chiu;
Headquarters	Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Lovinia Chiu (CEO, chairman, and executive director); Noletta Chiu (executive director); Ching Fung Ma (CFO and executive director);
Products	Anime, motion pictures, and merchandise
Services	Content distribution; Brand licensing;
Revenue	HK$315.122 million (2020)
Operating income	HK$50 million (2020)
Net income	HK$36 million (2020)
Total assets	HK$619.092 million (2020)
Owner	RLA Company Limited (75%)
Number of employees	99
Parent	RLA Company Limited
Subsidiaries	Medialink Licensing Holdings; Medialink Entertainment Holdings; Medialink Investment Holdings;
Website	medialink.com.hk

Medialink Group Limited is a content distributor and licensor located in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Specialized in the distribution of Japanese anime and brand licensing, its offices are in Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.

Registered from Hong Kong Companies Registry, Medialink was founded as MediaLink International Limited by Lovinia Chiu in March 1994. In 2018, co-founders Lovinia and Noletta Chiu integrated Medialink Entertainment and Medialink Animation International into a group, and listed Medialink Group on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2019.^[2]

Anime distribution

Medialink Entertainment handles the content acquisition and distribution of Japanese anime in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The company does not directly release its own properties, but instead selects some anime titles for release on home video through its distribution partners such as Asia Video Publishing in Hong Kong, CaiChang International Multimedia in Taiwan, Dream Express (DEX) and previously Rose Media and Entertainment in Thailand.

In addition, the company also sub-licenses select tiles to streaming services and TV stations. In 2018, the company launched a new brand called Ani-One to simulcast new anime titles and distribute older series on their partnered platforms. Its notable clients include Netflix, Aniplus Asia, iQIYI, Bilibili, Dimsum, and local streaming services in select served regions.^[3]^[4]^[5] It also offers anime contents on its own YouTube channel since October 2019.^[6]

In 2019, Medialink began co-producing and co-funding anime projects.^[4]

Notable titles

Bleach
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Cardcaptor Sakura
Dr. Stone
The Familiar of Zero
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
Gintama
Haikyu!!
Horimiya
Jujutsu Kaisen
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World!
Laid-Back Camp
My Hero Academia
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU
No Game No Life
The Promised Neverland (Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan only)
Saga of Tanya the Evil
Soul Eater
Tokyo Ghoul:re

Other businesses

Brand licensing

Medialink Animation International manages the brand licensing business. It has involved in the licensing of various brands, including Garfield, Popeye, Betty Boop, The Little Prince, and My Hero Academia.^[4]

Ani-Mall

In 2020, Medialink started venturing into the e-commerce business during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] Launched in August 2020, Ani-Mall is an online store selling anime-themed clothes, toys and other merchandise from Medialink's licensed brands.^[7]

Ani-Kids

On September 19, 2020, Medialink has launched a new educational entertainment VOD platform on MyTV SUPER for children in preschools.^[7]

Company units

As of April 30, 2019^[3]

RLA Company Limited
- Medialink Group Limited
  - Medialink Licensing Holdings Limited
    - Medialink Animation International Limited
    - Medialink (Far East) Limited
      - Medialink (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
        Medialink (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Beijing)
        
        Medialink (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou)
    - Medialink Brand Management Pte., Ltd.
    - Medialink (Asia) Limited
      - Medialink (Asia) Limited (Taiwan)
  - Medialink Entertainment Holdings Limited
    - Medialink Pacific Limited
    - Medialink Entertainment Limited
      - Medialink Cultural & Creative (Beijing) Limited
  - Medialink Investment Holdings Limited
    - Medialink Holdings Limited
      - Whateversmiles Limited
        Whateversmiles株式會社

References

^ ^a ^b "Medialink Group Limited ANNUAL REPORT 2020" (PDF). March 31, 2020. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^ "組圖：影視劇發行商"羚邦集團"掛牌上市". Hong Kong China News Agency (in Chinese). May 21, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Medialink Group Limited GLOBAL OFFERING" (PDF). April 30, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wang, Yue (July 13, 2020). "Anime Distributor Turns To Merchandise And E-Commerce Amid Pandemic For Growth". Forbes. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ Seto, Kit-Yan (April 16, 2018). "dimsum partners with Ani-One to expand anime content". The Star. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ "Medialink Group Limited Business - Ani-One". medialink.com.hk. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "羚邦集团推出电商网站Ani-Mall™及益智点播平台Ani-Kids™". Sina Corp (in Chinese). September 28, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

External links

Media related to Medialink Animation International Limited at Wikimedia Commons

Official website
Medialink at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[2020_Annual_Report-1] "Medialink Group Limited ANNUAL REPORT 2020" (PDF). March 31, 2020. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

[2] "組圖：影視劇發行商"羚邦集團"掛牌上市". Hong Kong China News Agency (in Chinese). May 21, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[Global_Offering-3] "Medialink Group Limited GLOBAL OFFERING" (PDF). April 30, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 16, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[Ani-Mall-4] Wang, Yue (July 13, 2020). "Anime Distributor Turns To Merchandise And E-Commerce Amid Pandemic For Growth". Forbes. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[5] Seto, Kit-Yan (April 16, 2018). "dimsum partners with Ani-One to expand anime content". The Star. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[6] "Medialink Group Limited Business - Ani-One". medialink.com.hk. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[New_businesses-7] "羚邦集团推出电商网站Ani-Mall™及益智点播平台Ani-Kids™". Sina Corp (in Chinese). September 28, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.

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