MC Entertainment

MC Entertainment
Industry multimedia entertainment
Genre anime
Founded 2000
Area served
Russia, Kazakhstan[1]
Key people
Dmitry Fedotkin (general director)
Website www.mc-ent.ru

MC Entertainment is a Russian distributor of anime and films from Japan, United States, Germany, Great Britain, China, Thailand and South Korea.[2] The company, headed by Dmitry Fedotkin,[3] was founded in 2000. As of 2007, it the largest anime company in Russia. It is also the first Russian company aimed exclusively at the anime market. MC Entertainment was one of the founders of AnimeGid magazine, as well as Moscow Anime Festival and anime*magazine sponsor.[2][4]

Until 2006 MC Entertainment did not have any rivalries, becoming a monopolist on Russian anime market. In the beginning of 2006 its first competitor XL Media appeared, later was founded other anime companies Mega-Anime and Reanimedia.[5]

References

  1. Vlasenko, Olga (January 19, 2009). Аниме-отаку атакуют [Anime otaku attack] (in Russian). Expert. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 "About us" (in Russian). MC Entertainment. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  3. Eugene Kahn (April 25, 2007). "Аниме Лицензия в России: Компания MC Entertainment" [Anime license in Russia: MC Entertainment company]. Interview with Dmitry Fedotkin (in Russian). AniMag. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  4. От редакции [Editor's column]. anime*magazine (in Russian) (3): 3. 2004. ISSN 1810-8644.
  5. Eugene Kahn (April 25, 2007). Дистрибьюторы аниме в России [Anime distributors in Russia] (in Russian). AniMag. Retrieved 2009-04-04.


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