Cyber Agent 4751
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Company Information
CyberAgent engages in the media, internet advertising, game, and investment development businesses primarily in Japan. The company operates Ameba, a blog service; Abema TV, an online streaming service; Tapple for online dating; AWA, a music streaming service; and WinTicket for online betting. It also offers internet advertising agency and ad technology services; and smartphone games.
They have a lot of different businesses, but their perk is related to the Abema TV streaming service which is probably what most people know them for.
Stock Perks
Categories: Memberships
Rights day
End of September
Details
Membership for Abema TV premium. You get a coupon code which you redeem to your Abema account.
Requirements
100 shares gets you a 3 month subscription.
500 shares gets you a full year subscription.
Comment
Abema TV is mostly known for having streaming TV channels, niche programming that's usually reserved for the satellite channels. There are a lot of anime channels, along with ones for news, dramas, movies, sports, music, and other specific interests. They seem to refresh the channel lineup every once in awhile as unpopular ones get removed and new ones added. It's a decent alternative to the paid satellite channels.
Abema TV also has a decent video on demand library. It's not as big as something like Netflix or U-NEXT, but there's still plenty to watch. Some of the videos are free (usually the first and latest episodes of a TV program), but the majority of them require a premium subscription. Abema TV is famous for having the best anime selection for streaming services, with lots of brand new shows being released on the day of airing. They've also been throwing lots of money in sports, getting the MLB and Premier League broadcasting rights, along with big events like the World Cup. Many of the games are free to watch but some of them require a premium subscription. The premium subscription also lets you rewind live programing and start from the beginning.
CyberAgent has said in their IR materials that they want to focus on growing Abema TV, so this perk could be something that keeps getting better with time. 500 shares for a perpetual premium service is certainly attractive!
Chart
That recent spike is due to Uma Musume, a smartphone game that was incredibly popular and spawned a media franchise. Profits for that game have slowed down, so the stock price has reflected that.