ComuChi Multimédia

ComuChi Multimédia, Unipessoal Lda., simply known as ComuChi, is a division from the Portuguese company Gomacom, responsible for managing the group's television channels and streaming service.

History
Founded on April 2, 2013 as Chiclete Multimédia, started as responsible for managing the group's Portuguese television channel, Chiclete.

Thanks to long and much discussed negotiations, in July 2013, the Chiclete and the streaming service  signed an agreement to broadcast the channel on-demand and make some of its content available on the platform and and on free-to-air TV through. Despite this, to access Chiclete content it would have to be paid the amount of €2.95/month, unlike other RTP channels and content which are all free.

As of May 2016, the company consolidated its position in digital media distribution through the purchasing of operations in some countries from Africa, Asia and Europe, beginning in Portugal, where it was replaced by Chiclick. This platform was eventually launched in most of the countries where Crunchyroll's operations were purchased, those who did not receive the new platform, its content began to be distributed through partnerships with third-party streaming platforms. In Portugal prior to the replacement, the partnership with RTP Play was also definitively terminated, but the broadcast of Chiclete content on RTP2 continues normally.

In August 2016, Chiclete Multimédia rebranded to its current name, ComuChi Multimédia.

In January 2017, Chiclick replaced Crunchyroll in Andorra, Angola, Balearic Islands, Cape Verde, Catalonia, Galicia, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe and Valencian Community.

In March 2017, an agreement was signed with Telewizja Polsat for the broadcast of some dubbed anime in a programming block on the TV4 channel that premiered in May of that year.

Also in May, the channel was launched in Andorra, Denmark, Cyprus, Croatia, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden. In June it was launched in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro and Romania.

In July, the channel in Czechia also premiered a programming block similar to the TV4 one. The block ended in October.

In November the channel was launched in Czechia and the broadcasts of CEE and Northern Europe feeds were transferred to the country. Also, Chiclick replaced Crunchyroll in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czechia, Cyprus, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro and Romania.

In December, Chiclick was launched in Croatia, Denmark, Georgia, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden, replacing Crunchyroll.

In July 2018, it was revealed that Gomacom was interested in expanding its operations beyond Europe, in particular to East and Southeast Asia. In August it was revealed that the group was in negotiations to acquire Plus Media Networks Asia (Company that possessed and  TV channels), to begin operations in Asia. In November the purchase of the company was completed, the company was absorbed by ComuChi Multimédia, operating as its Asian branch. The streaming and on-demand partnerships it held were ended, thus the rebrand of the Aniplus Asia channel to Chiclete took place, however, the K+ channel ended up being discontinued.

The block on TV4 left the channel's grid in July, 2018. On August 5th, a Polish localized feed of the channel was launched in the country.

In December, Chiclick replaced Crunchyroll in Bhutan, Cambodia, East Timor, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Morocco, Nepal, Poland, Singapore and Tunisia. In the Baltic States, Crunchyroll and now Chiclick content have been distributed by ; Similarly, in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand the content is available through, in Mongolia through VOO, in Kazakhstan and Ukraine through , in Taiwan through LiTV and in Vietnam through FPT Play. Also in December, Chiclete arrives in East Timor, Macau and Mongolia.

In February 2019, the channel debuted in Israel, Taiwan and Vietnam. In April, the channel received an exclusive Arabic version for Lebanon.

On October, Chiclete was released in Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos and Nepal with English continuity and subtitles in local languages.

In March 2020, the channel premiered in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. Chiclick, also expanded to Bulgaria and North Macedonia, replacing Crunchyroll, and all countries with third-party distribution received their own localized version of Chiclick, only with the exception of Malaysia, Mongolia, Taiwan, Ukraine and Vietnam.

In November 2020, some Arab countries also received Chiclick, including Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia.

In December, the Baltic countries now receive dubbed programs instead of subtitles and a separate Albanian localized feed of Chiclete was created for Albania and Kosovo.

On August 12, 2023, Chiclete received a Georgian audio track.

On September 20th, the EMME feed was renamed to Chiclete Europe, Middle East & Asia (EMEA).

Television Channels

 * Chiclete
 * Chiclete (Albania)
 * Chiclete (Andorra)
 * Chiclete (Asia)
 * Chiclete (Mandarin)
 * Chiclete (Macau)
 * Chiclete (CEE)
 * Chiclete (EMEA)
 * Chiclete (Galicia)
 * Chiclete (Greece)
 * Chiclete (Israel)
 * Chiclete (Northern Europe)
 * Chiclete (Poland)

Streaming Platforms

 * Chiclick