Gomacom

Gomacom SGPS, Unipessoal Lda. (commonly known simply as Grupo Gomacom or Gomacom) is an Portuguese multinational media conglomerate based in Oeiras, Portugal. The company operates in the areas of telecommunications, television broadcasts, streaming services, licensing and distribution of audiovisual content and book publishing. Gomacom was founded as F.G. in 2010, and its current name came up in 2013, after the company changed sectors of activity from providing outsourced services related to telecommunications to the current sectors.

History
F.G. entered the market on January 10, 2010 with a huge capital of 350 billion euros. It is headquartered in Lagoas Park in Oeiras, Lisbon and has a support office in the Parque Industrial e Comercial de Marim in Olhão, Algarve.

On March 20, 2013, after consolidating and gaining experience through outsourcing services, F.G. changed its name to Grupo Gomacom. Shortly after the changing of F.G.'s corporate name, the company announced the launch of a new television channel dedicated to broadcasting Anime, Series, Doramas and Music from asian origin, scheduled for launch in April 2013. The channel, called Chiclete, premiered on April 15 on all the main pay-TV providers in Portugal.

In September 2013, the company entered the world of books with the creation of Senjin Grupo Editorial, responsible for the newly internacional publishing houses run by Senjin.

In May 2016, the company consolidated its position in digital media distribution through the purchase of Crunchyroll's operations in some european countries, continuing to manage the streaming service in these countries, except in Portugal where it was renamed Chiclick. After these acquisitions, the company gradually changed the name of the service from Crunchyroll to Chiclick in some of the countries.

In August 2016, Chiclete Multimédia (responsible for the Chiclete channels and the Chiclick streaming service) changed its name to ComuChi Multimédia.

In September 2017, the telecommunications operator NOWO, previously owned by Apax France and Fortino Capital, was acquired by Gomacom.

In July 2018, it was revealed that the company was interested in expanding its operations beyond Europe, in particular to East Asia and Southeast Asia. In August it was revealed that the group was in negotiations to acquire Plus Media Networks Asia (Company holding Aniplus Asia and K+ 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 and streaming to Chiclete and Chiclick, respectively, takes place, however, the K+ channel ended up being discontinued.

In May 2020, a new subsidiary responsible for licensing and distributing the group's audiovisual content and cinemas management is created, under the name Mottial Audiovisuais, that was responsible for the purchased operations of Orient Cinemas and UCI Cinemas in Portugal by Gomacom, merging them into a single company, called Cinemotto.

In January 2023, 55% of Crunchyroll's (Sony) entire stake in Crunchyroll EMEA was acquired by Gomacom, making it the majority shareholder of the company. In the purchase rulings, it was decided that the Anime Digital Network and Anime on Demand brands (which underwent a rebranding that renamed them "Crunchyroll") would remain in Crunchyroll while the other activities would remain with the company, which returns to its original name: VIZ Media Europe. This company, resurrected after being bought by Crunchyroll in 2020, would integrate a company that, until then, was an affiliate of Crunchyroll EMEA, VME PLB SAS, responsible for licensing manga publications in Europe and Latin America and also resurrected Kazé, now responsible only for licensing and distribution, working on behalf of Mottial Audiovisuais.

In April 2023, Gomacom acquires Kazé completely and renames it to Motto.

In January 2024, the group sells its remaining stake in VIZ Media Europe to the Hitotsubashi Group, leaving its co-management for good. In December, it is announced that all films licensed by Crunchyroll will be distributed by Motto (and its partners) in selected countries covered by the group.

Current

 * ComuChi Multimédia
 * Chiclete
 * Chiclete Galicia
 * Chiclete Andorra
 * Chiclete Greece
 * Chiclete CEE
 * Chiclete Northern Europe
 * Chiclete EMME
 * Chiclete Asia
 * Chiclete Mandarin
 * Chiclete Macau and East Timor
 * Chiclete Poland
 * Chiclete Israel
 * Chiclete Albania
 * Chiclick
 * Mottial Audiovisuais
 * Motto
 * Cinemotto
 * Senjin Grupo Editorial
 * Senjin Portugal
 * Senjin PALOP
 * Senjin Macau
 * Senjin Galicia and Catalonia
 * Senjin Poland
 * Senjin CEE
 * Senjin EMME
 * Senjin Northern Europe
 * Senjin Israel
 * NOWO Telecomunicações
 * NOWO Portugal
 * NOWO Timor