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===As a digital streaming service===

On 8 December 2015, it was reported that the Funimation Channel would be replaced by [[Toku]] on 31 December 2015. The new network would start broadcasting live-action, grindhouse and independent East Asian movies.<ref>{{cite news|title=Funimation Channel changing its name|url=http://www.fandompost.com/2015/12/08/funimation-channel-changing-its-name/|access-date=8 December 2015|newspaper=[[The Fandom Post]]|date=8 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=toku>{{cite news|title=Guides & types of programming|url=https://frontier.com/helpcenter/Categories/tv/fios-tv/guides-and-types-of-programming|access-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> It was subsequently announced, on 15 December 2015, that Funimation would end its partnership with Olympusat and relaunch Funimation Channel as a digital streaming service inon January 7, 2016.<ref name=relaunch>{{cite news|title=Funimation Channel to relaunch in 2016|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-15/funimation-channel-to-relaunch-in-2016/.96524|access-date=22 December 2015|newspaper=[[Anime News Network]]|date=15 December 2015}}</ref>

The Funimation Channel signed off on December 31, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time]], after an episode of ''[[Fairy Tail]]''. A bumper was briefly aired afterwards, which was interrupted by Toku's programming stream, which aired ''[[Rio: Rainbow Gate!]]'' at the time of the transition.

As part of the Funimation Channel's relaunch as a streaming service in January 2016, the channel rebranded itself as simply "Funimation", effectively removing "Channel" from its branding.

==Availability==