Ellation, owners of
Crunchyroll, formally announced the launch of VRV on June 14, 2016. Its initial partners included
Rooster Teeth,
Seeso,
Nerdist,
Geek & Sundry, and
Frederator's
Cartoon Hangover. On September 29,
Funimation,
Adam Savage's
Tested,
RiffTrax,
CollegeHumor,
Machinima,
Ginx TV,
Shudder, and
Mondo Media were announced as new partners. VRV would officially launch on November 14. On August 9, 2017, the VRV Select channel was launched, featuring content from other sources. It was also announced that Machinima, Ginx, and Rifftrax were being dropped from the service. On the same day as VRV Select's announcement, Seeso announced via its
Facebook page that it would be shutting down by the end of 2017. Though RiffTrax, Machinima and Seeso's channels were dropped, some of their content, including Seeso's
The Cyanide & Happiness Show,
HarmonQuest,
Hidden America with Jonah Ray, and
My Brother, My Brother and Me would migrate to VRV Select. On November 21,
CuriosityStream and
Mubi joined VRV. On December 12,
DramaFever joined VRV. On May 3, 2018, it was announced that Tested was being dropped, with its content moving to VRV Select. On August 28, VRV launched
NickSplat, named after the
TeenNick programming block, featuring classic
Nickelodeon series from the 1990s and early 2000s. On October 12,
Shout! Factory's content, such as
ReBoot and
Super Sentai Zyuranger, were made available to watch on VRV. On October 18, Funimation announced that they would be leaving VRV, as their partnership with Crunchyroll ended, and all of their titles would disappear on November 9. On that same day, VRV announced that
Hidive would be joining the service to replace Funimation. On November 1, Hidive was launched on VRV and it was announced that
Boomerang would be joining the service on November 13. On November 7, season 1 of
TBS's
Final Space was made available to watch on VRV Select. On the same day,
Otter Media announced
Mike Tyson Mysteries and
Jabberjaw were also going to be added to VRV in 2018. On August 9, 2021, Crunchyroll was acquired by
Sony-owned Funimation, making Sony the new owner of VRV. On September 8, Hidive announced that it would be leaving VRV on September 30, in response to Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll. Rooster Teeth left VRV a few months later on December 13, while Cartoon Hangover was also removed at the same time. On March 1, 2022, it was announced that VRV would be merged into Crunchyroll itself, alongside Funimation and
Wakanim. VRV ceased operations a year later on April 29, 2023. ==Channels==