Sony Pictures Television-owned AXN will begin providing a free, on-demand service for subscribers in Japan on April 1, called AXN Plus. AXN Plus will allow users to enjoy overseas dramas anytime, anywhere. Subscribers can even catch up on episodes they have missed with full-series marathon broadcasts. The free service opens on April 1 through SKY Perfect TV! (including premium service) for AXN subscribers. AXN Plus is scheduled to expand the service to cable TV and other platforms’ … [Read more...] about AXN Plus goes to Japan
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HELLO! JAPAN celebrates successful first year in Singapore
Singapore – HELLO! JAPAN, which bills itself as a one-stop channel for all things Japanese, is celebrating its first anniversary in Singapore. Available on StarHub Cable Vision on channel 149, HELLO! JAPAN is the first private Japanese General Entertainment channel in Asia. The channel celebrated its first anniversary in Singapore in February, having achieved close to a million viewers in 2013, and establishing itself as one of the top 20 paid television channels in Singapore. … [Read more...] about HELLO! JAPAN celebrates successful first year in Singapore
ANIPLUS HD launches on SingTel mio TV
Singapore – SingTel mio TV will launch anime channel ANIPLUS HD this March. Offering the best in Japanese anime, the channel will feature exclusive series in full HD, with two titles simulcasting alongside Japan networks every week throughout the year. Targeted at teens and young adults, most content on the channel is first-run and exclusive; and because 90 percent of the programming is based on popular manga and video games, fans will recognise the titles instantly. All … [Read more...] about ANIPLUS HD launches on SingTel mio TV
Hulu sells Japan subsidiary to Nippon TV
Mike Hopkins, CEO of Hulu, released the following statement on Hulu Japan on February 27: Today, I have an important announcement regarding the Hulu service in Japan. Hulu launched in Japan just under three years ago, a first-of-its-kind subscription video on demand service in the market. The Hulu service in Japan is now accessible across more than 90 million devices in the Japan market, including connected TVs and Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, smartphones, tablets and other mobile … [Read more...] about Hulu sells Japan subsidiary to Nippon TV
New “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” to air for the first time in Japan
Tokyo/Singapore – MTV Networks Japan K.K, which operates Nickelodeon for Japan market, announced on February 21 the launch of the global hit animation series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which will premiere in Japan for the first time on April 4 and air every Friday at 7.30am across TXN Network including TV TOKYO, Television Osaka Inc., Aichi Television Broadcasting Co., TV SETOUCHI BROADCASTING CO.,LTD Television Hokkaido Broadcasting Co.,LTD and TVQ KYUSHU BROADCASTIONG Co.,LTD. … [Read more...] about New “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” to air for the first time in Japan
UHD TV​ sets to enter market sooner than expected
Dublin – Research and Markets’ report states that LCD UHD TVs shipped close to 1.2M pcs from January to August of 2013 in the panel base. The UHD TV panel shipment penetration accounts for 0.8% (Korea 4.7%, Japan 0.6%, Taiwan 81.4% and China 13.3%) of the total TV panel shipment. In August, this panel shipment rose to 353K pcs per month. This research foresees that the increase panel shipment trend could result in a total figure of 2.6M units … [Read more...] about UHD TV​ sets to enter market sooner than expected