Japan – WOWOW, a pay-TV broadcaster in Japan, has made several strategic moves in organisational structure and executive leadership roles to better position the company for continued growth. Under the new structure implemented by President Nobuya Wazaki, WOWOW’s production division will be run by veteran producer Eiji Omura, who will oversee the various production sub-departments categorised into movies, sports, drama and music. The programming division, … [Read more...] about Japan’s WOWOW reorganises management
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News Corp secures additional BPL rights in Asia
New York - News Corp announced that it has secured exclusive mobile and internet clip rights for England’s Barclays Premier League and several additional major leagues in Japan, Vietnam and Indonesia, to commence with the 2013 season later in August. In addition, mobile and internet rights have been secured in those territories for Bundesliga (Germany), Ligue 1 (France), Serie A (Italy), FA Cup (England), Championship (England), Capital One Cup (England), Brazilian Championship, and … [Read more...] about News Corp secures additional BPL rights in Asia
NHK WORLD TV debuts on the Opera TV Store
Oslo, Norway and Tokyo - NHK WORLD TV, the 24/7 English-language channel for Japan’s largest broadcaster, NHK, is now live on the Opera TV Store app platform, enabling viewers to live-stream the station’s entertainment content. The free NHK WORLD TV app for connected TVs allows audiences to access news, documentaries, music, cooking programmes, fashion trends, technology insights and more. The Opera TV Store, by Opera Software, brings viewers a variety of HTML5-based apps … [Read more...] about NHK WORLD TV debuts on the Opera TV Store
NHK WORLD TV to start 24-hour broadcast in L.A.
Tokyo - On August 5, 2013, NHK WORLD TV will start round-the-clock broadcasting in the Los Angeles area. The English-language channel from Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, will be made available to about 3.3-million homes in and around Los Angeles. This will bring NHK WORLD TV’s 24-hour broadcast to more than ten million homes in the U.S., about 1.4 times as many as before. The broadcast will be distributed by KCETLink, an independent public broadcasting … [Read more...] about NHK WORLD TV to start 24-hour broadcast in L.A.
BBC to air NHK’s “Giant Squid”
Tokyo - NHK's Legends of the Deep: Giant Squid will air on BBC2 on July 13. Viewers in the UK will be able to enjoy the programme in a Natural World special entitled Giant Squid: Filming the Impossible. The programme was licensed through NHK affiliate NHK Enterprises. The documentary is about the largest-ever international quest to capture the legendary giant squid on film in its natural habitat. A team of scientists and crew from NHK and Discovery U.S. … [Read more...] about BBC to air NHK’s “Giant Squid”
VIMN France launches first Asian pop culture channel
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) France has announced the arrival of J-ONE, a brand new channel dedicated to Asian pop culture, launching on October 4, 2013. J-ONE will be the only channel to broadcast the best Japanese animation in simulcast TV, and will be distributed exclusively on satellite/ADSL via CanalSat and on cable via Numericable. The channel will air a new and exclusive catalogue of the biggest hits in Japanimation. It will launch … [Read more...] about VIMN France launches first Asian pop culture channel
