Tokyo - From October 2013, the 24-hour broadcast of NHK WORLD TV has commenced on TrueVisions, the largest satellite and cable TV operator in Thailand. This will enable number of households capable of viewing NHK WORLD TV to quadruple from 300,000 to approximately 1,300,000, and its service area will extend throughout Thailand.In addition, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of resuming its Thai language service, NHK’s international radio service NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN will hold a … [Read more...] about NHK WORLD TV launches on TrueVisions in Thailand
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Foxtel launches Asian channels
Produced in Japan, the 24-hour English-language channel NHK WORLD TV is already broadcast in 140 countries to 260 million households, and is now available to Foxtel subscribers via GlobeCast Australia’s D3 satellite capacity. CCTV-9 Documentary Channel is sister channel to CCTV’s Chinese and Asian news channel CCTV News, and is the first dedicated English-language Chinese documentary channel with worldwide coverage. Produced in Beijing, the channel will be … [Read more...] about Foxtel launches Asian channels
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.
StarHub TV offers Japanese content
Singapore – On February 25, StarHub will become the first pay-TV operator outside of Japan to launch Hello! Japan, an all-Japanese entertainment and lifestyle channel. The channel, which will be offered as a FreeView channel on StarHub TV (making it available to all customers free-of-charge on StarHub TV Channel 149), will offer viewers a line-up ranging from documentaries and dramas to movies and variety shows produced by top Japanese TV stations such as NTV, TBS, TV Asahi and TV Tokyo. … [Read more...] about StarHub TV offers Japanese content
NHK WORLD TV now available for Android smartphones in Japan
Tokyo – NHK has launched a LIVEâ€streaming application of NHK WORLD TV, NHK’s international English TV channel, for Android smartphones used in Japan. In February, the channel started providing apps for Android OS overseas. The new service for domestic smartphones will allow a wider number of people living in Japan to enjoy NHK WORLD TV shows LIVE. NHK WORLD TV’s LIVEâ€streaming has been available on its website or via iPhone and iPad in Japan and overseas to make it easier … [Read more...] about NHK WORLD TV now available for Android smartphones in Japan
