LONDON — GlobeCast and Japan International Broadcasting, Inc. (JIB) announced that NHK WORLD HD has launched on the Sky and Freesat platforms in the U.K. GlobeCast provides re-encoding, uplink, and capacity on Eutelsat's EUROBIRD™ 1, bringing the channel to a new community of more than 10 million Sky subscribers, and over a million Freesat viewers. Available on Sky EPG channel 507, NHK WORLD HD is a 24/7 English language channel produced by JIB and NHK, Japan's public broadcaster, fed live … [Read more...] about NHK World HD takes off on Sky
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NHK and Al Jazeera Children’s Channel sign co-production partnership
Doha, Qatar - NHK and Al Jazeera Children's Channel (JCC) signed a new co-production agreement to strengthen their collaboration on major offerings over the coming five years. NHK and JCC will extend their joint efforts to develop and produce unique educational programs in the fields of science, discovery, technology, environment, and education. The two broadcasters have already enjoyed success with Discover Science, which was a co-production with NHK affiliate NHK Educational Corporation (NED). … [Read more...] about NHK and Al Jazeera Children’s Channel sign co-production partnership
NHK names new Vice President
Tokyo - NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation's president, Masayuki Matsumoto has named Naoji Ono as vice president. Returning to NHK after almost four years in an affiliated company, Ono said, "NHK is about to draw up its next Corporate Plan, and we must undertake further reform. I would like to make the most of my experience in the business arm and support president Matsumoto as we take on this challenging task." Ono, 63, joined NHK in 1971 as a programme director after graduating from Tokyo … [Read more...] about NHK names new Vice President
NHK to revamp satellite broadcasting in April 2011
Tokyo - NHK will revamp its satellite broadcasting next April, consolidating its current three channels into two. Currently, NHK has three satellite channels – one HD and two SD. From April, these will be restructured and consolidated into two HD channels. This will enable NHK to broadcast more programs that make the most of the rich image and high-quality sound of Hi-Vision. The two new satellite channels are named BS1 and BS Premium. The main pillars of BS1 will be world affairs and … [Read more...] about NHK to revamp satellite broadcasting in April 2011
Five NHK programs honored at ABU Prizes
Tokyo - The winners of this year’s Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Prizes for outstanding television and radio programs were announced in Tokyo on 19 October 2010. This year’s host broadcaster was NHK, and the awards ceremony was held at NHK’s headquarters in conjunction with the ABU General Assembly. This year’s ABU Prize competition attracted 172 entries from 25 countries and regions. An ABU Prize was given to the best program in each category. Four NHK programs … [Read more...] about Five NHK programs honored at ABU Prizes
SWR, UR, EBS, and Astro join NHK/NED/JCC’s Discover Science
Cannes - NHK/NHK Educational Corporation, and Al Jazeera Children's Channel announced that their first co-production series Discover Science is gaining interest from broadcasters around the world. Already German broadcaster SWR; UR from Sweden, and EBS from Korea have come on board as co-producers since the series started calling out for partners in April; Astro will also broadcast the series in Malaysia and Brunei. Discover Science is a new science entertainment series that offers a chance to … [Read more...] about SWR, UR, EBS, and Astro join NHK/NED/JCC’s Discover Science
