Tokyo - Yoshinori Imai, vice president of NHK has been elected as the new president of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). Imai said, "I've worked for more than forty years as a broadcast journalist and a highlight of my career has been my association with the ABU. It is time for me to take a more active role in the undertakings of the ABU." … [Read more...] about NHK’s Imai elected as new President of ABU
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La Trepadora in Japan
The cultural and entertainment Japanese TV show, NEXT from NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) will have a special about RCTV International's telenovela Passionate Revenge (La Trepadora) on November 30. The 50 minutes program is broadcasted by satellite channel BS1 every Sunday at 9pm to give the Japanese audience knowledge about the different cultures that exist throughout the hemisphere. Passionate Revenge was selected to represent Venezuela as an icon of the telenovela gender producers of which RCTV is … [Read more...] about La Trepadora in Japan
Music sales deals for BBC Worldwide in Japan
Tokyo - BBC's Tokyo sales team has concluded deals with Japanese broadcasters for unique BBC Worldwide music content, including rare archive footage. Pre-sale to NHK comprise BBC Electric Proms: Oasis (HD), which sees Oasis' performance at the Electric Proms joined by a 50-strong choir, and performing a selection of greatest hits and new tracks. Produced for NHK, this is an extended 90 minute version of the show which they will broadcast early next year. It is the first time that NHK has … [Read more...] about Music sales deals for BBC Worldwide in Japan
Music sales deals for BBC Worldwide in Japan
Tokyo – BBC’s Tokyo sales team has concluded deals with Japanese broadcasters for unique BBC Worldwide music content, including rare archive footage. Pre-sale to NHK comprise BBC Electric Proms: Oasis (HD), which sees Oasis’ performance at the Electric Proms joined by a 50-strong choir, and performing a selection of greatest hits and new tracks. Produced for NHK, this is an extended 90 minute version of the show which they will broadcast early next year. It is the first time … [Read more...] about Music sales deals for BBC Worldwide in Japan
NFB and NHK launch expanded cooperation with new agreement
Tokyo - The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on October 27 to serve as the basis for future collaboration. Signed in Tokyo by Government Film Commissioner NFB Commissioner Tom Perlmutter and Shigeo Fukuchi, president of NHK, in the presence of the Canadian Ambassador to Japan, Jonathan Fried, this latest agreement builds on the successes of a 2003 MOU, which had brought the two organizations together … [Read more...] about NFB and NHK launch expanded cooperation with new agreement
The Asian Pitch funds five new documentaries
Singapore - Over US$250,000 in funding was awarded at this year's The Asian Pitch competition organised by Japan's NHK and Singapore's MediaCorp. Stories about Shakespeare-spewing Chinese children, an association of ‘dead' people, and diamond couriers are among the winning proposals from independent filmmakers across Asia. The selected five directors and projects are Sanjeev Sivan (India): Dead Man Walking; Zhu Chun Guang (China): For The Love Of Shakespeare; Sheron Dayoc (Philippines): A … [Read more...] about The Asian Pitch funds five new documentaries
