Tokyo – Shigeo Fukuchi has taken the helm of troubled Japanese pubcaster NHK as its new President, replacing Genichi Hashimoto who stepped down at the end of his three-year term on Jan 24 although he resigned earlier to take responsibility for alleged insider trading by three members of NHK’s staff in a case that is still being investigated. Speaking at the press conference at NHK Broadcasting Center in Tokyo, Fukuchi said that his position with NHK will be the final and “most … [Read more...] about Shigeo Fukuchi helms NHK as President
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NHK President resigns amidst internal trading scandal
Tokyo – Genichi Hashimoto, President of NHK has left the Japanese pubcaster to take responsibility for alleged insider trading by two journalists and a director of the network. Hashimoto’s resignation comes three days before he was scheduled to step down at the end of his term on Jan 25. The three NHK staff allegedly acquired 1,000 - 3,000 shares each in a restaurant chain on March 8, 2007, just prior to a scoop on its plan to absorb a sushi group was aired by NHK. Two of the three … [Read more...] about NHK President resigns amidst internal trading scandal
MoMedia licenses culinary series See & Enjoy to Japan’s MICO
London - MoMedia International, an international producer and distributor of digital entertainment, has signed a multi-platform deal with NHK's distribution company, MICO, to launch its 'how to' recipe series See & Enjoy in Japan. See & Enjoy is a 600-clip video series featuring recipes for sushi, soup, ice cream, and party food, along with culinary tips and tricks. Produced by Madrid-based Canalmicro, the series is scheduled to premiere in Dec 2007 on LaLa TV, an entertainment channel for … [Read more...] about MoMedia licenses culinary series See & Enjoy to Japan’s MICO
Jupiter to launch Channel Ginga in 2008
Tokyo – Jupiter Telecommunications has established Channel Ginga Co., Ltd. to operate new cable channel Channel Ginga, which debuts nationwide in April 2008 on e2 by SKY PerfecTV!. Ginga Channel is a 24-hour HD entertainment channel screening foreign and Japanese documentaries, travel shows, history and art, dramas, period plays and entertainment targeting the baby-boomer generation. Kikujiro Shikano, President and Representative Director of Channel Ginga, said, “We realize that … [Read more...] about Jupiter to launch Channel Ginga in 2008
34th Japan Prize winners announced
Tokyo – The 34th Japan Prize, the international contest for educational TV programs, was presented at an awards ceremony at NHK Broadcasting Centre, Tokyo on Oct. 29. Selected from 187 submissions, the top prize, The Grand Prix Japan Prize, went to A Lesson in Discrimination by CBC Radio-Canada. The show looks at a Quebec based grade-three teacher who drives home the impact of discrimination by having her students participate in a classroom-based experiment. From Asia, Bhutan Broadcasting … [Read more...] about 34th Japan Prize winners announced
Three Asian Pitch winners announced
Cannes - NHK, MediaCorp, and KBS have selected three projects from Asian independent producers to commission as a part of their new initiative, The Asian Pitch. Receiving full funding for their HD documentary production are Supermen of Malegaon, from Indian director Faiza Ahmed Khan; Malaysia’s Justin Ong Tat Tiong for Subak; and The Mummy Theft from Toraja, from Indonesia’s Agung Mulya Setiawan. The Asian Pitch is a new initiative by the three Asian public broadcasters targeting … [Read more...] about Three Asian Pitch winners announced