EDINBURGH – TVSquared, industry professional for TV performance analytics and optimisation, has announced the opening of TVSquared Japan. The Tokyo-based offices will provide on-the-ground support for the world’s third-largest advertising market. TV ad spend is expected to reach more than $15 billion this year in Japan, and continue to increase through the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Localised for the Japanese market, TVSquared’s ADvantage platform measures the impact of TV spots … [Read more...] about TVSquared opens Japan offices to support fast-growing customer region
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Lac Hong University wins the ABU Robocon 2017 in Tokyo
Tokyo-- This year’s ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest, which took place in Tokyo today, was won by a team from Vietnam’s Lac Hong University. ABU Robocon is an annual contest that brings together robots designed and built by selected teams of university students in the Asia-Pacific region. It started in 2002, and is also an international program co-production in which participating TV stations air highlights of the contest from the images provided by the host broadcaster. This year, it brought … [Read more...] about Lac Hong University wins the ABU Robocon 2017 in Tokyo
Jimami Tofu secures funding and global distribution
Written, directed and produced by Jason Chan and Christian Lee, Jimami Tofu, a romantic feature set in Okinawa and Singapore has secured production funding and global distribution. Set to finish principal photography in early December it will be BananaMana Films’ first full length feature but has garnered pre-sales agreements with international distributors including Korean media giant IHQ, Japanese global TV platform VIKI and Encore Inflight. The film is led by … [Read more...] about Jimami Tofu secures funding and global distribution
First half year of Kumamoto Earthquake
Tokyo - NHK World TV will mark a half year since the Kumamoto Earthquake in April with news reports and programs that focus on the affected areas and other parts of Kyushu, southern Japan. We will bring the latest situation of the region, the reconstruction process and forward-looking efforts of residents. The programming is grouped under the title Kyushu: Waiting for You. Japan Railway Journal and other shows will feature the area along with reports produced by the NHK’s Kumamoto … [Read more...] about First half year of Kumamoto Earthquake
The Japan Myanmar Pwe Taw festival
Tokyo – The Japan Myanmar Pwe Taw festival of Japanese culture was held over two days on 6-7 December to mark the sixtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Myanmar. This festival was organised jointly by NHK, NHK Enterprises Inc., Japan International Broadcasting Inc., the Embassy of Japan in Myanmar, and MNTV. “Pwe Taw” is Burmese for “Festival”. The typical games of Japanese festivals, such as kingyosukui (scooping for goldfish) and hoopla, … [Read more...] about The Japan Myanmar Pwe Taw festival
27th Tokyo International Film Festival award winners
Competitions Tokyo Grand Prix: Heaven Knows What (directed by Joshua Safdie, Benny Safdie) ©2014 TIFF Special Jury Prize: The Lesson (directed by Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov) Award for Best Director: Joshua Safdie, Benny Safdie (Heaven Knows What) Award for Best Actress: Rie Miyazawa (Pale Moon) Award for Best Actor: Robert WiÄ™ckiewicz (The Mighty Angel) Award for Best Artistic Contribution: Test (directed by Alexander Kott) The Audience Award: Pale Moon (directed by Daihachi … [Read more...] about 27th Tokyo International Film Festival award winners
