Electric Entertainment, the US-based production and distribution company, has closed a deal with WAKO in Japan for the first season of Electric Entertainment’s original spin-off series Leverage Redemption. WAKO will have TV and VoD rights. The announcement was jointly made by Sonia Mehandjiyska, Head of International Distribution at Electric Entertainment, and the Acquisition team at […]
Japan has four cellular network operators with three of them controlling some 80 per cent of the market. Rakuten, currently Number 4 in the hierarchy with about 3 per cent market share, is looking to grow its ‘Direct-to-Consumer’ satellite connectivity share thanks to AST SpaceMobile. NTT Docomo, the largest player, does not – as yet […]
The Pinkfong Company, the entertainment company behind the hit Baby Shark brand, has signed a strategic business agreement with TBS Television, one of Japan’s five major commercial broadcasters, for joint production and business collaboration. Through this partnership, The Pinkfong Company and TBS Television will co-develop new and original content aimed at young viewers and their […]
Prime Video has announced that the Japanese Amazon Original drama series Marry My Husband will premiere exclusively on Prime Video on June 27th. Prime Video customers in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide will be able to enjoy weekly episodes of the series. Based on the popular NAVER web novel, this Japan-Korea joint project […]
Remow, the entertainment company dedicated to bringing Japanese content to the rest of the world, has announced the launch of 24/7 Samurai-Showdown, a FAST channel that delivers action-packed sword fights and high-flying ninja acrobatics 24 hours a day. Wiewers in the US can stream the 24/7 Samurai-Showdown channel for free on Prime Video and experience […]
Paramount+, the SVoD service from Paramount, has announced a new deal in Japan with OTT service, Lemino, operated by Japanese telco, NTT Docomo. Through the deal, viewers in the market will be able to access Paramount+ via Lemino Channel, which is available as an à la carte subscription on the platform for a monthly fee […]
Apple TV+ in now available via Prime Video in Japan and the Netherlands as an add-on subscription. Until April 24th, new customers and eligible returning customers can subscribe to Apple TV+ for 200 yen (€1.25) per month for three months. Prime members who subscribe to Apple TV+ via Prime Video will have access to series […]
Axelspace Corporation, which designs, manufactures and operates microsatellites, and conducts business to promote a society where space is accessible to people around the world, has announced plans to launch seven next-generation Earth observation microsatellites, GRUS-3, in 2026. This will expand the company’s microsatellite constellation to include more than ten satellites, enabling observation of broader areas […]
Cloud playout solutions provider, Veset, has announced its partnership with one of Japan’s leading broadcasters to integrate JPEG XS and Multicast networking capabilities into Veset Nimbus – its advanced cloud-based playout solution – all available using AWS infrastructure and solutions. Veset is one of the first cloud playout providers to offer customers JPEG XS and […]
NHK public broadcaster, and in particular its Science and Technology Research Laboratories (STRL), has succeeded in developing a real-time multi-layer video encoder which is compatible to the international video coding standard VVC (Versatile Video Coding). The development will enable people to watch two (or more) different types of content through one broadcasting channel. This is […]