IMAX says it is looking to triple its number of theatre screens in Japan by 2024. In an interview with Bloomberg, ahead of the company’s latest earnings statement, CEO Richard Gelfond said he wanted to top 100 screens in Japan, up from the current 39. Helping that ambition is a recent extension of its release […]
Electric SUV racing series, Extreme E, has announced that one of Japan’s largest sports broadcaster, J SPORTS, is televising the championship on its linear channels, J SPORTS 1, J SPORTS 2, J SPORTS 3 and J SPORTS 4. All five of this year’s X Prix are being aired with Japanese subtitles, beginning with the debut […]
Benesse Corporation, the Japanese education services company, and the name behind the successful preschool character and educational property Shimajiro, has announced the imminent launch of a new SVoD service specialising in children’s programmes. The new service, called Meecha!, will be launched in Japan at the end of March. Meecha! will bring together both programme content […]
DAZN is ramping up the global expansion of its commercial premises business with its launch into Japan. The agreements will see DAZN available to show in venues such as bars, cafes, restaurants and hotels across the country. DAZN is launching its business-to-business offering with venue and agency deals to capitalise on its extensive rights in […]
DAZN, the sports streaming service, has partnered with Japanese telecommunications company, KDDI, to bring customers in Japan an enhanced 5G sport viewing experience. The agreement marks DAZN’s first 5G payment plan integration for customers. From December 11th, au customers with 5G enabled handsets will be able to watch DAZN via higher quality streams, with faster […]
Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications says it plans to introduce legislation to impose extra charges on people who are “illicitly” watching TV sets without paying the reception licence fee. Public broadcaster NHK depends on the reception fees for its income But the proposed new rules may not be easy to implement. A government […]
VisualOn, a streaming software provider, has announced that KDDI has selected the VisualOn Media Player to power video playback offer on its popular au Smart Pass service. Subscribers can now experience the highest quality video, including multiple synchronised streams, on the Smart Pass app. With its base of more than 40 million customers, KDDI has […]
Japan’s total pay-TV services revenue is set to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.9 per cent during 2019-2024, increasing from $8.9 billion (€7.6bn) in 2019 to $9.8 billion in 2024, according to revised pay-TV forecasts from data and analytics company GlobalData. GlobalData’s Japan Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report indicates that the overall […]
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has lost a court action concerning its annual licence fee. It is the first time than NHK has lost such an action. The case concerned a viewer who had modified his TV with a signal filter to not receive signals from NHK and was thus not required to pay the license […]
Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM), Japan’s largest cable TV operator serving more than 5.5 million subscribers, and Smart Home services pioneer Plume, have announced an expanded partnership where J:COM will distribute Plume’s platform to cable operators throughout Japan. Japanese cable operators now have the ability to offer Plume’s advanced Consumer Experience Management (CEM) Platform for the smart […]