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 […]
The total multiplay service revenue in Japan is set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1 per cent from $26.4 billion (€24.4bn) in 2024 to $27.7 billion in 2029 with the growing adoption triple- and quad-play services helping offset the anticipated decline in dualplay service revenues, forecasts GlobalData, the data and […]
The total mobile service revenue in Japan is poised to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3 per cent from $46.9 billion (€43.3bn) in 2024 to $54.5 billion in 2029, mainly supported by the growth in mobile data service revenues, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Japan Mobile Broadband Forecast […]
Premier Sports will show live rugby coverage from Japan’s Rugby League One (JRL1) and USA’s Major League Rugby (MLR) as part of its new dedicated 24/7 rugby channel – Premier Sports Rugby. The new channel is available on the Premier Sports streaming platform for customers and soon to launch on Sky Glass, Sky Stream, Virgin […]
The Pinkfong Company, the global entertainment company behind Baby Shark, has announced the establishment of its fifth global office in Tokyo, Japan, following its existing operations in Los Angeles, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This strategic expansion into Japan will capitalize on Pinkfong’s robust intellectual property portfolio to expand media distribution channels, produce live performances, […]
BBC Studios has announced that beloved animated series Bluey will broadcast more widely across Japan with TV Tokyo set to launch the series onto additional television networks from April. The series will be available to watch across the six TXN Networks including TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido and TV Kyushuwhich […]
Brightcove, the intelligent video engagement company, has announced the appointment of Takayuki Tadokoro as Country Manager of Brightcove Japan. “Takayuki Tadokoro brings more than 35 years of experience focusing on the streaming industry and equipping customers with solutions to grow their business,” said Jim Norton, Chief Revenue Officer at Brightcove. “Tadokoro’s experience leading teams in […]
Japan’s Fuji Media Holdings has held an emergency board meeting after 80 advertisers, including the likes of Toyota, McDonald’s, 7-Eleven and SoftBank, said they would pull adverts from its TV channel. The company is accused of failing to respond adequately to a sex scandal involving Masahiro Nakai, a 52-year-old former star in the boyband SMAP, […]
Nippon TV, the Japanese multiplatform entertainment powerhouse, has announced that Hiroyuki Fukuda, former Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, has been promoted to Representative Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of Nippon TV. He replaces Akira Ishizawa who will now serve as the Representative Director of the newly established Yomiuri Chukyo FS Broadcasting Holdings Corporation. […]