Japan’s NHK public broadcaster is in trouble for the third year running suffering from a shortfall in licence fee payments. NHK’s 2025 fiscal year will post a deficit of some 40 billion Yen (€245m) according to The Japan Times. While this is a major shortfall, the sum is an improvement on the 2024 position which […]
On January 4th and 5th, TrillerTV will celebrate its 10th anniversary of delivering live streaming content with the Wrestle Kingdom 19 and Wrestle Dynasty events, from New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), live from the Tokyo Dome. Ten years ago, TrillerTV and NJPW first paired up to Live Stream Wrestle Kingdom 9, catapulting TrillerTV (then known as […]
Japanese anime achieved record-breaking revenues in 2023, expanding its cultural influence worldwide. According to Parrot Analytics, anime generated $19.8 billion (€91.01bn) in total global revenue, including $5.5 billion from streaming and $14.3 billion from merchandising sales, underscoring its significant economic and cultural impact worldwide. Parrot Analytics and AJA have collaborated to enrich the Anime Industry […]
Reality competition format, Lego Masters, has been renewed for a second season by Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) in Japan, following a deal with Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of Banijay Entertainment. TBS will produce and broadcast a five-part second season of the format to premiere on its network Channel 6 and streaming platforms TVer […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held its first Japan focused industry event, Japan in View, on October 29th at the Andaz Tokyo, bringing together over 130 international and regional players from across the video and streaming industry. The conference opened and dove straight into the streaming potential of Japan, with Shinjiro Ninagawa, Executive Managing […]
One of Japan public broadcaster NHK’s regional stations, NHK Obihiro, is cooperating with Taiwanese public broadcaster PTS on a documentary following the launch of the first Taiwanese rocket which will take off from Hokkaido in Japan. The rocket launch by Taiwan Innovative Space (TiSpace) is scheduled for spring 2025. It will be the first-ever Taiwanese […]
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has won three awards at an event in Istanbul held by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). The prizes were won in three categories. The ABU Perspective Award went to a documentary in the broadcaster’s ‘Frontiers’ strand and was for ‘How Smart is AI?’ It examined the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) […]
The total multiplay service revenue in Japan is set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.3 per cent from $29.6 billion (€27.4bn) in 2023 to $34.9 billion in 2028, driven by the rising demand for blended services and growing number of multi-play households in the country, according to GlobalData, the data […]
Japan’s online video industry is set to grow at an 7 per cent CAGR over the next five years, accounting for 45 per cent of total screen revenue by 2029, including free TV, pay-TV and theatrical, versus 35 per cent in 2024, according to a report published by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The report, entitled […]
Prime Video has announced the exclusive streaming rights for the animated film Look Back, written by Tatsuki Fujimoto and directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama. Released in theatres earlier this year, the film will be available for Prime members in over 240 countries and regions starting November 7th. A theatrical adaptation of the manga published in Jump+ […]