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+ […]
Japanese public broadcaster NHK has linked six universities, including Harvard in the US and five prestigious Japanese universities, to enable some 150 students and their professors to examine in fascinating 8K Ultra High-Definition detail a tiny national treasure from Horyuji Temple, Japan’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. The treasure, along with another 11 extremely special […]
SpaceX’s Starlink broadband system is testing its direct-to-cellular (D2C) satellite phone system in Romania, designed to show that Starlink satellites can operate at up to eight times the capacity currently allowed by the ITU’s EPFD (Equivalent Power Flux Density) limits, while still protecting geostationary satellites. Starlink’s D2C proposals are highly controversial, and many terrestrial cellular […]
Nielsen, a specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, has announced the expansion of YouTube Connected TV (CTV) ads measurement to now include deduplication with mobile and desktop devices in Japan. Following the February announcement of the expansion of Nielsen’s measurement of YouTube ads into 11 global markets, the launch in Japan means it will […]
Nippon TV, the Japanese entertainment network, has announced the appointment of Satoru Hiramatsu to the position of Managing Director of Global Content Business. Hiramatsu, previously from Nippon TV’s linear and streaming programming division, will now report directly to Yuzo Kuwahara, Operating Officer and President of Content Business, and replaces Mikiko Nishiyama who is now Executive […]
As part of its ongoing effort to expand its lineup of animated films from Japan, Netflix has announced that The Boy and the Heron, the Oscar-winning and Golden Globe-winning animated film from Japan’s celebrated Studio Ghibli, will be available to stream on the platform from October 7th (excluding Japan and the US; in France the […]