Racing TV will be showing Japan’s most prestigious horserace, the Japan Cup, on November 26th – the first time the race has been broadcast live in the UK and Ireland. The 43rd running of a race carries Japan’s biggest prize – JPY500 million (€3.1m) to the winner – and is due off at 3.40pm local […]

Panasonic’s Aero division has leased Gb/s Ku-band capacity for its In-Flight Communications (IFC) broadband service on SkyPerfect/Jsat’s SuperBird-9 satellite. The satellite isn’t scheduled to launch before H1 2027. The move is the latest in a fast-expanding series of announcements from Panasonic Avionics. Recent weeks have seen deals and orders negotiated with operators serving North, Central […]

Japan’s fixed communications service revenue is poised to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.3 per cent from $29 billion in 2023 to $31 billion in 2028, mainly supported by the fixed broadband segment, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Japan Fixed Communications Forecast (Q3-2023) reveals that fixed voice service […]

The total multi-play service revenue in Japan is set to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4 per cent from $29.5 billion in 2022 to $36 billion in 2027, driven by the rising demand for blended services and growing number of multi-play households in the country, according to GlobalData, the data and […]

BBC Studios and Nippon TV, the Japanese media and entertainment company, have partnered to co-develop a new comedy gameshow format Koso Koso. BBC Studios will act as distributor for the format globally, with Nippon TV leading distribution in Asia. The format launches to international customers at BBC Studios Showcase in February 2024. The new format […]

Alphablocks Ltd and Blue Zoo Licensing, the licensing division of the animation production company Blue Zoo Studios, have announced a new agency agreement for two of its popular preschool educational series, Alphablocks and Numberblocks, with Phoenixx. The deal was brokered in partnership with Barrister & Broadcaster Andrew Eborn, the President of Octopus TV and Head […]

Prime Video has announced it will livestream all of the Samurai Japan games in the Asian Professional Baseball Championship 2023 at Tokyo Dome, starting with the opening game between Japan and Chinese Taipei on November 16th. Prime members in Japan will be able to exclusively watch the Asian Professional Baseball Championship 2023 at no additional […]

Global Distribution Services and Synapse TV have announced the launch of its subscription service on Freeview UK built for NHK World Premium, the first subscription TV channel on Freeview. NHK is the public broadcasting service of Japan which aims to provide even more tailored content to its dedicated viewers, offering a range of exclusive programmes […]

Studio Ghibli, the celebrated Japanese animation studio founded by Hayao Miyazaki, is to become a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network. The boards of both companies have agreed that the Japanese commercial broadcast network will become Studio Ghibli’s top shareholder, with a 42.3 per cent stake. Financial details were not disclosed. Nippon TV’s Senior Operating Officer […]

Paramount has announced the upcoming launch of its streaming service Paramount+ in Japan with J:COM, the cable television operator and broadband internet provider, and with pay-TV service Wowow. Japan is the second market in Asia to launch the service, following its debut in Korea last year. Beginning December 1st, Paramount+ will bring its catalogue films […]