Yahoo! Japan announced [J] that their last year acquiring video streaming service Gyao [J] got investment from TV Asahi Corporation(TV Asahi), Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.(TBS), TV TOKYO Corporation(TV Tokyo), Dentsu Inc. and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc. Yahoo! Gyao already was invested by Nippon Television Network Corporation(Nippon TV) and Fuji Television Network, Inc.(Fuji TV),… Continue reading All Major Commercial TV Broadcasters And Two Biggest Ads Agencies Shake Hands For Yahoo! Japan Streaming Video Site
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Enemies Yesterday, Friends Today: Japanese Major TV Broadcasters Handshake With YouTube
For three years David Eun, Google‘s VP of strategic partnerships, has been working on persuade Japanese media giants to join the team. The key stations of Japan’s two nationwide private TV networks, TV Asahi and TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) made agreements with Google on Tuesday, and the both broadcasters started distributing their news video clips… Continue reading Enemies Yesterday, Friends Today: Japanese Major TV Broadcasters Handshake With YouTube
Japanese Broadcasters Jointly Launch 24hr. Int’l TV Channel
Japan International Broadcasting (JIB) launched Friday its 24-hour English-language TV channel called jibtv, and started Internet-based broadcast as well as satellite broadcast service worldwide. Former NHK’s news anchor and former spokesman at Japan’s foreign ministry, Hatsuhisa Takashima serves as the president of the company, and it is fund raised by NHK, NTT Communications, Microsoft and… Continue reading Japanese Broadcasters Jointly Launch 24hr. Int’l TV Channel
TV Asahi Quiz Show cooks up Fake Blogs for Clues
Tokyo-headquartered private TV broadcaster TV-Asahi used fake blog sites on its quiz show, fabricated by the program’s production staff as a real news source for the show’s questions, and as a result, the broadcaster is being heavily criticized by audiences and TV watchdogs. The show was broadcast nationwide in Japan during last weekend’s prime time, and… Continue reading TV Asahi Quiz Show cooks up Fake Blogs for Clues