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Japan
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DAZN taps Limelight for service delivery
Sports streaming provider DAZN has tapped CDN provider Limelight Networks to help it deliver its…
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Viacom in Japanese deal with Amazon
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has signed a channel distribution deal with Amazon, which will make…
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CBS teams up with Japanese SVOD service U-Next
CBS Studios International (CSI) has signed a multi-series, multi-year content licensing agreement with one of…
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Amazon replaces Hulu Japan as exclusive HBO home
Amazon Prime Video’s Japanese wing has struck a deal to bring major HBO titles such…
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NHK World TV joins Unitymedia line-up
NHK World TV – the Japanese news, culture and lifestyle channel that broadcasts in the…
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Scripted content reigns supreme for millennials – study
A Eurodata study of 15-34-year-olds from ten countries including the UK, US and Japan shows…
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Amazon and Facebook involved in US-Japan cable scheme
Amazon and Facebook are part of a powerful consortium building a new underwater cable that…
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Intelsat and BSAT launches cancelled after last-minute anomaly
The launch of Arianespace’s VA239 flight, carrying Intelsat 37e and Japan’s BSAT-4a, has been cancelled…
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Sony Pictures buys distributor Funimation
Sony Pictures Television Networks has reached an agreement to acquire a “substantial” majority stake in…
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Crunchyroll partners with NBCU Japan on ‘international anime’
Anime video-on-demand service Crunchyroll has partnered with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan (NUEJ) to co-develop new content…
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Patent pool unveils terms for UHD TV receivers and services
Japan-based patent licensing pool ULDAGE has announced terms and begun licensing patents that it says…
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TV to account for ‘30% of high-end ads’ in key markets
The US, China and Japan will drive a recovery in luxury advertising, with TV taking…
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Japan ‘on track’ to meet 4K/8K targets
Japan is on track to meet its target of take-up of UHD TV by 50%…
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Vice targets Asia with major mobile expansion
Vice Media is making a major mobile push, expanding its offerings in a bid to…
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Eurodata: young adults watch 1hr 30mins less TV per day
Young people aged 15-34 spend one hour and 30 minutes less per day on average…
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Perform launches DAZN sports streaming service in Japan
Sports rights group Perform has followed up the launch of its DAZN live streaming service…
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KDDI taps Intelsat Epic NG for Olympics contribution
Japanese telco KDDI is using Intelsat’s new high-throughput Epic NG platform to provide regionalised…
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Sharp agrees to Foxconn takeover
Japanese electronics manufacturer and TV maker Sharp has agreed to a multi-billion dollar takeover by…
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Foxconn expected to complete Sharp deal this month
Foxconn is expected to finalise a takeover deal for electronics firm Sharp by the end…
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IHS: smart TV ownership to reach 50% in UK, France, Germany
By 2019 more than 50% of TV households in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the…
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Hulu Japan secures A+E Networks content
Japanese subscription on-demand service Hulu is bringing an “extensive” catalogue of programming from A+E…
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Euronews launches in Japan
Euronews has launched for the first time in Japan in partnership with IPTV operator Hikari…
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Google names Pace, Sagemcom, Technicolor and Telecom Italia as Android TV partners
Google has announced a wide range of new device and telco partners to provide Android…
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Amazon launches Fire TV in Japan
Amazon has launched its Fire TV and Fire TV Stick devices in Japan, priced at…
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Netflix takes global anime rights
Netflix has picked up SVOD rights to upcoming anime series AJIN: Demi–Human and it will launch on…
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Amazon to rival Netflix in Japan
Amazon Prime Instant Video is to launch in Japan, putting it in direct competition with…
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Netflix to sell Japanese service through Softbank
Subscriptions to streaming service Netflix will be sold through telecommunications firm SoftBank when it launches…
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Netflix to roll out in Japan next month
Netflix is due to launch in Japan on September 2, marking its first steps into…
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Japanese originals announced for Netflix
Fuji Television Network will supply the upcoming Japanese subscription service from streaming giant Netflix with…
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NHK launching English-language VoD
Japanese public broadcaster NHK is launching an English-language video-on-demand service next week. NHK World, the…