NHK on Youtube

[drainer at mpinet.net]

The American networks have been doing it through hulu for some time, though 
from my understanding, news and recaps from their actual sites are now 
blocked (in the same way as you described NHK). As other posters have 
mentioned, this is not unusual; BBC has done it for years, mostly in the 
sports world.

I think the case of hulu makes perfect since, as the newer tv shows in 
question are eventually broadcasted throughtout the rest of the world. NHK 
and the other Japanese broadcasters are polar opposites, however, since they 
cater to the Japanese market and even if something has the potential of 
becoming an international hit or someone/entity really wants to pick up 
these broadcasters would rather forego the international market, that's just 
how Japanese business operates. And you can see plenty of examples 
throughout the years, with some dramas and children's shows (tokusatsu for 
example) receiving airplay in South America and France throughout the 
1980s...likely decisions made by a rogue executive or someone's nephew...

I don't know how much TV Japan has changed, but it was a terrible service 
ten years ago; some news, too many educational programs, 1980s jidaigeki, a 
movie a week, and your grandmother's karaoke on Sundays. Clearly worth my 
$20 a month! (sarcasm.)


As for a proxy service, I hear proxify.net works, though their site leaves a 
bit to be desired.  I do know that a good proxy service with enough bandwith 
for media will run you $10 a month.



daniel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Gerow" <aaron.gerow at yale.edu>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: NHK on Youtube


> The 3rd party issues are major, but having once subscribed to Japan  TV, I 
> was always annoyed at how NHK seemed to make little effort to  get rights 
> for other forms of distribution such as Japan TV. You'd  watch the NHK 
> news and once the sports started, the screen would be  blank for most of 
> the section because they hadn't gotten rights from  Japanese baseball or 
> soccer. I can understand blanking out parts of  American major league 
> baseball, but Japanese baseball?
>
> I should also note that some American networks are already localizing 
> their content. When I was in Japan, for instance, NBC would not let me 
> watch their content (unless I used my Yale proxy server).
>
> That said, does anyone know of good proxy servers you can use to  disguise 
> your computer as a Japanese one?
>
> Aaron