NHK on Youtube

[Sarah Maline]

I wonder if they fear losing Japan TV subscribers on DISH Net and on cable
on the west coast.   I suspect I'd drop Japan Terebi in an instant if very
contemporary NHK programming were available free on Youtube.

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Mark Nornes <amnornes at umich.edu> wrote:

> Mark Schilling reports on Variety that.....
>
> NHK Enterprises, a subsid of pubcaster NHK that sells and acquires
> programming, is partnering with YouTube Japan to offer NHK programs on the
> site free of charge.
>
> The programs on offer include popular NHK dramas and educational shows.
>
> The service, called NHK Program Collection, launched on Monday with 200
> uncut shows, as well as 30 three-minute edited highlights from programs,
> with new content to be added regularly. It can only be viewed on PCs in
> Japan, though it may expand to cell phones as well.
>
> Not offering it globally is simply stupid.
>
> m
>
>


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