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Japan set for moderate telco and pay TV growth

Japanese telco and pay TV services are set to grow at a moderate CAGR of…

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Hulu Japan taps Bitmovin for encoding

Hulu Japan operator HJ Holdings and online video platform Play have chosen Bitmovin Encoding to deliver the…

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Rakuten to launch sports streaming channel

Rakuten has made its first foray into live streaming with the launch of Rakuten Sports….

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NHK World-Japan extends German reach with Vodafone Deutschland deal

NHK World-Japan, the 24-hour international English-language channel from Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, has launched on…

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Eleven launches streaming service in Japan

Sports broadcaster Eleven Sports is launching a new advertising-supported streaming service in Japan.  Launching on…

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J:COM taps Verimatrix for data analytics

Japanese pay TV provider J:COM has chosen content security specialist Verimatrix’s Verspective Intelligence to provide…

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Access tapped for cable set-tops ahead of Japanese 4K launch

Panasonic System Solutions Japan has tapped TV technology outfit Access to provide its NetFront Browser…

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DAZN secures extended Serie A rights for Germany and Austria

Sports streaming platform DAZN has secured exclusive rights to Italian Serie A football in Germany…

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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…