A new partnership between Japan International Broadcasting and Simplestream, a live streaming and catchup TV solutions provider, will make NHK World TV available in the UK, www.advanced-television.com reported on 22 February.
Japan’s only public, independent broadcaster will offer the news, as well as lifestyle, entertainment and global financial affairs programmes of its English-language television network via streaming platform TVPlayer.
Dan Finch, TVPlayer’s commercial director, said, “We can now bring a diverse range of quality Japanese programming to the masses here in the UK”.