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NHK Global Media Services NHK-related Activities Sports News & Programs Satellite Feeds Closed Captioning Datacasts Independent Activities International Training Institute Online & Mobile Phone-related Bilingual Center Services Organization of In-flight Videos, events, Videos for symposia, etc. Mobile Screens & Large Outdoor Screens DVDs, Hi-Vision & 3D
Activities
Activities
NHK NEWS & SPORTS
(Jan.) Programs relating to the earthquake disaster in the Kobe region. Production of 5-part special on earthquake in Kobe region. Management of telecasts for public horse-racing meets. Production of NHK Special serial marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. (8 Aug.) Est. of NHK Hoso Joho Services. Collaboration with other NHK subsidiary to produce official images of Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan; provision of images to more than 100 broadcasters outside of Japan. 373 hours 20 min. of telecasts of Atlanta Olympics on NHK BS1 channel. (Dec.) Seizure of J'se Ambassador's Residence in Lima; 134 days of (26 Nov.) Est. of Japan Teletext. satellite feeds for news and other special programming. (16 Dec.) Teletext service commences. Telecasts of all 64 matches in the FIFA World Cup finals in Germany. Assist NHK in coverage of the 11 March disaster, assisting in (Oct.) Commencement of NHK SOUND ring (song) tune service for production of news and special programming, live relays, Shifted to current location in Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku. mobile phones. international feeds, closed captions, datacasts, etc. (12 Feb.) Est. of NHK Network Services. Production of international images for the World Men's Handball NHK News & Sports made available for smart phones. Championships in Kumamoto (80 productions). (24 July) Analogue telecasts cease in Japan, except in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures. Teletext service ceases. 301 hours of telecasts of Nagano Winter Olympics on NHK BS1 channel. Production of programs on the FIFA World Cup finals in France. (May) Completion of nationwide teletext network. (June) Launch of NHK satellite channels. (1 Sept.) Est. of NHK Joho Network with the amalgamation of NHK Hoso Joho Services and NHK Network Services. (Jan.) Closed captioning commences on NHK Educational TV channel. Famous Mountains of Japan made available for various media platforms. Telecasts of all 32 matches of the AFC Asian Cup on NHK BS1 channel. (July) Datacasts produced and transmitted following powerful earthquake off Chuetsu region of Niigata, giving details of emergency shelters, etc. (Sept.) Commencement of online NHK radio service Rajiru Rajiru ; production of site and applications. (Oct.) Launch of (Nov.) NHK Special 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Est. of Bilingual Center. (March) Real-time closed captioning for News 7 bulletin airing on (July) Interpreting for G8 Summit at Lake Toya, Hokkaido; provision NHK General TV. of summit images to foreign broadcasters. (May) NHK Melody ring tune service commences for mobile phones. (Aug.) 653 hours of telecasts of Beijing Olympics on NHK General TV, Production of 20-video set about famous Sumo wrestlers of the BS, and Hi-Vision channels. Showa period (1926-1989). (March) NHK Special on radioactive contamination of the sea wins Science & Tech. Film/Video Festival Prime Minister Production of programs for Salt Lake City Winter Olympics; first-ever (1 April) Analogue telecasts cease in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima real-time closed captioning for Winter Olympic telecasts. prefectures. Production of programs on the FIFA World Cup finals co-hosted by (April) Commencement of Japan & S. Korea. (Feb.) Launch of NHK News & Sports website for mobile phones. (July) Commencement of travelogue show (April) Nationwide network for displaying earthquake and tsunami warnings (1 April) Est. of NHK Global Media Services. and other alerts in the midst of normal programming. (April) Commencement of 1seg Lunch Box program specifically for (July-Aug.) Collaboration in programming, screen captions, and 272 hours of telecasts of Albertville Winter Olympics on NHK BS1 channel. (Dec.) Digital terrestrial telecasts commence in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. 1seg mobile TV. websites for the London Olympics. 333 hours of telecasts of Barcelona Olympics on NHK BS 1 channel. (May) Heavy rain bulletins introduced on NHK News & Sports site. Live telecasts of Paris-Moscow-Beijing Rally. (Sept.) Real-time closed captioning begins for Today s Close-up program. (Aug.) 1,968 hours of telecasts of Athens Olympics on NHK terrestrial, (Feb.) Commencement of Digital Signage 236 hours of telecasts of Lillehammer Winter Olympics on NHK BS1 channel. Production and sales of CD-ROM NHK dekigoto for Windows. BS, and Hi-Vision channels; real-time closed captioning for the Olympic telecasts. (Oct.) Assist in digital terrestrial datacasts provided by NHK Mito Station. (Jan.) Great Summits series about world s famous mountains goes to air. (Feb.) 530 hours of coverage of Vancouver Winter Olympics on NHK General TV, BS, and NHK Radio 1. (May) Lightning strike and tornado forecasts introduced on NHK News & Sports site. (March-April) Commencement of News Texts (NHK Osaka, NHK Nagoya) (June) Commencement of Music Video Websites
NHK NEWS & SPORTS News distribution service
Company name: Address: NHK Global Media Services, Inc. 9-2 Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN. 150-0047 TEL +81-3-3481-1191 FAX +81-3-3481-1195 http://www.nhk-g.co.jp/english/ Date of establishment: 1 April 2009 from the amalgamation of NHK Joho Network, Inc. (est. Sept. 1989) and Japan Teletex Co. Ltd. (est. Nov. 1985) Capital: 435 million President & CEO: Kenichi Ishida No. of employees: 380(as of March 31, 2015) Annual turnover: 22.7 billion (2014) BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. 1. Development, planning, production, purchase, and distribution of news, sports, and information programs on behalf of NHK. 2. Gathering of news and information on behalf of NHK, exchange of news and information with organizations outside NHK. 3. Production of screen captions and datacasts on behalf of NHK. 4. Relays, gathering and distribution of images via satellite and other networks; translation/simultaneous interpreting; development, surveys, planning and provision of related services. 5. Development, planning, production, purchase of news, sports, and information programs; planning and running of program-related events. 6. Development, planning, and production of video, audio, and text for sales and distribution via the Internet, mobile phones, and other media. 7. Surveys, research, and consulting on harnessing information and the media. 8. Acquisition, management, and sales of copyright involving the abovementioned services. 9. Telecommunications for NHK and other entities. 10. All other necessary tasks associated with the abovementioned activities. Stockholders: NHK NHK Enterprises, Inc. NHK Publishing Co., Ltd. NHK Media Technology, Inc. NHK Art Inc. NHK Educational Corporation NHK Culture Center NHK Integrated Technology, Inc. Main banks: Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Major investors: NHK Enterprises, Inc. NHK Educational Corporation Japan International Broadcasting, Inc. NHK Plannet, Inc. NHK Promotions NHK Art Inc. NHK Media Technology, Inc. NHK Publishing Co., Ltd. NHK Business Create NHK Culture Center NHK Cosmomedia America, Inc. NHK Cosmomedia (Europe) Limited