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TOKYO—Why do 4K when you can do 8K seems to be the strategy for Japanese public broadcaster NHK, which has announced that it intends to launch an 8K TV channel later this year. NHK says that it will ...

Colorado Public Television Joins U.S. Public Broadcasters Distributing Japanese Lifestyle and News Programming in English DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NHK WORLD TV, Japan’s sole public English language ...

Japan's NHK has been experimenting with 8K broadcasting since 1995, sending out a compressed "Super Hi-Vision" signal for the first time back in 2012 and then managing to broadcast some events at the ...

NHK is to launch two new channels, including NHK BS8K, an 8K offering. NHK BS8K is positioned as the flagship channel for delivering the highest quality visual images. Music programs will include ...

Global Distribution Services and Synapse TV have announced the launch of its subscription service on Freeview UK built for NHK World Premium, the first subscription TV channel on Freeview. NHK is the ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japan International Broadcasting, the distribution company of NHK’s international channels, announced a five-year partnership with the United Nations Headquarters (U.N.) in New ...

TOKYO—NHK has an eye on bringing back 3D TV, but without the glasses. NHK is developing Aktina Vision, a 3D TV system that enables natural 3D viewing. To create the 3D image, Aktina Vision captures an ...

WUCF TV Joins U.S. Public Broadcasters Distributing Japanese Lifestyle and News Programming in English to Central Florida ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NHK WORLD TV, the English-language channel ...

New Jersey Public Television (NJTV) Joins U.S. Public Broadcasters to Distribute Japanese Lifestyle and News Programming to the Southern New Jersey/Philadelphia Region NEW JERSEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NHK ...