5 major TV stations, Fuji, NTV, TBS, Asahi and TV Tokyo, have announced plans to offer online video on demand next spring. Of course, Dentsu is in on the act and their press release (Japanese PDF) describes a common user interface where viewers can search for programmes. The release also says that live programming will also come into the picture. On the downside, it looks like you'll have to pay per show and charges could be a few hundred yen which doesn't sound especially cheap. By contrast, similar overseas offerings, such as the BBC iPlayer and Hulu in the US, built audiences with no charges. There's no mention of whether the service will available outside Japan but it's likely that the initial plan will be aimed only at the local audience.

Gouge customers to watch shows online...probably with CM's and all. Good job, suck every last yen out while you still can.

Mulboyne wrote:On the downside, it looks like you'll have to pay per show and charges could be a few hundred yen which doesn't sound especially cheap.

Muwahahahaha... good luck with that shit... I wouldn't even pay for moto onsen ni iku, so I don't see anybody paying for shows aboot idiots shooting oiysheeee while slurping stale noodles...

Coligny wrote:Muwahahahaha... good luck with that shit... I wouldn't even pay for moto onsen ni iku, so I don't see anybody paying for shows aboot idiots shooting oiysheeee while slurping stale noodles...

really though... how stupid do you have to be to watch the same poeple take one bite and do some stupid oiishiiiiiiiiiiiii stunt every fuggin night?

Um, those shows are probably online already. And also free.

As usual, Japanese broadcasters just don't get it.

Samurai_Jerk wrote:As usual, Japanese broadcasters just don't get it.

Unfortunately, they will have plenty of aging Japanese to take advantage of when they release this. They'll have campaigns and make it easy for them to setup...while they extend a tube directly to their bank accounts and start the sucking. (in more than one way)

plaid_knight wrote:Um, those shows are probably online already. And also free.

Whoever is in charge of Japanese broadcast copyrights has recently come down hard and tried to have J-dramas and J-movies removed from the internet.

Very shortsighted.

Especially when compared to the Koreans, who license their K-dramas to sites such viki.com and dramafever.com. These sites provide English and other language translations greatly increasing the accessibility of K-dramas globally and thus their popularity, along with that of Korean culture and Korea.

Typhoon wrote:Whoever is in charge of Japanese broadcast copyrights has recently come down hard and tried to have J-dramas and J-movies removed from the internet.

Yeah, same with music and other copyrighted material. They crazy!!

Typhoon wrote:Very shortsighted.

Especially when compared to the Koreans, who license their K-dramas to sites such viki.com and dramafever.com. These sites provide English and other language translations greatly increasing the accessibility of K-dramas globally and thus their popularity, along with that of Korean culture and Korea.

THIS

So out of touch with how the world works. Can't force "we Japanese" mentality business on a global market. Could make so much off licensing as well as the free international PR.....instead, spend money on the impossible feat of removing unauthorized distribution of their content.

IparryU wrote:really though... how stupid do you have to be to watch the same poeple take one bite and do some stupid oiishiiiiiiiiiiiii stunt every fuggin night?

Don't know, ask me b... Julie... but she will certainly headbutt you and call it an answer...

There's absolutely no love for this plan on 2ch. They assume that the webcasts will include ad breaks so can't understand why the broadcasters think anyone will want to pay for them as well.