Business Oct 17, 2021
Netflix estimates ‘Squid Game’ will be worth almost $900 million
by Lucas Shaw
The robust figure underscores the windfall that one megahit can generate in the streaming era.
TV Oct 11, 2021
Netflix hit show 'Squid Game' spurs interest in learning Korean
Duolingo reported a 76% rise in new users signing up to learn Korean in Britain and 40% in the United States over the two weeks following the show's premiere.
Entertainment News Sep 20, 2021
'Ted Lasso,' 'The Crown,' and 'Queen's Gambit' win top Emmy Awards
The best drama series win for "The Crown" gave Netflix its biggest prize so far, while Apple TV+ entered streaming's big leagues with the best comedy series win for "Ted Lasso."
Summer Paralympics Sep 6, 2021
Media visibility and representation of people with disabilities in Japan is generally poor. But with the Paralympics being held in Tokyo, athletes had hoped for their moment in the sun.
Summer Paralympics Aug 25, 2021
Nearly a quarter of Tokyo households watched Paralympic opening ceremony
Preliminary data showed that the average viewership of the opening ceremony of the Paralympics — which aired live Tuesday partly on NHK's main channel — was 23.8% in the Kanto region.
National Aug 10, 2021
Closing ceremony draws second-highest TV audience of Olympic Games
Meanwhile, of the competitions held in the last three days of the Games, the second half of the baseball final received the highest average audience of 37% in Kanto.
Business Aug 10, 2021
U.S. ratings for Tokyo Olympics plunge to half of 2012 Games
Comparisons with previous Olympic Games are imperfect given the different times zones, the pandemic and fewer streaming options in the past.
Business / Corporate Jul 31, 2021
Olympics ratings slump forces NBC to haggle with advertisers
With the coverage now at its halfway point, average nightly viewership through Tuesday was down 42% from the 2016 Summer Games across all of NBC’s outlets.
Summer Olympics Jul 30, 2021
Why U.S. and European TV audiences are tuning out the Tokyo Games
by Helen Coster
TV viewership is up in Japan and Australia, but a downtrend is clear elsewhere.
National Jul 26, 2021
The 56.4% rating for NHK's live broadcast of the ceremony in the Kanto region compared with 61.2% for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony.
Summer Olympics / Skateboarding Jul 26, 2021
Ryo Sejiri, a TV commentator for NHK, was in his element, giving the kind of move-by-move analysis that's all too common in sports, but with his distinctive flair.
Summer Olympics Jul 25, 2021
In U.S., the Tokyo Olympics opening drew 16.7 million TV viewers — a 33-year low
NBC's audience declined 37% from 2016, when 26.5 million people watched the Rio de Janeiro opener, and 59% from 2012, when 40.7 million people watched the London ceremony.