Japan’s Star Channel to distribute HBO fare


Details

Michelle Clancy

| 19 November 2015




Star Channel has agreed to a new exclusive television content deal with HBO.



The channel will expand its current premium movie services to be the exclusive television home of HBO titles, including the new season of Game of Thrones.

In October, the shareholders of Star Channel, Tohokushinsya Film Corporation and Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan), assigned new representative directors Keiichi Kosaka and Hiroko Ozawa to strengthen programming and marketing.

"At the rebranded Star Channel, we are committed to providing more than just content, but to offering value-added services with a focus on originality and exclusivity, creating a unique community for cinema fans,” said Kosaka.

Star Channel operates three channels on BS10, whose non-scramble transmission is received by 37 million households, and will offer OTT and 4K services in the future in the Japanese market.