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Launched in March 1990 and broadcasting from London, it carried the programming from the NHK World Premium service in the regions served. JSTV was set up in early 1990 by Marubeni-Iida in association with the Mitsukoshi department store chain.
JSTV – Japan Satellite Television launched on the Astra satellite in March 1990 for viewers in the UK and Europe. It originally broadcast for 2 hours between 8pm – 10pm after the closedown of Lifestyle on Transponder 5.
Nov 3, 2023 · Launched in 1990 as a two-hour branded block on the former Lifestyle channel, JSTV evolved into a two-channel network broadcast 24-hours-a-day across Europe, Russia, the Middle East, and North...
Jul 13, 2023 · Simply a sign of the times, JSTV will close this October after over 30 years of satellite broadcasting.
Oct 7, 2024 · JSTV, operated by London-based NHK Cosmomedia (Europe) Ltd., started test broadcasting in 1990 and switched to a subscription service in January 1992, offering Japanese-language TV programs, which were difficult to watch in Europe before the age of the internet.
Mar 29, 2014 · Updated November 2023 – JSTV suddenly closed down in October 2023. I’ve updated this post to cover the new service available from NHK . If you want to watch Japanese TV in the UK – legally* – you have four on-demand options that I’ve found and only one way to stream live NHK.
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Japan Satellite Television (JSTV) was a Japanese television broadcasting company serving viewers in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Launched in March 1990 and broadcasting from London, it carried the programming from the NHK World Premium service in the regions served.
