We provide NHK programs to recipients of Japan's Official Development Assistance through public funding such as the Cultural Grant Assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan Foundation's Program for Promotion of TV Broadcasting Abroad. In FY2011 we provided 2,137 programs to a total of 22 countries. That brings our total so far to 70,953 programs delivered to 142 countries.
- Our program library is stocked with more than 10,000 multilingual programs. In FY2011, the library grew with the addition of a combined total of 253 programs in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
- We produce foreign-language versions of NHK programs for entry in such international competitions as the Prix Italia, the Banff World Television Awards, and the International Emmys. In FY2011 we made 55 such programs.
- We also produce programs for NHK's international TV channel, NHK World TV. These include such titles as Mark of Beauty and March to Recovery: Voices from 3.11.
We receive commissions from various public organizations. Here are some of the main projects we undertook in FY2011.
- Planning & running of the Japan Media Arts Festival
- Training sessions on video production at the JICA Okinawa International Center
- JICA-related assistance to broadcasters in a number of countries, including Ghana, Liberia, Nepal, Afghanistan
- Production of programs for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to promote Japanese produce and other aspects of Japan
We also promote Sino-Japanese exchange.
- On three occasions accepted groups of staff from broadcasters around China for training on disaster coverage and broadcasting technologies
- Planned & ran "Anison Concert in Beijing" (bilateral anime festival)
- Organized 4th China HDTV Environment Forum in Hebei and Gansu provinces
- Assisted symposium in Kunming on bilateral copyright issues and international co-productions
We run international events on educational content. These include the JAPAN PRIZE, ABU Digista teens, and the Asia-Pacific TV Producers' workshop for Educational Programs. In FY2011 the JAPAN PRIZE drew a record 313 entries.
In FY2011, we worked on 628 projects for 22 broadcasters from 13 different countries and regions, providing live broadcasts and other transmissions. In the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, especially, we expanded the international live and other transmissions from our on-premises international transmission studio.
In FY2011, we provided video materials to 66 broadcasters in 19 countries. Items related to the Great East Japan Earthquake accounted for a large portion of these. We also created a new brand, NHK VIDEO BANK, to strengthen international sales. We have business tie-ups with the BBC Motion Gallery and U.S. giant Thought Equity Motion.
We offer liaison and guidance services when foreign visitors come to NHK. We provide translation and editing services in many different languages. We also process viewer comments and monitoring reports on NHK's international broadcasts, engage in international publicity, strive to improve programs and support the spread of broadcasting in general.
