Japanese pay-TV is fun to be reckoned with. (Video Age in Japan)

Video Age International | January 1, 1991 | Copyright

Japanese Pay-TV Is Fun to Be Reckoned With

Pay TV in Japan is lots of fun, especially for its 30,000 or so subscribers. But, it is also fun to read about it, a fun business to be in and a fun shigoto to work with. Or so it seems. To begin with, there are only two non-compatible pay-TV services, but only one is fully operational. The pay-TV services are transmitted over two separate satellites, requiring different de-scramblers or decoders.

Services are available through cable-TV hook-ups or master antenna systems. In order to qualify for the latter, a minimum ...

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