J Sports to live telecast major US sports to TV viewers in Japan

The broadcaster is using the Switch’s fibre transport network to air live baseball, golf and wrestling to Japanese sports fans. Japanese sports broadcaster J Sports is to air live telecasts of major US sports directly from American stadiums and arenas to viewers in Japan. The move is being enabled through a partnership with live video […]

Japanese cable TV companies to offer DAZN subscriptions

DAZN has partnered with Japan Cable and Telecommunications Association (JCTA) to bring the sports streamer to cable TV households in Japan. Subscribers of participating cable TV companies will be able to add a DAZN subscription to their monthly cable TV bill. The service will be available on 10 cable TV providers in the Hokkaido, Tohoku, […]

GOLFTV reveals details of its first Japan Skins event

The 18-hole challenge features Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Hideki Maysuyama and some of the world’s biggest rugby stars GOLFTV has revealed further details of its inaugural Japan Skins event, which features four of golf’s finest – Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and Hideki Maysuyama – going head-to-head over 18 holes. The […]