Japan Consortium

The Japan Consortium (ジャパンコンソーシアム) is a joint venture established in 1984 by the Japanese public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) and several commercial television and radio networks under the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters.[1] The Japan Consortium covers broadcasts of the Olympic Games (Summer and Winter), Paralympic Games (Summer and Winter), FIFA World Cup, Asian Games, and other major tournaments.[1]

Participating media outlets

Television

Free-to-Air

  • NHK General TV (AK)
  • Fuji TV (CX)
  • Nippon TV (AX)
  • TBS (RX)
  • TV Asahi (EX)
  • TV Tokyo (TX)
  • UHF independent TV stations

Broadcast Satellite

Free-to-Air

  • NHK General TV (AK)
  • Fuji TV (CX)
  • Nippon TV (AX)
  • TBS (RX)
  • TV Asahi (EX)
  • TV Tokyo (TX)
  • UHF independent TV stations

Broadcast Satellite

Radio

AM

  • NHK AM Broadcast
  • Nippon Broadcasting System (LF)
  • Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (QR)
  • TBS Radio (TBS)

FM

  • NHK FM Broadcast
  • InterFM
  • J-Wave (FMJ)
  • Tokyo FM (TFM)

Shortwave

  • Radio Nikkei

AM

  • NHK AM Broadcast
  • Nippon Broadcasting System (LF)
  • Nippon Cultural Broadcasting (QR)
  • TBS Radio (TBS)

FM

  • NHK FM Broadcast
  • InterFM
  • J-Wave (FMJ)
  • Tokyo FM (TFM)

Shortwave

  • Radio Nikkei

Others

  • NOTTV (smartphones, 2012 Summer Olympics only)
  • TVer
  • WOWOW (FIFA World Cup only)
  • Tokyo MX (2022 FIFA World Cup and 2026 FIFA World Cup only)

Coverages

Summer Olympic Games

Winter Olympic Games

FIFA World Cup

References

  1. Steven Impey. Olympic rights stay with Japan Consortium through 2032 SportsPro, 2019-11-14, retrieved 2024-09-14^