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Wowow (stylized in all-uppercase and written as such in Japanese; Japanese pronunciation: Wauwau (pronounced [waɯwaɯ])) is a satellite broadcasting and premium satellite television station owned and operated by Wowow Inc. (株式会社WOWOW, KK Wauwau). Its headquarters are located on the 21st floor of the Akasaka Park Building in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo.[1][2] Its broadcasting center is in Koto, Tokyo.[1][3]
Wowow was the first 24/7, 3 channel, full high-definition broadcaster in Japan.[5]
Wowow began pre-opening broadcasts on November 29, 1990, with service beginning the following day, on November 30, 1990. Digital broadcasting began on December 1, 2000. The network began with 207,753 subscribers (31.5 billion yen in sales), growing to 2,667,414 two years later (64.5 billion yen in sales). As of December 2011, Wowow claimed approximately 2.56 million subscribers to its digital service.[6] On July 24, 2011, Wowow shut down its analog broadcast.
Wowow has broadcast all four tennis Grand Slam Championships since 2008. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. They broadcast UFC Japan on February 26, 2012, and have since continued to broadcast UFC events.
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^Wowow Inc. (2011). Business Summary: Business Contents. Accessed on January 31, 2012.
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For the art collective in London see Wowow This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Japanese December 2018 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Japanese article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 3 428 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Japanese Wikipedia article at ja WOWOW see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated ja WOWOW to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wowow news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wowow stylized in all uppercase and written as such in Japanese Japanese pronunciation Wauwau pronounced waɯwaɯ is a satellite broadcasting and premium satellite television station owned and operated by Wowow Inc 株式会社WOWOW KK Wauwau Its headquarters are located on the 21st floor of the Akasaka Park Building in Akasaka Minato Tokyo 1 2 Its broadcasting center is in Koto Tokyo 1 3 WowowThe Akasaka Park Building in 2022 CityAkasaka Park BuildingAkasaka Minato Tokyo JapanHistoryFirst air dateNovember 29 1990 32 years ago 1990 11 29 pre opening November 30 1990 1990 11 30 actual December 1 2000 2000 12 01 digital Last air dateJuly 24 2011 2011 07 24 analog Technical informationLicensing authorityARIBLinksWebsitewowow wbr co wbr jpFormer Wowow headquarters Toraya Building 2 Former Wowow broadcasting center Tatsumi Koto B CAS conditional access card On October 1 2011 Wowow expanded their single channel broadcast satellite service to provide three high definition TV channels 4 Wowow Prime WOWOWプライム a general entertainment channel Wowow Live WOWOWライブ covering sports documentaries movies and live performances Wowow Cinema WOWOWシネマ a 24 hour movie channel All foreign movies aired in original language with Japanese subtitles Wowow News WOWOWニュース a news network As such entertainment general sports news Wowow 4K WOWOWチャンネル Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Programming 1 2 Sports 1 3 President 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditWowow was the first 24 7 3 channel full high definition broadcaster in Japan 5 Wowow began pre opening broadcasts on November 29 1990 with service beginning the following day on November 30 1990 Digital broadcasting began on December 1 2000 The network began with 207 753 subscribers 31 5 billion yen in sales growing to 2 667 414 two years later 64 5 billion yen in sales As of December 2011 Wowow claimed approximately 2 56 million subscribers to its digital service 6 On July 24 2011 Wowow shut down its analog broadcast Wowow mostly rebroadcasts movies but is also well known for showing and even co producing and or assisting in the production of original anime series such as Big O Brain Powerd Carried by the Wind Tsukikage Ran Trinity Blood Cowboy Bebop the complete uncut version Shinreigari Ghost Hound Crest of the Stars Ergo Proxy X 1999 SHUFFLE Paranoia Agent Now and Then Here and There Le Chevalier d Eon the 2016 Berserk series as well as the Anime Complex block Due to the looser broadcast standards for satellite television in Japan Wowow has become a primary means of widespread distribution for anime with themes or subject matter that the broadcast networks cannot show Several anime studios have partnership deals for distributing their more mature series with the famed Studio Madhouse among them The channel s name is a double Wow and the three W s also stand for World Wide Watching Previously Wowow s headquarters were in another facility in Akasaka 7 Programming Edit Wowow also broadcasts Japanese dubbed American television series such as Friends CSI Crime Scene Investigation Sex and the City The Sopranos Cold Case Grey s Anatomy Medium The 4400 Animaniacs South Park and The Simpsons among others Wowow has also screened Ultimate Fighting Championship events for Japanese audiences the Korean drama My Lovely Sam Soon and the UK comedy sketch show Little Britain as well as the British drama action show Ultimate Force under the name SAS British Special Forces Sports Edit Wowow has broadcast all four tennis Grand Slam Championships since 2008 They are the Australian Open the French Open Wimbledon and the US Open They broadcast UFC Japan on February 26 2012 and have since continued to broadcast UFC events Current broadcast lineup 8 Australian Open French Open The Championships Wimbledon US Open ATP Tour Masters 1000 ATP 500 series ATP 250 series La Liga UEFA Euro Championship UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Wowow Excite Match Boxing UFC Super Rugby LPGA TourPresident Edit The president and CEO of Wowow as of March 2021 is Akira Tanaka 9 See also EditPortals Tokyo TelevisionReferences Edit a b Corporate Info Wowow Retrieved on November 20 2010 The Head Office 21F Akasaka Park Building 5 2 20 Akasaka Minato ku Tokyo 107 6121 Tel 81 3 4330 8111 Wowow Inc Map and 2 1 58 Tatsumi Koto ku Tokyo 135 0053 Addresses in Japanese 東京都港区赤坂5 2 20 赤坂パークビル21F and 東京都江東区辰巳2 1 58 Head office Direct image link Wowow Retrieved on November 20 2010 Map in Japanese Direct link Broadcasting Center Direct image link Wowow Retrieved on November 20 2010 Map in Japanese Direct link Wowow Inc 2011 Business Summary Business Contents Accessed on January 31 2012 History Company Information WOWOW Inc Wowow Inc 2011 Business Summary Subscription Accessed on January 31 2012 Corporate Information Wowow April 13 2008 Retrieved on November 20 2010 1 5 8 Moto Akasaka Minato ku Tokyo 107 8080 Japanese address 東京都港区元赤坂1 5 8 スポーツ Wowow Retrieved June 29 2021 President s Message Company Information WOWOW Inc External links EditWOWOW satellite website WOWOW satellite website in Japanese Wowow at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wowow amp oldid 1151935006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
