The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) counted approximately 44.8 million broadcasting subscribers in Japan in 2020. The number, which includes terrestrial, satellite, and special contract subscribers, slightly decreased compared to the previous year. NHK was founded in 1926 and re-established as a public broadcaster following a new broadcast law in 1950.
Number of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) broadcasting subscribers in Japan from 2015 to 2020 (in millions)
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 22, 2022). Number of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) broadcasting subscribers in Japan from 2015 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198441/japan-number-nhk-broadcasting-subscribers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) broadcasting subscribers in Japan from 2015 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. November 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198441/japan-number-nhk-broadcasting-subscribers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2022). Number of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) broadcasting subscribers in Japan from 2015 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198441/japan-number-nhk-broadcasting-subscribers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Nhk) Broadcasting Subscribers in Japan from 2015 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198441/japan-number-nhk-broadcasting-subscribers/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) broadcasting subscribers in Japan from 2015 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198441/japan-number-nhk-broadcasting-subscribers/ (last visited December 05, 2023)
Number of Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) broadcasting subscribers in Japan from 2015 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198441/japan-number-nhk-broadcasting-subscribers/