NHK panel eyes charging fees on online TV program viewing
June 28, 2017
Tokyo- A committee of Japan Broadcasting Corp., or NHK, came up with a proposal on Tuesday calling for charging fees on households without television sets for watching TV programs distributed through the Internet simultaneously.
The committee also proposed that NHK not to charge additional fees to households that have already signed viewing contracts with the public broadcaster when members of the households watch programs online.
The broadcast law requires residents in Japan to conclude the contracts if they own TV program receivers. (Jiji Press)
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