BBC Japan

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**BBC Japan**

Type	Satellite
Availability	Japan
Founded	by BBC Worldwide
Owner	BBC
Launch date	December 1, 2004
Dissolved	April 24, 2006

BBC Japan was a television channel from the BBC available via satellite in Japan. Similar in format to BBC Prime, which now broadcasts a service in other Asian countries, BBC Japan showed such BBC programmes as Blackadder and Fawlty Towers, with many of them subtitled in Japanese.

The channel launched on December 1, 2004 and was available over Sky PerfecTV! 110 and 4th MEDIA.

Closure

On 20 March 2006, the BBC announced that its distributor JMC "no longer has the financial means to honour its contractual commitments to distribute the BBC Japan channel". On 24 April 2006, the BBC confirmed that BBC Japan would cease broadcasting on 30 April 2006, but would be seeking carriage from another distributor.

External links

BBC announcement concerning closure on 30th April 2006

BBC Television

UK channels	BBC One (in Northern Ireland • Scotland • Wales) · BBC Two (in Northern Ireland • Scotland • Wales) · BBC Three · BBC Four · BBC News · BBC Parliament · CBBC Channel · CBeebies · BBC HD · BBC Alba

Joint ventures and international channels	BBC America · BBC Arabic Television · BBC Canada · BBC Entertainment · BBC Food · BBC HD (International) · BBC Kids · BBC Knowledge (International) · BBC Lifestyle · BBC Prime · BBC World News · Animal Planet · People+Arts · UKTV (UK and Ireland) · UKTV (Australia and New Zealand)

Defunct channels	BBC Knowledge (UK) · BBC Choice (in Wales) · BBC World Service Television · BBC TV Europe · BBC Japan · BBC Select

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