Year 2008
Comments made by the former President, Shigeo Fukuchi (resigned 24 January 2011)
December
Review of the year
On the General Assembly of the ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union)
On this year’s audience service activities and the state of receiving fee payment in the fourth period (October and November)
On environmental management
On yearend events related to
Kohaku Utagassen
(Red and White Yearend Song Festival)
On termination of the analogue service with the complete digitalisation of the terrestrial service
On payment of retirement benefits to the former President of NHK, Katsuji Ebisawa, and other executives
On the arrest of an Executive Producer of the Program Production Department on the suspicion of shoplifting
On the rejection of the appointment of three persons to the Board of Governors
On the follow-up programs on the insider trading affair
On TBS’s plan for a new two-hour news show from 18:00 to 20:00
On the high popularity of
Atsuhime
(Princess Atsu), this year’s Sunday historical drama series
November
On the
NHK Charter on Ethics and Action and the Course of Action
On the campaign to prevent bank transfer scams
On the lead actor for the 2010 Sunday historical drama series,
Ryoma-den
On the call for viewers and listeners to serve as jurors for the
Kohaku Utagassen
(Red and White Year-end Song Festival)
On NHK’s efforts for eco-friendly management
On the NHK year-end domestic and international charity drives
On budget policy for the next fiscal year in view of the next Corporate Plan
On the idea of making the receiving fee payment binding
On the review of the morning drama serial
October
On General TV’s success in winning first place in prime time household viewer ratings in the first half of the broadcasting year
On the 35th Japan Prize, International Contest for Educational Media
On the 59th
Kohaku Utagassen
(Red and White Year-end Song Festival)
On the state of receiving fee payment in the first half of the 2008 fiscal year and court orders for payment
On the negative impact of the worsening economic situation on the conclusion of TV contracts
On the discontinuation of door-to-door receiving fee collection from the first of October
On the submission of the draft of the next Corporate Plan to the Board of Governors on 7th of October
On the expectation that costs will rise due to the digitalization of the terrestrial service
On the prospects for the On-demand service
On the system of fees for NHK On-demand and the copyright levy
On the programs to be prepared by Japan International Broadcasting, Inc. which starts operations next February
September
On the Beijing Olympic broadcasts and Summer Specials
On the coverage of the 2008 Summer Paralympics
On NHK’s environmental management, the earlier closedown of Educational TV and the discontinuation of some of its programs
On the preparation for a change in a receiving-fee system in the latter half of the 2008 fiscal year
On the state of receiving-fee payment in the second term of the 2008 fiscal year and court orders for payment
On the first draft of the next Corporate Plan
On the extra expenditure due to digitalisation of the terrestrial service
On the employment of punished NHK staff by NHK affiliates
On the scandals in Japanese sumo, with accusations of marijuana abuse now following last year’s revelations about beatings
On the report that an NHK affiliate entered a contract to organize an event with the promise that the event would be broadcast on NHK
The decision on private sector corporations to invest in Japan International Broadcasting, Inc.
On the programming changes for the latter half of the 2008 fiscal year
July
Do you intend to incorporate across-the-board receiving fee cuts in the next corporate plan?
On the fact that only three years now remain until the complete shift to digital terrestrial television
On NHK’s refurbishment survey of the autonomous community reception systems.
On data broadcasts of the Beijing Olympics
On NHK Educational TV finishing up early
On the first NHK Archives accreditation test
NHK Wonder Street and NHK Anime Pavilion 2008: two summer events
On the MCs for the
40th Melodies in Memories
On the business that received notice in June warning it of legal proceedings unless it concludes a receiving contract with NHK
On the broadcasting schedule for the next follow-up program on the insider trading scandal and the NHK President’s letter addressed to all staff
On staff recruitment
June
On the plagiarism by a reporter of NHK Nagano Branch
Do you have no plan to conduct a follow-up investigation into the NHK employees’ insider trading?
TV contracts and receiving fees in the first term
On the idea of cutting the receiving fees across the board
On preparations for the Beijing Olympics
On the construction of new studios for international TV broadcasting
May
On the presenters for NHK’s broadcasts of the Beijing Olympics
On the 2008 Report on Audience Services
On the annual Open House of the NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories
On the cross-media experiment in
Little Charo
On the transmission of
Tokyo Kawaii TV
in Hong Kong
On the changes to the Japan Prize contest
On the final draft report by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications council of experts on the number of NHK’s satellite channels after 2011
On the extra costs that would be caused by a delay to the termination of analog terrestrial services on July 24, 2011
April
On the punishment of the NHK employees involved in insider trading
At the start of a new broadcasting year
On the usage of the words “national interest” by Shigetaka Komori, chairman of the Board of Governors, in the context of the standards for international programs
On the business of the new affiliate company for the international TV service
On NHK’s Pledges for the 2008 fiscal year
On NHK-on-Demand
On TV contracts and receiving fee payment in the 2007 fiscal year
On how NHK is dealing with environmental issues
On the final swimming qualifiers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
On the establishment of a committee for the complete shift to digital TV in 2011
March
On the broadcasting schedule for the 2008 Beijing Olympics
On the recipients of the 59th NHK Broadcast Cultural Award
On special programs to mark the 83rd anniversary of NHK
On the increased emphasis on international TV broadcasting for foreign viewers
On winning the MIPTV Green World Award
On the start of the regional service for One Seg data broadcasting
On the next Corporate Plan and reduction of the receiving fee
On the punishment of the NHK employees who have received warnings on their involvement in insider stock trading
On the negative effect of the recent insider stock trading on receiving-fee payment
February
On the insider stock trading by NHK employees
On the punishment of those involved in the insider stock trading
On payment of the lump-sum retirement benefit for the former president of NHK, Genichi Hashimoto, and other officials who resigned to take responsibility for the insider trading problem
On the state of receiving fee payment in the fifth period (December 2007 – January 2008)
On preparations for taking legal procedures against those who fail to conclude TV contracts
On nationwide audience participation programs for the 2008 program year
On the broadcasting schedule for the coverage of MLB games
On the prospects for NHK’s new administration and criteria for selecting members of the Executive Board
On the viewer ratings of
Kohaku Utagassen
(Red and White Year-End Song Festival) and the program’s future direction
On the number of NHK channels
Summary of Fukuchi's inaugural press conference (January 25)
Fukuchi New NHK President (Jan.25)
Comments made by the former President, Genichi Hashimoto (resigned 24 January 2008)
January
Thoughts at the end of your tenure as the President of NHK
On your comment that you “feel indignant about groundless criticism”, which you made in your New Year address
What message do you have for NHK employees now that you are leaving?
On the lump sum retirement benefit still pending for the previous president of NHK, Katsuji Ebisawa, and your own case
What qualities would you personally expect of the next vice-president of NHK?
On the 58th
Koyaku Utagassen
(Red and White Year-End Song Festival)
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