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To: John Rieman who wrote (24718)	11/2/1997 2:06:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

DirecTV Japan launches December 1..................................... tele-satellit.com TELE-satellit News, 17 October 1997 DirecTV Japan Announces Launch Details TOKYO, Japan, 97/10/17 (TS) -- DirecTV Japan will begin subscription services on December 1, the company has announced, with a test service beginning one month earlier in November. The new digital multichannel service will launch with 91 channels, some of which have been disclosed. Movie Channels will include Momo Channel (Japanese movies), Coming Soon TV (Hollywood news), V Paradise (straight to video movies), WOWOW Plus 1 (Hollywood blockbusters), WOWOW Plus 2 (Japanese and foreign movies), Cinefil Imagica (unreleased movies in Japan), Overseas Master Piece (foreign) and Star Channel (Hollywood blockbusters), Hollywood Movie and Samurai Movies. Music will come from Music Trip Japan, BET (US), MCM (France), Healing Music Channel, Classica Japan, MTV Japan and two as yet unnamed channels of country music and latin music. Sports will include WOWOW Sports & Specials, Gaora, The Golf Channel and four other channels. Educational and documentary channels will include Outdoor Channel (US), Book TV, NBC Japan, LALA Europe, Travel Channel, Food Network International, Theater Television, Home Channel, Let's Try and Dr Nakamatsu Channel. Additional services will bring domestic travel, foreign travel, diet and nutrition, European culture, European fashion, adventure and American women's programming. Drama will be found on Super Channel plus a home drama and American TV drama channel. Animation will include Anima Theater X, Family Theater and a non-stop animation service. News will come from Nippon Cable News (NCN, Nippon TV), TBS News (JNN), CNN International, Asahi Newstar, Nikkei Satellite News plus a weather, international news and business service. Racing will be carried on the Leisure Channel (boat racing), three bicycle racing channels, Green Channel (Horse Racing), two additional horse racing channels and an Auto Race pay per view service. Finally, Playboy will supply two services (International and Japanese adult movies) and the Crystal Channel will also broadcast adult movies (new AV actress). DirecTV will run a single promotional channel, there will be a JBS channel for people with disabilities and an audio music service. Pricing details will be announced later in the month. (c)TELE-satellit 1997. All rights reserved.