Sky Perfect, Microsoft tie up in program distribution

Thursday 02nd October, 06:34 AM JST

TOKYO —

Sky Perfect Communications Inc has teamed up with Microsoft Co to distribute television programs online to personal computer. Through the move, the operator of communications satellite-based television service Sky PerfecTV! aims to broaden its customer base.

The service, which began on Tuesday, is available to users of PCs running the home premium version of the Windows Vista operating system.

Sky Perfect, a unit of Sky Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc, will distribute programs of the National Geographic and three other channels for a monthly fee of 525 yen to 1,470 yen. The Disney channel is set to join the line-up in December.

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9 Comments

tkoind2 at 12:36 PM JST - 2nd October

Three channels?!? What is the point?
memyselfI at 04:18 PM JST - 2nd October

Please include HBO,CINEMAX,SHOWTIME,VH1,BBC,NBC,ABC,MTV2,MTV1 US VERSION, DISCOVERY,TBS,TNT,FOX,BET,ESPN1 & 2,NBA, NFL and many channels. I've just been dreaming to see every night, I miss american cable tv. So much variety. Wow!!!! Disney Channel !!!! It's 2008 and now they added the Disney Channel ? Sugoi ne !!!!
memyselfI at 04:22 PM JST - 2nd October

I would pay 14,700 yen to see 15 american cable channels of my choice. Why can't they give us choices ? Why do they have to include three ? I'm over 20 and I usually watch tv at night Disney channel doesn't excite me much.
magnisport at 06:33 PM JST - 2nd October

check out: www.worldondemand.net - dozens of channels...
outofmydepth at 07:07 PM JST - 2nd October

and it seems way expensive.
outofmydepth at 07:18 PM JST - 2nd October

i did check out worldondemand - not much english but more than what they state in the article above.
MrEggAndSpoon at 07:41 PM JST - 2nd October

Me use VPN gates for 15 dollar in de month. Better than pay for three channel. If you get gate for US, can watch 20 channel and UK anout 10, an donly 15 buck a month.

Them Sky prefect chrge too much. Who wanna watch the kiddie rubbish ting?

You need some news channel, or it no good man.
meiwaku at 09:56 PM JST - 2nd October

SkyPerfect TV is complete crap! I have never seen and could never have imagined such poor and repetitive programming. Don`t bother!
buzz at 08:13 AM JST - 3rd October

We retired our SkyPer subscription five years ago. The repetitive nature of all the channels became intolerable and not worth the rediculous price.