Number of NHK special contract broadcasting subscribers Japan 2015-2021
The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) counted 14 thousand special contract broadcasting subscribers in Japan in 2021. Special contract broadcasting subscribers have contracts that allow for the reception of broadcasting by satellite-based systems in topographically difficult viewing areas and commercial mobile vehicles. A comparison by type of contract shows that subscribers with this type of contract made up the smallest group among NHK broadcasting subscribers. NHK was founded in 1926 and re-established as a public broadcaster following a new broadcast law in 1950.