Actress Nami Okamoto, manga editor Yohei Sadoshima & producer Koji Nagai promoting “Space Brothers” in Indonesia (Asahi Shimbun photo)
In 2013 exports of Japanese broadcast content – anime, drama, variety and documentaries – rose by 30% on 2012, according to Japanese government figures. Anime earned the largest share of this overseas bounty, of 60% of broadcast exports.
Good news? Yes, but not entirely. A rise in streaming rights payments was boosted by a decline in the value of the yen.
Well over half the money was earned in Asia, with U.S. sales accounting for less than 25%.
South Korea earned over twice as much as Japan for broadcast exports in the same year.
Do you have a source for what South Korean exports earned? There isn’t one listed in the article, and I’d be curious to see how that broke down.
Me too! I don’t have one but I’m searching, will share when I find it. Anyone out there able to shorten the process?