NHK President and Ingrid Deltenre meet in Helsinki

Ingrid Deltenre and Masayaki Matsumoto at the EBU General Assembly in Helsinki

The president of Japanese public broadcaster and EBU associate member NHK has applauded the EBU-NHK agreement that brought nonstop coverage of the March 11th earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear catastrophe to Europe. 

Meeting in Helsinki at the opening of the 66th EBU General Assembly, NHK president Masayaki Matsumoto and Ingrid Deltenre confirmed the strong ties between the two organizations, which will continue to collaborate on future events. 

Under the deal, NHK provided ten days of unbroken live pictures to the EBU News Exchange in Geneva, which then distributed them to the European Broadcasting Area.     

The top-quality NHK coverage was extensively used by the EBU Membership, giving European viewers a sharp understanding of the reality of the tragedy as it unfolded.     

In the wake of the disaster, the EBU News Committee and Editorial Sub Committee wrote a joint letter to NHK, warmly thanking them for their exemplary dedication and professionalism at an extremely difficult time. For their part, NHK's news management has since thanked the EBU for helping them fulfil their public service remit. 

(Source : European Broadcasting Union)