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放送権 (housouken) Japanese meaning: broadcasting rights | Kotomora

放ほう送そう権けん

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Meanings

1

broadcasting rights

Legal or contractual right to broadcast content, such as a sports event or TV program.

その試し合あいの放ほう送そう権けんは高こう額がくで取とり引ひきされた。

The broadcasting rights for the match were traded at a high price.

放ほう送そう権けんを獲かく得とくした局きょくだけが中ちゅう継けいできる。

Only the station that acquired the broadcasting rights can air the broadcast.

Kanji

放set free, release, fire
送escort, send
権authority, power, rights

Related words

放ほう映えい権けん
放映権 is often used for television broadcasting rights, while 放送権 can include radio and other media.
著ちょ作さく権けん
著作権 is copyright, a broader intellectual property right; 放送権 is specifically the right to broadcast.

Built from

放ほう送そう+権けん

Etymology

Compound of 放送 (broadcast) and 権 (right).