MUMBAI: Online TV Company, Japan's multi-channel TV service that delivers online video content into broadband homes, has added two new channels to its kitty.

The German public broadcaster for overseas viewers Deutsche Welle TV (DWTV) and BBC Japan, an entertainment channel launched by the BBC last year, have been added to Online TV Company's multi channel broadcast service on its 4th Media platform.

DWTV's entry attains significance since 2005 has been declared as Germany Year in Japan. DWTV is the first German channel to start full-scale service in Japan as well.

BBC Japan's schedule includes comedies, costume dramas and detective series. The channel is the first channel in Japan dedicated to British entertainment.

The 4th Media multi-channel broadcast platform, which offers both basic and premium services, now carries 49 channels. Online TV Company is owned and operated by a consortium of Japanese companies including JPC, Tohokushinsha, Nikkei and Secom.