Give viewers the choice. Last year, it took a wave of complaints from foreign football fans, who had signed up with Wowow to watch the European Championships, to spur it to offer English commentary. Here, you only have to watch the local baseball one night to see how TV stations value their viewers. As thousands of calls flood the broadcaster, they're all politely told by the spin doctors that sponsors won't pay for the extra time. As fans of last year's European soccer championships proved, you can fight back against these broadcast bullies.
Polite complaints do sometimes work.
A friend convinced Cartoon Network to show all their old classics in English and Japanese, much to the delight of his kids. 27px, we want 27.