Nippon Television Network, also known as NTV, is a privately owned company headquartered in Japan. Founded in 1952, with approximately 1300 employees, and a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company reported $2.0B in revenue as of 2024. It operates as a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings, which is controlled by The Yomiuri Shimbun media conglomerate, specializing in broadcast television and radio. Nippon Television Network functions as the flagship station of the Nippon News Network (NNN) for news and the Nippon Television Network System (NNS) for non-news programming. Established in 1953 as Japan's first commercial TV station, it broadcasts on virtual channel 4 and produces original content, creating formats such as Dragons' Den (Shark Tank) and the drama Mother. In addition to its terrestrial broadcasting, the company operates satellite channels like BS Nittele, owns the streaming service Hulu Japan, and maintains a stake in animation, having acquired Studio Ghibli as a subsidiary.
Nippon Television Network premiered "Tokyo Miko Ninja" in January, a program showcasing human-AI co-creation in its production. On February 3, the network aired a special J.League-focused episode of "Off the Pitch," where MC Ogi Hiroaki interviewed FC Tokyo player Masato Morishige during a training camp in Okinawa. Previously, on January 29, Nippon TV's NNN news division continued its coverage for the House of Representatives election, with its "news every." program offering daily information on topics such as foreigners policy. Earlier the same day, the company announced it secured a production contract from Netflix for the "2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC2026)," which Netflix will exclusively livestream; Nippon TV will also act as a promotional partner, airing related special programs on terrestrial TV. This followed the "news every." program's reporting on January 28, which covered consumption tax reduction and funding in the lead-up to the election.
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Nippon Television Network offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Nippon Television Network's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.
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Nippon Television Network's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Nippon Television Network's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to Nippon Television Network's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Nippon Television Network currently holds 12 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including motorsports, combat sports, baseball, multi-sport, marathon, cycling, sports sublicensing, american football and basketball.
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