Privately Owned Nippon Television Network, headquartered in Japan, operates under Nippon Television Holdings, which is controlled by The Yomiuri Shimbun media conglomerate. Functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer, the company was founded in 1952, employs approximately 1300 individuals, and reported $2.1B in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in broadcast television and radio, acting as a Japanese commercial television broadcaster and the flagship station of the Nippon News Network (NNN) for news and the Nippon Television Network System (NNS) for non-news programming. Established as Japan's first commercial TV station in 1953, it broadcasts on virtual channel 4. Nippon Television Network produces original content, creating formats such as Dragons' Den (Shark Tank) and the drama Mother. Beyond terrestrial broadcasting, the company operates satellite channels, including BS Nittele, owns the streaming service Hulu Japan, and holds a stake in animation, having acquired Studio Ghibli as a subsidiary.
On April 29, 2026, Nippon TV expanded its LA Business Office, appointing Nick Ower as Director of Development & Sales Unscripted. Ower will drive the company’s format strategy across North America and Latin America, reporting to Tom Miyauchi, Head of Nippon TV LA Business Office, and representing Nippon TV and Gyokuro Studio’s unscripted format catalogue to broadcasters, streamers, and production partners. Previously, on April 22, PubMatic secured the AdRM (Ad Reach Max) Award for FY2025 from Nippon TV, a Japanese broadcaster. This accolade reinforces PubMatic's role as a Premier Partner for Sugree, strengthening its collaboration with Nippon TV in the digital advertising sector.
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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 2025. 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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Examples of Nippon Television Network's suppliers include Dentsu, Riedel Communications and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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Nippon Television Network currently holds 13 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including winter sports, basketball, cycling, multi-sport, marathon, combat sports, sports sublicensing, soccer | association football, motorsports, american football and baseball.
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