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.
Nippon Television Network's Gyokuro Studio recently marked its first anniversary on September 14, 2026, by announcing three new unscripted formats—*Ultra Mission*, *Love on the Menu*, and *Never Look Back*—for Mipcom 2026, with *Ultra Mission* slated for a detailed showcase at MIPCOM's Treasure Box Japan event on October 12. Previously, on September 7, Japanese market TIFFCOM released the initial lineup of conference sessions for its October 28-30 event in Tokyo, with Nippon TV and TBS Holdings among the domestic commercial powerhouses leading these discussions. Earlier in September, on September 1, FOR-A expanded the viztrick AiDi solution, originally developed by Nippon TV and delivered globally by FOR-A, into two specialized products: Go Vertical! AiDi and AiDi Sports Hub. Viztrick AiDi processes data on-device, bypassing the need for cloud processing.
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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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Nippon Television Network currently holds 13 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football, cycling, combat sports, multi-sport, basketball, american football, sports sublicensing, baseball, winter sports, marathon and motorsports.
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