Tokyo Broadcasting System, also known as TBS and TBS Television, is a publicly owned company headquartered in Japan, operating under Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings. Founded in 1951, with approximately 180 employees, it reported $1.5B in revenue as of 2025 and functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company's main product is broadcast television and radio, operating as a television network that is part of the Japanese media conglomerate TBS Holdings and one of Japan's five private broadcasters based in Tokyo. It heads the 28-affiliate Japan News Network (JNN). Its services are centered on the production, broadcast, and international distribution of a wide variety of television content, including news and information, scripted dramas, anime, and a portfolio of unscripted variety and game show formats that have been licensed globally, such as Sasuke (Ninja Warrior) and Takeshi's Castle.
On September 1, 2026, Tokyo Broadcasting System appointed Rina Yano as its head of business and legal affairs in the U.S., continuing to expand its stateside operations. Yano, previously senior VP of business and legal affairs at Wonder Project, joined a growing U.S. team that recently added format specialist Elwin De Groot and Shuji Maeda, who relocated from Tokyo. This followed the company's expansion of its U.S. operations in May 2026, when it hired Elwin de Groot as senior unscripted development executive. De Groot, formerly with MTV Entertainment Studios and Armoza Formats, had advised Tokyo Broadcasting System for 18 months on establishing its Los Angeles office. Previously, on May 20, 2026, Tokyo Broadcasting System secured a four-year renewal of its rights to elite international volleyball through a deal with Volleyball World.
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Tokyo Broadcasting System offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Tokyo Broadcasting System's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.
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Tokyo Broadcasting System's revenues were $1.5B in 2025. Caretta Research has split Tokyo Broadcasting System's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups), which represents 60% of Tokyo Broadcasting System's revenue.
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Tokyo Broadcasting System currently holds 17 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including golf, athletics, volleyball, multi-sport, baseball and winter sports.
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