TVer, a privately owned company headquartered in Japan, is identified as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Founded in 2006, the company has approximately 150 employees and reported $69.5M in revenue as of 2023. Specializing in media and TV services, TVer operates as Japan’s official and largest AVOD service, a unified commercial broadcasting platform. It functions as a joint venture among Japan’s five major Tokyo-based terrestrial networks—Nippon TV, TV Asahi, TBS Television, TV Tokyo, and Fuji Television—along with several regional stations and advertising agencies including Dentsu and Hakuhodo. TVer provides a "Catch-up" service enabling viewers to watch popular television programs for free for a limited time after their original broadcast. The platform serves as a digital backbone for Japanese television, integrating high-definition streaming with real-time "Simulcasting," AI-driven content discovery, and reaching over 30 million monthly active users.
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