is a Japanese
television production company founded on July 28, 1958 as . It is a
subsidiary
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of
Fuji Television, one of the largest television networks in Japan. Kyodo produces a wide variety of television shows, including
drama,
news
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,
anime series, and so on.
Originally a part of
Kyodo News
is a nonprofit cooperative news agency based in Minato, Tokyo. It was established in November 1945 and it distributes news to almost all newspapers, and radio and television networks in Japan. The newspapers using its news have about 50 millio ...
, Kyodo Television was formed in 1958 through the joint financing of
Tōkai Television Broadcasting,
Kansai Telecasting Corporation, Nihon Kyōiku TV (NET, now
TV Asahi),
NHK, and other smaller partners as Kyodo Television News.
Shortly after the new company was formed and began production, NET and NHK withdrew their financial support from the venture. From this point, the company began producing works mainly for the Fuji TV network. In 1966, with the inauguration of
Fuji News Network, Kyodo was producing television programs solely for Fuji TV.
The name of the company was changed to the present Kyodo Television in 1970, and the company began producing a variety of programming for the Fuji TV network.
Mass media companies established in 1958
Mass media companies based in Tokyo
Television news in Japan
Television production companies of Japan
1958 establishments in Japan
Television in Tokyo
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