formerly is a Japanese media and licensed broadcasting

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. It is the parent company of the

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network and radio network . It has a 28-affiliate television network called JNN (Japan News Network), as well as a 34-affiliate radio network called JRN (Japan Radio Network). TBS produced the game show '' Takeshi's Castle'' and has also broadcast the '' Ultra Series'' programs and '' Sasuke'' (''Ninja Warrior''), whose format would inspire similar programs outside Japan. TBS is a member of the Mitsui ''

keiretsu A is a set of companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings. In the legal sense, it is a type of informal business group that are loosely organized alliances within the social world of Japan's business community. The '' ...

'' and has substantial relations with The Mainichi Newspapers Co. despite the Mainichi's lack of shareholding.

History

* May 1951 - was founded in

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, Japan. * December 25, 1951 - KRT started radio broadcasting (1130 kHz, 50 kW, until July 1953) from Yurakucho,

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, and the frequency changed to 950 kHz. * April 1955 - KRT started TV broadcasting (JOKR-TV, Channel 6) from Akasaka-Hitotsukicho,

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. * August 1, 1959 - Japan News Network (JNN) is formed. * November 29, 1960 - KRT was renamed , and the headquarters and radio studio were moved to the main building in Akasaka. * August 1961 - TBS unveils the cursive logo, after the renaming of Tokyo Broadcasting System from KRT. * 1971 - TBS Radio's transmitter power was increased to 100 kW. * March 31, 1975 -

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(ABC) dropped out JNN and Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) joined the news network due to ownership issues with ABC. Since then, MBS has been an affiliated TV station of JNN in

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and Kansai region. * November 23, 1978 - The frequency for TBS Radio was moved to 954 kHz. * May 2, 1986 - TBS starts broadcasting the game show Takeshi's Castle. * 1989 - TBS became culpable in the Sakamoto family murder by Aum Shinrikyo, resulting in complaints against the network after the case was solved several years later. * October 19, 1990 - The last-ever episode of Takeshi's Castle was broadcast on TBS. * September 20, 1991 - TBS enters into an agreement with

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in the U.S. for newscasts and satellite relays. Following a short-lived logo for 30 years. * October 3, 1994 - The present headquarters, TBS Broadcasting Center, were completed next to the old headquarters (later renamed as Akasaka Media Building until its demolition in 2003). They are called "Big Hat (ビッグハット)". Nine months after the third logo was unveiled. *April 1, 1998 - JNN News Bird starts broadcasting. In 2006, the channel was renamed TBS News Bird. * February 2000 - TBS adopts a symbol based on the Kanji symbol for "person". * March 21, 2000 - TBS founded TBS Radio & Communications Inc. (株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・ラジオ・アンド・コミュニケーションズ→株式会社TBSラジオ&コミュニケーションズ), TBS Entertainment Inc. (株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・エンタテインメント), and TBS Sports Inc. (株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・スポーツ), and founded TBS Live Inc. (株式会社ティ・ビー・エス・ライブ) the next day. On October 1, 2001, TBS succeeded the radio station to TBS Radio & Communications, and changed callsign of TV station (JOKR-TV → JORX-TV). * July 1, 2002 - TBS ch. starts broadcasting on pay television. * October 1, 2004 - TBS Entertainment merged TBS Sports and TBS Live, and changed the corporate name to Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. (株式会社TBSテレビ). * October 13, 2005 - Rakuten Inc. announced that it bought 15.46 percent stake in TBS, bringing it up to 19%. * After over a month and a half of worries over a possible hostile takeover, Rakuten withdrew its bid for TBS on December 1 and planned to form a business alliance with the broadcast company instead. * April 1, 2006 - Digital terrestrial broadcasts commence. * April 1, 2009 - TBS became a certified broadcast holding company named Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.. TV broadcasting business and culture business were taken over by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. and the letters TBS became in use for the abbreviation of the subsidiary company. * March 11, 2011 - During the

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, a news special program was broadcast without commercials from the earthquake in three days. * December 1, 2011 - TBS sold the Yokohama BayStars, a

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team to DeNA. DeNA will buy 66.92 percent of the team's stock for 6.5 billion yen from TBS. TBS will retain a 2.31 percent ownership stake in the team. * April 1, 2016 - TBS Holdings subsidiary, TBS Radio and Communications renamed TBS Radio. * April 1, 2020 - Four months after the 2019 merger of CBS and Viacom, TBS Holdings and TV Asahi Holdings repartnered with CBS Entertainment Group via WarnerMedia Studios & Networks (inc.

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, a limited liability joint venture between CBS and WarnerMedia), since

and CNN partnered with JNN and

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for 56 years. Following the fourth logo unveiled for 26 years. * October 1, 2020: Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. was renamed TBS Holdings, Inc., to commemorate 70th anniversary of the company.

Coverage

Current

Broadcasting rights

Football

= Soccer

= *

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** National teams *** Men's : ****

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(including qualifiers for Europe (all matches) and Asia (selected matches) **

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** Japan national under-23 football team

Volleyball

* FIVB **

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Golf

* The Masters

Multi-sport events

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Announcers

Programs

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'' (''筋肉番付, Unbeatable Banzuke in

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'') ''a former obstacle based game show that inspired Sasuke '' *'' Sasuke'' ('' American Ninja Warrior'' in the

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) ''an obstacle course based game show that was originally part of

'' *'' Kunoichi'' Sasuke's female counterpart *''All Star Thanksgiving Festival'' (オールスター感謝祭) (Spring/Fall) *''The Best Ten'' (ザ・ベストテン) (1978-1989) *'' Another World'' (もう一つの世界) *''

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'' (私たちの生活の日々) *'' Passions'' (情熱) *''Masahiro Nakai's Friday Smarts'' (中居正広の金スマ) *'' Music Television'' *''Quiz ¥20,000,000 Money Drop'' (2000万円クイズ！マネードロップ) *'' Santa Barbara'' (サンタバーバラ) *'' Sunset Beach'' (サンセットビーチ) *''

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Asa Zuba!'' (みのもんたの朝ズバッ!!) *'' Sanma's Super Karakuri-TV'' (さんまのスーパーからくりTV) *'' Tokyo Friend Park II'' (関口宏の東京フレンドパークII) *''

Count Down TV (also known as CDTV) is a Japanese late-night music television program, broadcast on TBS since 1993. The program is shown weekly, and features a Japanese music video hit chart countdown, live performances from musicians and music information. ...

'' *''The World Heritage'' (THE 世界遺産) *'' Dragon Zakura'' (ドラゴン桜) *'' Princess Resurrection'' *'' Japan Cable Awards'' (発表!日本有線大賞) *'' Japan Record Awards'' (輝く!日本レコード大賞) *'' Tokyo Music Festival'' (東京音楽祭) *''

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'' *''It's 8 o'clock! Everyone's Gathered'' (８時だｮ！全員集合) (1969-1985) *'' Takeshi's Castle'' (風雲!たけし城) *''Newscope'' (ニュースコープ) → ''JNN Evening News'' (JNNニュースの森) → ''

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'' (イブニング・ファイブ) → ''THE NEWS'' (総力報道! THE NEWS) → ''N Studio'' (Nスタ) *''Karei-naru Ichizoku (華麗なる一族) - TBS 55th anniversary drama starring Takuya Kimura ( SMAP) *'' Lincoln'' (リンカーン) *'' Utaban'' (うたばん) → ''The Music Hour'' (ザ・ミュージックアワー) *''Samurai Baseball'' (侍プロ野球) -

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games *''

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'' *''Quiz Derby'' *''We asked 100 people'' (クイズ100人に聞きました) (1979-1992) *''

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'' *''

, FIVB Volleyball World League'' *''

'' (since 1997,

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Official Broadcaster) *''

Happy family plan is a Japanese game show that aired on TBS Television from 30 April 1997 to 13 September 2000 and was hosted by Akiko Wada is an ethnically Korean Japanese singer, tarento and businesswoman from Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. She ...

'' (しあわせ家族計画) *'' Survivor'' (サバイバー) *'' Ah, You're really Gone Now''. This TV film was selected at the 49ème Festival de télévision de Monte-Carlo in

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in June 2009. It obtained the special commendation of the SIGNIS Jury. *'' Hiroshima Showa 20 nen 8 Gatsu Muika'' (2005) *''

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'' (2010) *''南極大陸～神の領域に挑んだ男と犬の物語～'' (2011) *''Ginayon'' (1985-2012 (present)) * Produce 101 Japan (2019)

Anime programming

* '' The Idolmaster''

Criticism

Sakamoto family murders

TBS was accused of failing to protect its sources in October 1989, when it taped an interview with Tsutsumi Sakamoto regarding his investigations into the Aum Shinrikyo sect. The network secretly showed a video of the interview to Aum members without Sakamoto's knowledge. Aum officials then pressured TBS to cancel the planned broadcast of the interview, but Sakamoto, his wife and child were murdered by Aum members on 3 November.

Notes

References

External links

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