Japan News NetworkThe Japan News Network (JNN; Japanese: ジャパン・ニュース・ネットワーク, romanized: Japan Nyūsu Nettowāku) is a Japanese commercial television network run by TBS Television, owned by TBS Holdings (which is a part of the Mitsui Groupkeiretsu and highly cooperating with the Mainichi Shimbun despite the lack of the latter's shareholding in TBS Holdings).
All-Nippon News NetworkJapanese television network All-Nippon News NetworkTypeBroadcast television networkCountryJapanOwnerTV Asahi CorporationKey peopleMasao KimiwadaLaunch date1 January 1970WebcastOfficial YouTube chJapaNews24Official websitetv-asahi.co.jp/ann Old ANN logo (until September 2003) LCN assignments of ANN affiliates All-Nippon News Network (ANN; Japanese: オールニッポンニュース・ネットワーク, romanized: Ōrunippon Nyūsu Nettowāku) is a Japanese commercial television network run by TV Asahi Corporation (TV Asahi) in Tokyo, a subsidiary of the TV Asahi Holdings Corporation, which is controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company.MBS Media HoldingsRadio and television broadcasting company MBS Media Holdings, Inc.Native name株式会社MBSメディアホールディングスRomanized nameKabushiki-gaisha MBS mediahōrudingusuFormerlyNew Japan Broadcasting System (1950-1958)Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. (1958-2017)TypeKabushiki gaishaIndustryMediaFoundedDecember 27, 1950 (1950-12-27)(as New Japan Broadcasting Co.)HeadquartersChayamachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, JapanNumber of locations8 offices in Japan, 1 in Shanghai, ChinaArea servedWorldwideKey peopleKazutomo Kawauchi (President)ServicesBroadcast television and radioRevenue¥63,165,224 thousand (2012)¥61,160,117 thousand (2011)Operating income¥3,331,635 thousand (2012)¥2,961,176 thousand (2011)Net income¥2,190,814 thousand (2012)¥1,908,886 thousand (2011)Total assets¥100,919,765 thousand (2012)¥96,316,971 thousand (2011)Total equity¥84,310,568 thousand (2012)¥81,033,091 thousand (2011)Owner As per 31 March 2016 Sony Group Corporation (15.87)TBS Holdings (9.75%)Resona Bank (4.42%)MUFG Bank (4.42%)Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (4.42%)NEC (3.56%)Obayashi Corporation (3.19%)Nippon Life (2.94%)Dai-ichi Life (2.82% managed by the Trust & Custody Services Bank)Dentsu (2.46%) Number of employees650 (non-consolidated, June 2012)SubsidiariesMainichi Broadcasting SystemMBS RadioBroadcasting Movies Production Co., Ltd.MBS Planning CorporationGAORA Inc.MYRICA CO., Ltd.Myrica MusicWebsitewww.mbs-mhd.jp 34°42′30.32″N 135°29′59.54″E / 34.7084222°N 135.4998722°E / 34.7084222; 135.4998722 (MBS Media Holdings, Inc.) Former wordmark used until August 2011 MBS Media Holdings, Inc. (株式会社MBSメディアホールディングス, Kabushiki-gaisha MBS mediahōrudingusu; MBS Media Holdings Stock-Company), or MBS, is a radio and television broadcasting media holding company headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
Kita-ku, OsakaKita (北区, Kita-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka in Japan. Incidents and accidents1970 Tenroku gas explosion2021 Osaka building fireNotable locationsKita-ku, particularly the Umeda area surrounding Osaka Station, is one of the main commercial centers of Osaka. Kita-ku is also a financial administration center, housing the headquarters of the Japan Mint and the Osaka branch of the Bank of Japan.
TV TokyoTelevision station in Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as TV Tokyo, is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network. It is owned and operated by TV Tokyo Corporation, itself a subsidiary of the TV Tokyo Holdings Corporation, in turn controlled by Nikkei, Inc. It is headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo.
Flagship (broadcasting)In broadcasting, a flagship (also known as a flagship station or key station) is the broadcast station which originates a television network, or a particular radio or television program that plays a key role in the branding of and consumer loyalty to a network or station. This includes both direct network feeds and broadcast syndication, but generally not backhauls.
Tokyo Broadcasting System TelevisionJORX-DTV (channel 6), branded as TBS Television (TBSテレビ, TBS Terebi), is the flagship station of the Japan News Network in the Kantō region. It is owned-and-operated by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc., a subsidiary of the TBS Holdings. TBS Television is one of the "five private broadcasters based in Tokyo." TBS produced the game show Takeshi's Castle, which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally.
RadioRadio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to an antenna which radiates the waves. They can be received by other antennas connected to a radio receiver; this is the fundamental principle of radio communication.
Tokushima PrefectureTokushima Prefecture (徳島県, Tokushima-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [to.kɯ̥ꜜ.ɕi.ma, tokɯ̥.ɕiꜜ.ma, to.kɯ̥.ɕi.maꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 682,439 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, Ehime Prefecture to the west, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southwest.
OsakaDesignated city in Kansai, JapanPrefecture capital and Designated city in Kansai, JapanOsaka (Japanese: 大阪市, Hepburn: Ōsaka-shi; pronounced; commonly just 大阪, Ōsaka) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the second biggest prefectural city, third-most populous city proper in Japan, following the special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama.
Kansai regionThe Kansai region (Japanese: 関西地方, Hepburn: Kansai Chihō), a.k.a.Kinki region (近畿地方, Kinki Chihō), is a region of Japan that lies in the southern-central portion of Japan's main island, Honshū. The region consists of the prefectures of Hyōgo, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Osaka, Shiga, and Wakayama.SubsidiaryA subsidiary, subsidiary company, or daughter company is a company completely or partially owned or controlled by another company, called the parent company or holding company, which has legal and financial control over the subsidiary company.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.