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Nippon Television Network Corporation
日本テレビ放送網株式会社
| Type |
Kabushiki gaisha |
| Founded |
Tokyo, Japan (October 28, 1952(1952-10-28)) |
| Founder(s) |
Matsutaro Shoriki |
| Headquarters |
Higashi-Shimbashi Itchome, Minato,
Tokyo, Japan |
| Industry |
Information, Communication |
| Subsidiaries |
NTV Group Holdings, Inc.
Vap, Inc. |
|
JOAX-(D)TV |
 |
| Kantō Region,
Japan |
| Branding |
Nippon Television |
| Slogan |
Tokyo Television National |
| Channels |
Analog:
4
Digital: 25 (LCN 4)
|
| Translators |
Mito,
Ibaraki
Analog: Channel 42
Digital: Channel 14
Hitachi, Ibaraki
Analog: Channel 54
Utsunomiya, Tochigi
Analog: Channel 53
Digital: Channel 34
Nikkō, Tochigi
Analog: Channel 54
Maebashi, Gunma
Analog: Channel 54
Digital: Channel 33
Kiryū,
Gunma
Analog: Channel 53
Numata,
Gunma
Analog: Channel 53
Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
Analog: Channel 35
Digital: Channel 25 |
| Affiliations |
Nippon News Network |
| Owner |
Nippon News Network |
| First
air date |
August 28, 1950 |
|
Transmitter Coordinates |
35°39′31″N 139°44′44″E / 35.65861°N
139.74556°E / 35.65861;
139.74556 |
| Website |
http://www.ntv.co.jp |
Nippon Television Tower (headquarters) in Minato, Tokyo,
Japan
Nippon Television Network Corporation (日本テレビ放送網株式会社, Nihon
Terebi Hōsōmō Kabushiki-gaisha
?) (TYO: 9404) is a television network based
in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan owned by the Yomiuri
Shimbun. It is commonly known as Nihon TV
(日本テレビ, Nihon Terebi
?), contracted to
Nittele (日テレ,
Nittere
?), and abbreviated as
"NTV".
Offices
Nippon Television Kojimachi Annex in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
- The Headquarters (Shiodome NTV Tower): 6-1, Higashi-Shimbashi
Itchome, Minato,
Tokyo, Japan
- Kojimachi Studio (the studios): Nibancho, Chiyoda,
Tokyo
- Kansai Branch Office: Kintetsu Dojima Building, 2-2, Dojima
Nichome, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
History of
Nippon TV
- September 4, 1951: Matsutaro Shoriki
announced a plan to found Nippon TV.
- October 28, 1952: Nippon Television Network Corporation was
founded [1].
- August 28, 1953: Nippon TV started to broadcast television as
the first commercial television broadcast in Japan. [1]
- September 10, 1960: Nippon TV was given right to broadcast color
television [2]
- April 1, 1966: Nippon News Network (NNN) was
formed.
- October 9, 1969: Matsutaro Shoriki, the chair of Nippon TV in
those days, died.
- 1972: Nippon Television
Network System (NNS) was formed.
- 1985: Nippon TV completed a
studio in New York
City.
- 1987: Nippon Television's
cable news channel, NCN, was launched. [2]
- 1993: The mascot character of
Nippon TV designed by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli,
Inc., "Nandaro" appeared to commemorate Nippon TV's 40th
Anniversary. [2]
- July, 2003: The common name
for Japan was changed (日本テレビ, NTV → 日テレ, NIPPON TELEVISION),
however "NTV" is still used for overseas as the same font as
"日テレ".
- February 29, 2004: Nippon TV moved its headquarters from
Kojimachi to Shiodome.
Life and
Events
On March 9, 1984, Dan
Goodwin, aka Spider Dan, Skyscraperman, in a paid publicity
event, used suction cups to climb the 10 floor Nippon Television
Kojimachi Annex in Chiyoda.
Shareholders[3]
- The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings: 15.0%
- Yomiuri Telecasting
Corporation: 6.3%
- The Yomiuri
Shimbun Tokyo Head Office: 5.4%
- Japan Trustee Services Bank
Co., Ltd. (trust account): 3.9%
- Teikyo
University: 3.5%
- NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Inc.: 3.0%
- The Master Trust Bank of
Japan, Ltd., Ltd.: 2.9%
- CBNY-ORBIS SICAV: 2.9%
- CBNY-ORBIS Funds: 2.7%
- Recruit
Co., Ltd.: 2.5%
Broadcasting
Analog TV
- Call sign: JOAX-TV
- Tokyo Tower:
Channel 4
- Mito: Channel 42
- Hitachi: Channel 54
- Utsunomiya: Channel 53
- Nikko: Channel 54
- Maebashi: Channel 54
- Kiryu: Channel 53
- Numata: Channel 53
- Hiratsuka: Channel 35
Digital
TV
- Call sign: JOAX-DTV
- Remote controller ID 4
- Tokyo Tower: Channel 25
- Mito: Channel 14
- Utsunomiya: Channel 34
- Maebashi: Channel 33
- Hiratsuka: Channel 25
Networks
- Headquartered in Osaka,
broadcast in the Kansai area: Yomiuri TV, Analog
Channel 10, Digital Channel 14 [ID: 10]
- Headquartered in Nagoya,
broadcast in the Chukyo area: Chukyo TV,
Analog Channel 35, Digital Channel 19 [ID: 4]
- Headquartered in Sapporo, broadcast in Hokkaidō: Sapporo TV, Analog
Channel 5, Digital Channel 21 [ID: 5]
- Headquartered in Aomori, broadcast in Aomori
Prefecture: RAB Aomori
Broadcasting, Analog Channel 1, Digital Channel 28 [ID: 1]
- Headquartered in Morioka, broadcast in Iwate
Prefecture: Television Iwate, Analog Channel 35,
Digital Channel 18 [ID: 4]
- Headquartered in Sendai,
broadcast in Miyagi Prefecture: Miyagi Television
Broadcasting, Analog Channel 34, Digital Channel 24 [ID: 4]
- Headquartered in Akita, broadcast in Akita
Prefecture: Akita Broadcasting System,
Analog Channel 11, Digital Channel 17 [ID: 4]
- Headquartered in Yamagata, broadcast in Yamagata
Prefecture: Yamagata Broadcasting
Company, Analog Channel 10, Digital Channel 16 [ID: 4]
- Headquartered in Fukushima, broadcast in Fukushima
Prefecture: Fukushima Central
Television, Analog Channel 33, Digital Channel 27 [ID: 4]
- Headquartered in Niigata, broadcast in Niigata
Prefecture: Television Niigata Network,
Analog Channel 29, Digital Channel 26 [ID: 4]
- Headquartered in Toyama, broadcast in Toyama
Prefecture: Kitanihon Broadcasting, Analog
Channel 1, Digital Channel 28 [ID: 1]
- Headquartered in Kanazawa, broadcast in Ishikawa
Prefecture: TVkanazawa, Analog Channel 33, Digital
Channel 17 [ID:4]
- Headquartered in Nagano, broadcast in Nagano
Prefecture: TV.
Shinshu, Analog Channel 30, Digital Channel 14 [ID: 4]
TV
programs
News
- Zoom In!! Super (morning news(5:20~8:00[JST]))
- News Zero (Midnight news(22:54~23:57[JST]))
- News Real Time (Evening news(16:53~19:00[JST]))
- NNN News 24
Drama
Variety
- Family Wisdom of the Itos (伊東家の食卓): end
- Question for one hundred million people!? Waratte
Koraete! (1億人の大質問!?笑ってコラえて!)
- Guruguru Ninety Nine (Gurunai, ぐるぐるナインティナイン,
ぐるナイ)
- Nazo o toke! Masaka no Mistery (謎を解け!まさかのミステリー):
end
- Sekaiichi Uketai Jugyo (世界一受けたい授業)
- Enta no Kamisama ~the God of Entertainment~ (エンタの神様
~the God of Entertainment~)
- Tokujo! Tensei Shingo (特上!天声慎吾): end
- Sekai Marumie! Tv Tokusoubu (世界まる見え!テレビ特捜部)
- The! Tetsuwan! DASH!! (ザ!鉄腕!DASH!!)
- Gyoretsu no dekiru Horitsu Sodanjo (行列の出来る法律相談所)
- Dotch Cooking Show (どっちの料理ショー,
Yomiuri Telecastiong Corp.): end
- Shōten
(笑点;the second longest running TV show in Japan, continuously
broadcast since May 1966).
- Gaki no tsukai (DownTown's
Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, ガキの使いやあらへんで!!)
- Arashi no Shukudai-kun (嵐の宿題くん)
- Cartoon
KAT-TUN (カートゥンKAT-TUN, Kātūn Katūn?)
- Kyosen to Maetake no Geba Geba 90 pun (Gyosen x
Maetake's Geba Geba 90 minutes 巨泉×前武ゲバゲバ90分!)
- Karikyura Mashin (Curriculumachine カリキュラマシーン)
Sport
Special TV
programs
Animation
The company has intimate connections with Studio Ghibli, led
by Hayao
Miyazaki, and holds the exclusive rights to broadcast their
motion pictures. It also produced the popular anime series Detective Conan, Death Note, and
Hajime no Ippo, as well as InuYasha (which was
produced though its Osaka
affiliate, Yomiuri TV). NTV has
also been broadcasting the yearly Lupin III TV specials since 1989, which
they co-produce with Tokyo Movie
Shinsha.
See also
References
- ^ a
b
Nippon Television Network
Corporation
- ^ a
b
c
Nippon Television Network
Corporation
- ^
the 75th Ordinary General
Meeting of Shereholders, Nippon Television Network
Corporation
External
links
Coordinates: 35°39′51.9″N 139°45′35.8″E / 35.664417°N
139.759944°E / 35.664417;
139.759944