BS Fuji
{{short description|Japanese satellite television channel}}
{{Expand Japanese|BSフジ|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox television channel
|name = BS Fuji
|logo = BSFuji2008Symbol.svg
|logo_caption = Logo used since 2008
|type = Free-to-air satellite
|country = Japan
|headquarters = Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo
|language = Japanese
|key_people = Chihiro Kameyama (president and CEO)
|owner = Fuji Satellite Broadcasting, Inc.
|launch_date = {{Start date and age|2000|12|01}}
|website = {{url|bsfuji.tv}}
}}
{{Nihongo|BS Fuji|BSフジ}} is a Japanese satellite broadcasting television channel owned by {{Nihongo foot|Fuji Satellite Broadcasting, Inc.|株式会社ビーエスフジ|Kabushiki-gaisha Bīesu Fuji|group=lower-alpha}}, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fuji Media Holdings. The LCN is "8" from Fuji Television's analog master station, channel 8, which is also the digital channel number used for most of its affiliates.
Overview
BS Fuji is one of the five commercial BS digital broadcasting stations that opened simultaneously on December 1, 2000. In January 2006, it became the first commercial BS digital station to achieve a monthly profit. Also, in the fiscal year ending March 2007, it was in the black (net income of 179 million yen), along with BS Japan (currently BS TV Tokyo).{{cite news |title=BSフジ、1年前倒し初の単年度黒字!純利益1億79百万円 |url=http://www.bunkatsushin.com/modules/bulletin/article.php?storyid=9967 |work=Bunka Tsushin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008035557/http://www.bunkatsushin.com/modules/bulletin/article.php?storyid=9967 |archive-date=October 8, 2007 |language=ja}} On March 21, 2006, LFX488 (Nippon Broadcasting System) and BSQR (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting's BS station) ended their broadcasts due to the decision to reduce BS digital audio broadcasting and independent data broadcasting due to a review of the Broadcasting Popularization Basic Plan.「[https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_news/s-news/2005/050713_2.html （報道資料）放送普及基本計画の一部変更案に係る電波監理審議会の答申]」 総務省、2005年7月13日
As of October 1, 2008, Fuji Television, the largest shareholder, became Fuji Media Holdings, a certified broadcasting holding company, and transitioned to a holding company system. On November 2, 2010, the board of directors of Fuji Media Holdings and BS Fuji resolved to make Fuji Media Holdings a wholly owned subsidiary through a stock exchange on April 1, 2011. Furthermore, after becoming a wholly owned subsidiary, the capital was reduced by 80% (24.8 billion yen) free of charge, and the new capital is expected to be 6.2 billion yen. As of April 1, 2011, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Media Holdings through a stock exchange. On August 8 of the same year, Fuji Media Holdings reduced the capital of BS Fuji free of charge, eliminating accumulated losses of 23,607 million yen (as of the end of March 2010).{{cite web |title=株式会社フジ・メディア・ホールディングスによる株式会社ビーエスフジの完全子会社化 に関する株式交換契約締結について |url=http://www.c-direct.ne.jp/public/japanese/uj/pdf/10114676/20101102190536.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122101516/http://www.c-direct.ne.jp/public/japanese/uj/pdf/10114676/20101102190536.pdf |archive-date=November 22, 2010 |language=ja |format=pdf |date=November 2, 2010}}
In terms of financial results for the fiscal year ending March 2016, it was the top commercial BS digital station, with sales of 16.761 billion yen and net profit of 1.668 billion yen, both sales and profits increasing.{{cite web |title=第18期（平成27年4月1日～平成28年3月31日）決算発表資料 |url=http://www.bsfuji.tv/top/info/201605271400.pdf |website=BS Fuji |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022033234/http://www.bsfuji.tv/top/info/201605271400.pdf |archive-date=October 22, 2017 |language=ja |date=May 27, 2016}} On December 1, 2018, BS Fuji started 4K UHD broadcasts.
The network has also co-produced programs with JIB TV, which airs its slots periodically on NHK World Japan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jibtv.com/pdf/business.pdf |title=第15期 事業報告 |access-date=2023-07-07 |date=2023-03-31 |website=Japan International Broadcasting Inc. |page=8 |language=ja}}
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External links
- {{Official website|bsfuji.tv}} - {{in lang|ja}}
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2000