Draft:Nippon Television Holdings
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{{Short description|Japanese media holding company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.
| native_name = 日本テレビホールディングス株式会社
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Nihon Terebi Hōrudingusu Kabushiki-gaisha
| former_names = Nippon Television Network Corporation (1952–2012)
| ISIN = JP3732200005
| foundation = {{start date and age|1952|10|28}}
| founder = Matsutaro Shoriki
| location_city = 6-1, Higashi-Shimbashi Itchome, Minato, Tokyo
| location_country = Japan
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{ill|Yoshikuni Sugiyama|jp|杉山美邦}}
(Chairman and CEO)
{{ill|Hiroyuki Fukuda|jp|福田博之}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.ntvhd.co.jp/english/topmessage/ |title = Top Message |accessdate=2024-01-10}}
(President and COO)
| industry = {{unbulleted list|Media}}
| services = {{unbulleted list|Broadcast television and radio}}
| owner = {{unbulleted list|The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings (14.45%)|YTV (6.57%)|Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo (6.11%)|Other shareholders:|Teikyo University (3.66%)|NTT Docomo (2.98%)|Recruit Holdings (2.47%)|Yomiuriland (2.00%)|Chūkyō TV (2.00%)|Investment accounts (4.3% total)}}
| revenue = {{unbulleted list|{{increase}}{{JPY|326,423 million}} (FY2012)|{{JPY|305,460 million}} (FY2011)}}
| operating_income = {{unbulleted list|{{increase}}{{JPY|35,429 million}} (FY2012)|{{JPY|32,249 million}} (FY2011)}}
| net_income = {{unbulleted list|{{increase}}{{JPY|25,284 million}} (FY2012)|{{JPY|22,729 million}} (FY2011)}}
| assets = {{unbulleted list|{{increase}}{{JPY|598,075 million}} (FY2012)|{{JPY|543,228 million}} (FY2011)}}
| equity = {{unbulleted list|{{increase}}{{JPY|488,120 million}} (FY2012)|{{JPY|446,038 million}} (FY2011)}}
| num_employees = 3,259 {{small|(as of March 31, 2013, consolidated)}}
| subsid = {{unbulleted list|Nippon Television Network Corporation|AX-ON Inc.|BS Nippon Corporation|CS Nippon Corporation|Nippon Television-News 24 Corporation|VAP|NTV Events|Nippon Television Music Corporation|Nippon Television Art|NTV Technical Resources|RF Radio Nippon Co. Ltd.|Tipness|NiTRO|ClaN Entertainment|Tatsunoko Production (55.2%)}}
| homepage = {{URL|www.ntvhd.co.jp/english/|ntvhd.co.jp}}
}}
{{nihongo foot|Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.|日本テレビホールディングス株式会社|Nihon Terebi Hōrudingusu kabushiki gaisha|group=lower-alpha}} is a Japanese media and licensed broadcasting holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. The company consists of Nippon Television, Japan's first commercial broadcaster and one of the country's main five television broadcasters as well as record label VAP, radio station RF Radio Nippon, HJ Holdings among others. NTV also runs the dual Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System, which consists of NTV themselves alongside a total of 30 television stations (both regional and prefectural) across Japan. The company also has shares in animation studios Tatsunoko Production, Madhouse & Studio Ghibli and film studio Nikkatsu. The company is partially controlled by The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate and second largest behind Sony, owning 14.45% of the company's shares. Kansai region flagship Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation also holds a 6.57% share in NTVHD and both broadcasters make up the television branch of the Yomiuri Shimbun Group of companies.
The company was formed on October 28, 1952 as the {{nihongo foot|Nippon Television Network Corporation|日本テレビ放送網株式会社|Nihon Terebi Hōsōmō kabushiki gaisha|group=lower-alpha}} after applying for what would become Japan's first commercial television license three months prior. NTV signed on a year later on August 28, becoming Japan's second television station and the first commercial broadcaster in Asia. Following the restructurings of other Kanto region broadcasters, such as Fuji Television into Fuji Media Holdings in 2008 and Tokyo Broadcasting System into Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings in 2009 as well as the formation of TV Tokyo Holdings in 2010, NTV alongside BS-NTV and CS-NTV began a restructuring plan in 2012, which caused NTV to restructure into a certified holding company and rebranded into NTVHD, spinning off the broadcasting operations under a wholly-owned subsidiary with the NTV name. Prior to this, NTV had shares in the latter two.
History
Prior to 2012, NTV was reluctant about restructuring into a holding company in the wake of Fuji TV's restructuring that year and TBS' restructuring announcement. Shintaro Kubo, NTV's then-president said during the company's shareholder meeting on March 24, 2008 that it wasn't necessary at that time.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntv.co.jp/info/press/pdf/press62.pdf|title=2008年3月24日日本テレビ 定例記者会見|lang=ja|work=Nippon Television Network Corporation|date=24 March 2008|access-date=2 October 2024}}
On May 12, 2012, Nippon Television, alongside BS Nippon Corporation and CS Nippon Corporation announced that they were planning to merge their businesses through the creation of a certified holding company. Under this structure, the Nippon Television Network Prepatory Corporation would be created to take over NTV's broadcasting business as a wholly-owned subsidiary (which was formed on April 1st) with the previous incarnation changing its name to Nippon Television Holdings.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntv.co.jp/info/pressrelease/docs/20120510-4.pdf|title=日本テレビ放送網株式会社、株式会社ＢＳ日本及び株式会社シーエス日本の認定放送持株会社体制への移行に関する統合契約、吸収分割契約及び株式交換契約の締結 についてのお知らせ|date=12 May 2012|access-date=2 October 2024|work=Nippon Television Network Corporation|lang=ja}} The restructuring was given shareholder approval on June 28th.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntv.co.jp/info/pressrelease/677.html|title=第79期 定時株主総会 についてのご報告|work=Nippon Television Network Corporation|date=28 June 2012|access-date=2 October 2024}} On September 16th of that year, NTV gave approval from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to restructure into a holding company.{{cite web|url=https://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_news/s-news/01ryutsu09_02000042.html|title= 認定放送持株会社の認定|date=12 September 2012|access-date=2 October 2024|lang=ja|work=Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications}} The restructuring was completed a month later on October 1st, with NTVHD retaining NTV's listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntvhd.co.jp/english/pdf_cms/news/20121001.pdf|title=Notice regarding matters related to the completion of transfer to a certified broadcasting holding company structure|date=1 October 2012|access-date=2 October 2024|work=Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.}}
On January 29, 2014, the company purchased 54.3% of the outstanding shares in animation studio Tatsunoko Production from Takara Tomy. Tomy would continue to retain 20% of the studio's shares.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-29/nikkei/ntv-aims-to-buy-anime-studio-tatsunoko-production|title=NTV Buys 54.3% Stake in Anime Studio Tatsunoko Production|work=Anime News Network|first=Egan|last=Loo|date=29 January 2014|access-date=2 October 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pressrelease/20140129.html|title=Nippon TV acquires shares of TATSUNOKO PRODUCTION CO., LTD.|access-date=2 October 2024|date=29 January 2024|work=Nippon Television Network Corporation}}
On February of that same month, NTVHD purchased Hulu's Japanese division, which marked NTV's first entry into the streaming market.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hulu-sells-japanese-business-nippon-684229/|title=Hulu Sells Japanese Business to Nippon TV|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Natalie|last=Jarvey|date=27 February 2014|access-date=2 October 2024}} In March of that year, NTV purchased all remaining shares of Madhouse from Index Corporation, which was liquidated and bought out by Sega Sammy Holdings (which owns TMS Entertainment) the year prior. On November 29, NTVHD purchased fitness company Tipness from Suntory Holdings.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/-idUSKCN0J50ID/|title=日テレが「ティップネス」買収、サントリーは非中核事業見直し|work=Reuters|date= 21 November 2014|access-date=3 October 2024|lang=ja}} This marked NTV's entry into the fitness center business.
On February 3, 2022, NTVHD announced a major restructuring which would see the merger of several subsidiaries, as well as the spin-off of NTV's VTuber business into a separate company.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntvhd.co.jp/english/pdf_cms/news/20220203_1.pdf|title=Notice Concerning Nippon TV Group Reorganization and Integration|date=3 February 2022|access-date=2 October 2024|work=Nippon Television Holdings}} On June 29th of that same year, Akira Ishizawa was appointed as president and CEO of NTV.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/nippon-tv-names-akira-ishizawa-president-ceo-new-content-strategy-division-1235053944/|title=Nippon TV Names Akira Ishizawa President & CEO, Sets New Content Strategy Division|date=28 June 2022|access-date=25 December 2024|work=Deadline|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione}}
On September 21, 2023, Nippon Television announced that it would buy a controlling share in Studio Ghibli and make it a subsidiary. The takeover was completed on October 6.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/media/japan-studio-ghibli-acquisition-nippon-tv-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Studio Ghibli sold to Nippon TV after finding no successors for Hayao Miyazaki|first1=Jessie|last1=Yeung|first2=Francesca|last2=Annio|work=CNN|date=21 September 2023|access-date=2 October 2024}}
On November 29, 2024, NTVHD announced that four NNN/NNS affiliates, Yomiuri TV, Chukyo TV, The Sapporo Television Broadcasting and Fukuoka Broadcasting System would merge and integrate its operations to form a holding company known as Yomiuri Chukyo FS Broadcasting Holdings Corp. Unlike a full restructuring of either YTV, CTV, STV or FBS, all four companies will become wholly-owned subsidiaries of the new entity, based at NTVHD's headquarters in Minato with its operations, including its corporate functions, remaining intact. The merger, classified as a joint-stock transfer is set to be completed by April 1, 2025, pending approval from the MIC. NTVHD would own 20% in the company's shares.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntvhd.co.jp/english/pdf_cms/news/20241129-1.pdf|title= Announcement regarding the Business Integration of Four NTV-Affiliated Core Stations through the Establishment of a Joint Holding Company (Joint Stock Transfer)|work=Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.|date=29 November 2024|access-date=25 December 2024}} In preparation for the company's establishment, Akira Ishizawa will be appointed as president of FYCS as he plans to step down from NTV after a 45 year run by the beginning of 2025. Hiroyuki Fukuda would later be appointed as president and CEO of both NTV and NTVHD beginning January 1st of that year.{{cite web|url=https://www.ntvhd.co.jp/english/pdf_cms/news/20241129-2.pdf|title= Notice Concerning Change of Representative Directors|date=29 November 2024|access-date=25 December 2024|work=Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.}}
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