Nippon Television Tower (headquarters) in Minato, Tokyo,
Japan
( ) is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan
owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun. It is commonly known as , contracted to , 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 .
- August 28, 1953:
Nippon TV started to broadcast television as the first commercial
television broadcast in Japan.
- September 10, 1960: Nippon TV was given right to broadcast color television
- 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.
- 1993: The mascot character of Nippon TV
designed by Hayao Miyazaki of
Studio Ghibli, Inc., "Nandaro"
appeared to commemorate Nippon TV's 40th Anniversary.
- 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
- 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
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