- Business
- TV Asahi Holdings Corporation, a certified broadcasting holding company established in 1957 and headquartered at 6-9-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, oversees integrated management of its group companies focused on television broadcasting, content production, and related media operations primarily in Japan. The company operates through four main segments: TV Broadcasting Business, which produces and airs diverse programming including news shows such as Good! Morning, Morning Show, Wide! Scramble, Super J Channel, and Hōdō Station; dramas, variety shows, animations, sports events, and entertainment targeting younger demographics; Internet Business, offering subscription video-on-demand services like TELASA in partnership with KDDI, advertising video-on-demand via TVer and TV Asahi catch-up, along with video content production and rights licensing; Shopping Business, conducting mail-order sales through TV shopping programs and e-commerce sites; and Other Businesses, encompassing music publishing, events, equipment sales and leasing, film investments, and merchandise. It maintains a nationwide network via 23 affiliate stations, with key subsidiaries including TV Asahi Corporation, TV Asahi Music Co., Ltd., and involvement in digital platforms like ABEMA joint venture with CyberAgent, Inc., and official YouTube channels such as ANN News Channel. Recent developments include the May 2024 announcement of a strengthened partnership with TOEI COMPANY, LTD. for joint TV drama and large-scale theatrical movie productions like extensions of AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo, global content distribution strategies targeting markets such as India, personnel exchanges, and mutual promotion of real entertainment venues including TOEI Kyoto Studio Park renewal in 2028 and Tokyo Dream Park opening in 2026; the July 2025 launch of the JPY5 billion EX-Innovation Fund 1 with Simplex Capital Investment Co., Ltd. to invest in early- and expansion-stage startups in content and technology; and the October 2025 investment by TV Asahi Corporation in HIKE Holdings Inc., a comprehensive entertainment firm, to deepen collaboration on animation IP and innovative productions aligning with the group's 360° content value maximization strategy.