Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK), also known as the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, is Japan's public broadcaster, established in 1925. Initially offering radio services, NHK expanded to television in 1953. As a state-owned entity under the Japan Consortium, it employs approximately 10,350 people and generated over $1 billion in revenue in 2022. NHK's funding comes from a television reception fee levied on households owning television sets, a system intended to ensure its independence from government and private influence.

2022 Revenue

Founded

1925

Headcount

10,343

Headquarters

Japan

Primary Segment

Broadcast television and radio

Ownership

State Owned

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Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK)'s product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio and streaming services.
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Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK)'s revenues were over $1B in 2022. Caretta Research has split Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK)'s revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK)'s suppliers include Associated Press, SES Satellites and Encompass Digital Media.

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Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) currently holds 21 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including sports betting streams and associated content rights, ice hockey, aquatics and swimming, winter sports, triathlon, tennis, sumo wrestling, baseball, cycling, soccer | association football, climbing, multi-sport, curling and motorsports.

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