Nippon Television Network, also known as NTV, is a privately owned company headquartered in Japan. It is a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings, which is controlled by The Yomiuri Shimbun media conglomerate. Founded in 1952, the company employs approximately 1300 individuals and reported $2.0B in revenue as of 2024, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in broadcast television and radio as a Japanese commercial television broadcaster based in Tokyo and the flagship station of the Nippon News Network (NNN) for news and the Nippon Television Network System (NNS) for non-news programming. Established in 1953 as Japan's first commercial TV station, it broadcasts on virtual channel 4. NTV produces original content, including formats such as Dragons' Den (Shark Tank) and the drama Mother. Additionally, it operates satellite channels, including BS Nittele, owns the streaming service Hulu Japan, and holds a stake in animation, having acquired Studio Ghibli as a subsidiary.
Nippon TV awarded PubMatic the AdRM (Ad Reach Max) Award for FY2025 on April 22, recognizing PubMatic's role as a Premier Partner for Sugree and strengthening their collaboration in the digital advertising sector. Previously, on April 19, Nippon TV detailed its viztrick AiDi, an on-device AI solution it developed to provide real-time AI-aided 9:16 auto cropping for immediate live streaming to mobile platforms. This technology, delivered globally by FOR-A and powered by NVIDIA AI infrastructure, was highlighted at NAB 2026 on April 6, where its extensive deployment by NBC Sports was noted.
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Nippon Television Network offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Nippon Television Network's product portfolio comprises of broadcast television and radio.
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Nippon Television Network's revenues were over $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split Nippon Television Network's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is linear (national channel groups). For full access to Nippon Television Network's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of Nippon Television Network's suppliers include Dentsu, FIFA and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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Nippon Television Network currently holds 12 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including american football, marathon, combat sports, basketball, motorsports, multi-sport, sports sublicensing, winter sports, baseball and cycling.
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