Wowow is a Publicly Owned company headquartered in Japan. Founded in 1984, the company employs approximately 300 individuals and reported $507.4M in revenue as of 2024, functioning as a tier 1 media tech buyer. Established as Japan's first private and subscription-based satellite service, its core business is a pay-TV service that provides entertainment to subscribers across three full high-definition channels: Wowow Prime (general entertainment), Wowow Live (sports, documentaries, and live performances), and Wowow Cinema (a 24-hour movie channel). The company acquires and broadcasts international films, dramas, and major sporting events such as Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and engages in original content production under its "Drama-W" and "Nonfiction-W" brands. Wowow further offers a "WOWOW On-Demand" streaming service for its members and has expanded into content licensing, film investment, and live event production through its various subsidiaries.
WOWOW Inc. on April 23, 2026, revised its full-year consolidated forecast for the year ending March 31, 2026, raising revenue guidance from ¥76.6 billion to ¥77.1 billion and doubling operating income expectations to ¥1.4 billion. This follows the company's announcement of March 2026 subscription data on April 1, detailing gross new subscriptions, cancellations, and cumulative subscriptions for the month. Earlier, for February 2026, WOWOW reported a net decline of 15,761 contracts, with 38,662 gross new subscriptions against 54,423 cancellations, leaving the company with 2,180,488 net cumulative subscriptions at month-end. The company had initially released general February subscription data on March 2.
Wowow offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services industry. Wowow's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services.
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Wowow's revenues were $507.4M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Wowow's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is pay-TV, which represents 75% of Wowow's revenue.
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Wowow currently holds 24 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including tennis, rugby union, golf, basketball and soccer | association football.
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