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is a television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 network in Shiodome
Shiodome

Shiodome is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to Shimbashi and Ginza, near Tokyo Bay and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, Shiodome has recently been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas....
 area of Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km?....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun
Yomiuri Shimbun

The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun....
. It is commonly known as , contracted
Japanese abbreviated and contracted words

Abbreviated and contracted words are a common feature of Japanese language. Long words are often contracted into shorter forms, which then become the predominant forms....
 to , and abbreviated as "NTV".

Headquarters (Shiodome NTV Tower): 6-1, Higashi-Shimbashi Itchome, Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km?....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....


NTV's television network has been plagued by scandal in recent years, most notably after it was revealed that an NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV ratings.






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is a television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
 network in Shiodome
Shiodome

Shiodome is an area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, located adjacent to Shimbashi and Ginza, near Tokyo Bay and the Hamarikyu Gardens. Formerly a railway terminal, Shiodome has recently been transformed into one of Tokyo's most modern areas....
 area of Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km?....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun
Yomiuri Shimbun

The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun....
. It is commonly known as , contracted
Japanese abbreviated and contracted words

Abbreviated and contracted words are a common feature of Japanese language. Long words are often contracted into shorter forms, which then become the predominant forms....
 to , and abbreviated as "NTV".

Offices

Nippon Television Network (former Head Office)
*The Headquarters (Shiodome NTV Tower): 6-1, Higashi-Shimbashi Itchome, Minato, Tokyo
Minato, Tokyo

is one of the Special wards of Tokyo of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km?....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  • Kojimachi Studio (the studios): Nibancho, Chiyoda, Tokyo
    Chiyoda, Tokyo

    is one of the 23 special wards in central Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Chiyoda City. As of October 2007, the ward has an estimated population of 45,543 and a population density of 3,912 persons per km?, making it by far the least populated of the special wards....
  • Kansai Branch Office: Kintetsu Dojima Building, 2-2, Dojima Nichome, Kita-ku
    Kita-ku, Osaka

    Kita is one of 24 wards of Japan of Osaka, Japan....
    , Osaka
    Osaka

    is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
    , Osaka Prefecture
    Osaka Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka, Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area....


History of Nippon TV

  • September 4, 1951 - Matsutaro Shoriki
    Matsutaro Shoriki

    was the father of Professional baseball in Japan. Born in Daimon, Toyama , Toyama Prefecture , he was a mass media mogul, owned the Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japanese newspapers, and founded Japan's first commercial television station, Nippon Television....
     announced a plan to found Nippon TV.
  • October 28, 1952 - Nippon Television Network Corporation was founded .
  • August 28, 1950 - 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
    Color television

    Color television refers to the Technology of television and practices associated with television's transmission of video in color....
     
  • April 1, 1966 - Nippon News Network
    Nippon News Network

    Nippon News Network is a commercial television network in Japan. The network is run by Nippon Television.Nippon News Network stations...
     (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
    New York City

    The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
    .
  • 1987 - Nippon Television's cable news channel, NCN, was launched.
  • 1993 - The mascot character of Nippon TV designed by Hayao Miyazaki
    Hayao Miyazaki

    is a prominent filmmaker of many popular animated feature films. He is also the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company....
     of Studio Ghibli, Inc.
    Studio Ghibli

    is a Japanese animation film studio, and previously was a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten.The company's logo features the character Totoro from the film My Neighbor Totoro....
    , "Nandaro" appeared to commemorate Nippon TV's 40th Anniversary.
  • July, 2003 - The common name for Japan was changed (?????, NTV ? ???, NIPPON TELEVISION), however "NTV" is still used for overseas as the same font as "???".
  • February 29, 2004 - Nippon TV moved its headquarters from Kojimachi to Shiodome.


NTV's television network has been plagued by scandal in recent years, most notably after it was revealed that an NTV producer paid viewers to manipulate TV ratings. NTV Chairman Seiichiro Ujiie was compelled to step down from his post at the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters of Japan, an industry-wide ethics body, in October 2003. Shortly thereafter, he resigned as Chairman. NTV subsequently came under fire for staging part of a news show.

Shareholders

  • as of March 31, 2008
  1. The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings - 15.0%
  2. Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
    Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

    is a TV station joining Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System in Osaka Business Park, Osaka, Japan founded as "" on February 13, 1958....
     - 6.3%
  3. The Yomiuri Shimbun
    Yomiuri Shimbun

    The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities. It is one of the five national newspapers in Japan; the other four are the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and the Sankei Shimbun....
     Tokyo Head Office - 5.4%
  4. Japan Trustee Services Bank Co., Ltd.
    Japan Trustee Services Bank

    , or JTSB, is a trust bank in Japan....
     (trust account) - 3.9%
  5. Teikyo University
    Teikyo University

    is a private university headquartered in the Itabashi, Tokyo ward of Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1931 as Teikyo shogyo . It became Teikyo University in 1966....
     - 3.5%
  6. NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    NTT DoCoMo

    is the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially an abbreviation of the phrase, "do communications over the mobile network", and is also from a phrase dokodemo, meaning "everywhere" in Japanese language....
    , Inc. - 3.0%
  7. The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd.
    The Master Trust Bank of Japan

    is a trust bank in Japan....
    , Ltd. - 2.9%
  8. CBNY-ORBIS SICAV - 2.9%
  9. CBNY-ORBIS Funds - 2.7%
  10. Recruit Co., Ltd.
    Recruit (company)

    Recruit Co., Ltd. is a human resources and classifeds company in Japan made famous by the Recruit scandal. For a time, Recruit was part of the Daiei keiretsu, but is now independent of it....
     - 2.5%


Broadcasting


Analog TV

  • Call sign: JOAX-TV
  • Tokyo Tower
    Tokyo Tower

    is a Radio masts and towers and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. At 333 meters , it is the tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world and the tallest artificial structure in Japan....
     - 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
    Osaka

    is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
    , broadcast in the Kansai
    Kansai

    The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshu. The region includes the prefectures of Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, and Shiga Prefecture....
     area: Yomiuri TV
    Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

    is a TV station joining Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System in Osaka Business Park, Osaka, Japan founded as "" on February 13, 1958....
    , Analog Channel 10, Digital Channel 14 [ID: 10]
  • Headquartered in Nagoya, broadcast in the Chukyo area: Chukyo TV
    Chukyo TV. Broadcasting

    is a TV station joining Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System in Showa-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan .Chukyo UHF TV Broadcasting Co., Ltd....
    , Analog Channel 35, Digital Channel 19 [ID: 4]
  • Headquartered in Sapporo, broadcast in Hokkaido
    Hokkaido

    , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectures of Japan....
    : Sapporo TV
    Sapporo Television Broadcasting

    The is a TV station of Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System in Hokkaido, Japan. Headquartered in Sapporo, the capital city of Hokkaido prefecture, the TV station was established on April 8, 1958....
    , Analog Channel 5, Digital Channel 21 [ID: 5]
  • Headquartered in Aomori
    Aomori, Aomori

    is the capital cities of Japan of Aomori Prefecture, in Japan. The city faces the Tsugaru Strait via Mutsu Bay to the North and the Hakkoda Mountains to the South....
    , broadcast in Aomori Prefecture
    Aomori Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tohoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori, Aomori....
    : RAB Aomori Broadcasting
    Aomori Broadcasting Corporation

    Aomori Broadcasting Corporation is a television and radio broadcaster in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. It is affiliated with Japan Radio Network, National Radio Network , Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System ....
    , Analog Channel 1, Digital Channel 28 [ID: 1]
  • Headquartered in Morioka
    Morioka, Iwate

    is the capital cities of Japan of Iwate Prefecture prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 300,740 and the population density of 588.11 persons per km?....
    , broadcast in Iwate Prefecture
    Iwate Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island. The capital is Morioka, Iwate....
    : Television Iwate
    Television Iwate

    , also known as TVI, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Nippon News Network. Their headquarters are located in Iwate Prefecture....
    , Analog Channel 35, Digital Channel 18 [ID: 4]
  • Headquartered in Sendai, broadcast in Miyagi Prefecture
    Miyagi Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tohoku Region on Honshu island. The capital is Sendai, Miyagi....
    : Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Analog Channel 34, Digital Channel 24 [ID: 4]
  • Headquartered in Akita
    Akita, Akita

    is the capital cities of Japan of Akita Prefecture in the Tohoku region of Japan.As of January 11, 2005 with the merger of the former Kawabe District, Akita , the city has an estimated population of 336,250 and population density of 371 persons per km?....
    , broadcast in Akita Prefecture
    Akita Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tohoku Region of northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Akita, Akita....
    : Akita Broadcasting System
    Akita Broadcasting System

    Akita Broadcasting System, Inc. is a Japanese broadcaster in Akita Prefecture. Its radio station is affiliated with Japan Radio Network and National Radio Network , and its TV station is affiliated with Nippon News Network and Nippon TV Network System ....
    , Analog Channel 11, Digital Channel 17 [ID: 4]
  • Headquartered in Yamagata
    Yamagata, Yamagata

    Yamagata is the capital cities of Japan of Yamagata Prefecture in Japan.The famed temple of Yamadera lies within the city limits, 15 minutes by train from the center....
    , broadcast in Yamagata Prefecture
    Yamagata Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tohoku region on Honshu island. Its capital is Yamagata, Yamagata....
    : Yamagata Broadcasting Company
    Yamagata Broadcasting Company

    Yamagata Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is a Japanese broadcaster in Yamagata. Its radio station is affiliated with Japan Radio Network and National Radio Network , and its television station is affiliated with Nippon News Network and Nippon TV Network System ....
    , Analog Channel 10, Digital Channel 16 [ID: 4]
  • Headquartered in Fukushima
    Fukushima, Fukushima

    is the capital cities of Japan of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tohoku Region region of Japan.It lies about 250 km north of Tokyo and 80 km south of Sendai ....
    , broadcast in Fukushima Prefecture
    Fukushima Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tohoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima, Fukushima....
    : Fukushima Central Television
    Fukushima Central Television

    , also known as FCT, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Nippon News Network. Their headquarters are located in Fukushima Prefecture....
    , Analog Channel 33, Digital Channel 27 [ID: 4]
  • Headquartered in Niigata
    Niigata, Niigata

    is the capital and the most populous cities of Japan of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island....
    , broadcast in Niigata Prefecture
    Niigata Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on Honshu island on the coast of the Sea of Japan. The capital is the city of Niigata, Niigata. The name Niigata literally means "New Lagoon"....
    : Television Niigata Network
    Television Niigata Network

    is a TV station affiliated with Nippon News Network and :ja:?????????????? in Niigata, Niigata, Niigata Prefecture. It is broadcast in Niigata Prefecture....
    , Analog Channel 29, Digital Channel 26 [ID: 4]
  • Headquartered in Toyama
    Toyama, Toyama

    is the capital cities of Japan of Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is located on the coast of the Sea of Japan on the island of Honshu, about 200 km north of the city of Nagoya and 300 km northwest of Tokyo....
    , broadcast in Toyama Prefecture
    Toyama Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Toyama, Toyama.Toyama is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast, and has the industrial advantage of cheap electricity due to abundant water resources....
    : Kitanihon Broadcasting
    Kitanihon Broadcasting

    , also known as KNB, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with Nippon News Network. Their headquarters are located in Toyama Prefecture....
    , Analog Channel 1, Digital Channel 28 [ID: 1]
  • Headquartered in Kanazawa
    Kanazawa, Ishikawa

    is the capital cities of Japan of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan....
    , broadcast in Ishikawa Prefecture
    Ishikawa Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region on Honshu island. The capital is Kanazawa, Ishikawa....
    : TVkanazawa
    TVkanazawa

    For the world famous opera singer see: Kiri te Kanawa, also known as KTK, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Nippon News Network....
    , Analog Channel 33, Digital Channel 17 [ID:4]
  • Headquartered in Nagano
    Nagano, Nagano

    , the capital cities of Japan of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers, on the main Japanese island of Honshu....
    , broadcast in Nagano Prefecture
    Nagano Prefecture

    is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Chubu region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Nagano, Nagano....
    : TV. Shinshu
    TV. Shinshu

    , also known as TSB, is a Japanese broadcast network affiliated with the Nippon News Network. Their headquarters are located in Nagano Prefecture....
    , Analog Channel 30, Digital Channel 14 [ID: 4]


TV programs


News

  • Zoom In!! Super (morning)
  • News Zero (Midnight)
  • News Real Time (Evening)
  • NNN News 24


Drama

  • Nobuta wo Produce
    Nobuta wo Produce

    is a Japanese Japanese television drama produced and aired in 2005 by Nippon Television. The television show is based on the book of the same name by Gen Shiraiwa ....
     (???????????, 2005)
  • Gokusen
    Gokusen

    is a manga series by Kozueko Morimoto. The story follows Kumiko Yamaguchi, the granddaughter of a Yakuza boss and teacher at an all-male private high school....
     (????, 2002/2005/2008)
  • 14 year-old Mother (14???, 2006)


Variety

  • Family Wisdom of the Itos - end
  • Question for one hundred million people!? Waratte Koraete! (1??????!????????!)
  • Guruguru Ninety Nine (Gurunai, ????????????, ????)
  • Nazo o toke! Masaka no Mistery (????!?????????) - end
  • Sekaiichi Uketai Jugyo (?????????)
  • Enta no Kamisama ~the God of Entertainment~ (?????? ~the God of Entertainment~)
  • Tokujo! Tensei Shingo (??!????)
  • The! Tetsuwan! DASH!! (?!??!DASH!!)
  • Gyoretsu no dekiru Horitsu Sodanjo (???????????)
  • Dotch Cooking Show
    Dotch Cooking Show

    The was a Japanese cooking show produced by Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and How Full's known for its use of highest quality and most expensive food ingredients domestic and international to Japan....
     (?????????, Yomiuri Telecastiong Corp.) - end
  • Shoten
    Shoten

    Shoten is a Japan television comedy program, continuously broadcast on Sunday evenings on Nippon TV since 15 May 1966, the second-longest running TV show in Japan....
     (??;the second longest running TV show in Japan, continuously broadcast since May 1966).
  • Gaki no tsukai (DownTown
    Downtown (owarai)

    is a Japanese comedy duo from Amagasaki, Hyogo consisting of and . Formed in 1983, they are arguably one of the most influential and prolific kombi in Japan today....
    's Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, ???????????!!)
  • Arashi no Shukudai-kun


Sport

  • Nippon Professional Baseball (????, baseball games of the Yomiuri Giants
    Yomiuri Giants

    The are a Professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League of Japan's top-tier major league, Nippon Professional Baseball, and they play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988....
    )
    • Gekikukan Pro Yakyu (???????, 1992 - 2001)
    • THE BASEBALL Buttle Ballpark Sengen (THE BASEBALL ???????????, 2002 - 2003)
    • Ikkyu no Kinchokan THE LIVE (?????? THE LIVE, 2004 - 2005)
    • PRIDE & SPIRIT Nippon Professional Baseball (PRIDE & SPIRIT ??????, 2006 - )
  • Japanese Professional Wrestling
    Professional wrestling in Japan

    Professional wrestling in Japan is commonly referred to as in Japanese language, short for "professional wrestling" . The word puroresu was made popular by Hisaharu Tanabe among the English-speaking fans in the early 1990s through Usenet and online services....
    • All Japan Pro Wrestling
      All Japan Pro Wrestling

      is a Professional wrestling in Japan Professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. All Japan Pro Wrestling still remains one of the most popular Professional wrestling in Japan promotions still in operation....
       (???????, 1972 - 2000)
    • Pro Wrestling Noah
      Pro Wrestling NOAH

      Pro Wrestling Noah is a professional wrestling in Japan wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling ace Mitsuharu Misawa....
       (???????·??, 2001 - 2009)
  • Hakone Ekiden
    Hakone Ekiden

    ', which is officially called ', is one of the prominent university ekiden races of the year held between Tokyo and Hakone in Japan on 2 and 3 January....
  • Xerox Super Cup
    Japanese Super Cup

    The Japanese Super Cup or is an annual one-match football competition in Japan organised by J. League and the Japan Football Association . This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the J....
  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    Ultimate Fighting Championship

    Ultimate Fighting Championship is a United States-based mixed martial arts organization, currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world....
     (Nittele G+ only)
  • National Football League
    National Football League

    The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
     (NFL)
  • Grand Prix motorcycle racing
    Grand Prix motorcycle racing

    * In 2005, fuel tank capacity was reduced by 2 litres to 24 litres* In 2006, fuel tank capacity was reduced by a further 2 litres to 22 litres* From 2007 onwards and for a minimum period of five years, FIM has regulated in MotoGP class that two-stroke bikes will no longer be allowed, and engines will be limited to 800cc four-strokes....
     (MotoGP)
  • NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     (Nittele G+ only)
  • FIFA Club World Cup
    FIFA Club World Cup

    The FIFA Club World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA Club World Championship, is a Association football competition contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, although, since 2007, the champions of Oceania Football Confederation must play a qualifying play-off against the champion club of the host count...
  • Copa Sudamericana
    Copa Sudamericana

    The Copa Sudamericana , also known as Copa Nissan Motors Sudamericana for sponsorship reasons, is an international football cup competition that started in 2002 played annually by clubs of CONMEBOL and, since 2005, from CONCACAF....
     (Nittele G+ only)
  • Yokohama International Women's Ekiden
    Yokohama International Women's Ekiden

    The Yokohama International Women's Ekiden held in Yokohama, Japan, is one of the prominent ekiden races of the year....
  • Women's World Cup of Golf
    Women's World Cup of Golf

    The Women's World Cup of Golf is a professional golf tournament contested by teams of two female golfers representing their respective countries....
  • World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup
    World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup

    The World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup is one of the four Women's major golf championships golf tournaments for women on the LPGA of Japan Tour....
  • Japan LPGA Tour Championship
    Japan LPGA Tour Championship

    Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup was historically the final event of golf's LPGA of Japan Tour season. It is usually played in November and in recent years at the Miyazaki Country Club, Miyazaki, Miyazaki....


Special TV programs

  • Kin-chan and Shingo Katori
    Shingo Katori

    is the youngest member of SMAP, a very popular idol group from the agency Johnny & Associates. He is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Shingo Katori has acted in several dramas such as Three Peace, and has appeared as a seiyu, or Japanese language voice actor, in such anime series as Akazukin Chacha, where he played the were...
    's All Japan Costume Grand Prix
    Kasou Taishou

    Kasou Taishou is a semi-annual show on Nippon Television in which various amateur groups perform short skits, which are rated by a panel of judges....
     (????&????????????)
  • 24 Hour Television, Love Saves the Earth (24??????????????, annual telethon
    Telethon

    A Examples...
     on the TV stations of NNS)
  • All Japan High School Quiz Championship (????????????)


Animation

The company has intimate connections with Studio Ghibli
Studio Ghibli

is a Japanese animation film studio, and previously was a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten.The company's logo features the character Totoro from the film My Neighbor Totoro....
, led by Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki

is a prominent filmmaker of many popular animated feature films. He is also the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, an animation studio and production company....
, and holds the exclusive rights to broadcast their motion pictures. It also produced the popular anime
Anime

is animation in Japan and considered to be "Japanese animation" in the rest of the world. Anime dates from about 1917.Anime, in addition to manga , is extremely popular in Japan and well known throughout the world....
 series Detective Conan
Case Closed

Case Closed, also known as in Japan and most other countries, is a Japanese detective fiction manga and anime series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama and serialized in Shonen Sunday since 1994....
, Death Note
Death Note

is a Japanese manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and illustrator Takeshi Obata. The series centers on Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the titular "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a shinigami named Shinigami #Ryuk....
, and Hajime no Ippo, as well as InuYasha
InuYasha

, full title , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shonen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008....
 (which was produced though its Osaka
Osaka

is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
 affiliate, Yomiuri TV
Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation

is a TV station joining Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System in Osaka Business Park, Osaka, Japan founded as "" on February 13, 1958....
). NTV has also been broadcasting the yearly Lupin III
Lupin III

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiko Kato under the pen name of "Monkey Punch". The story follows the adventures of a gang of thieves led by Ars?ne Lupin III, the grandson of Ars?ne Lupin, the gentleman thief of Maurice Leblanc's series of novels....
 TV specials since 1989, which they co-produce with Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Tokyo Movie Shinsha

, formerly known as , is a Japan animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy....
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See also

  • Television station
    Television station

    A television station is a type of broadcast station that Broadcastings both sound and video to television receiver s in a particular area. Traditionally, TV stations made their broadcasts by sending specially-encoded radio signals over the air, called terrestrial television....
  • Japanese media
    Japanese media

    The communications media of Japan include numerous television and radio networks as well as newspapers and magazines. For the most part, television networks were established based on the capital contribution from existing radio networks at that time....


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