October 1952: Establishment of Nippon Television Broadcasting Network Co., Ltd.
Establishment of Nippon Television Broadcasting Network Co., Ltd.
August 1953: Commencement of broadcasting as Japan's first private broadcaster.
Commenced broadcasting as Japan's first private broadcaster.
September 1959: Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
October 1969: Establishment of Nippon Television Music Co., Ltd.
Establishment of Nippon Television Music Co., Ltd.
February 1970: Establishment of Audio & Video Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Television Accson Co., Ltd.)
Establishment of Audio & Video Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Television Accson Co., Ltd.)
April 1972: Establishment of Nippon Television Service Co., Ltd.
Establishment of Nippon Television Service Co., Ltd.
December 1975: Establishment of Nippon Television Enterprise Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Television Events Co., Ltd.)
Establishment of Nippon Television Enterprise Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Television Events Co., Ltd.)
March 1980: Establishment of Clean Up Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Television Real Estate Co., Ltd.)
Establishment of Clean Up Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Television Real Estate Co., Ltd.)
January 1981: Establishment of BAP Co., Ltd.
Establishment of BAP Co., Ltd.
June 1986: Establishment of NTV International Corporation, U.S. subsidiary.
Establishment of NTV International Corporation, a U.S. local corporation.
March 1987: Establishment of Force Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Television Human Resources Center Co., Ltd.)
Establishment of Force Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Television Human Resources Center Co., Ltd.)
January 1992: Establishment of NTV Europe.
Establishment of NTV Europe.
April 1992: Establishment of Rights In Co., Ltd.
Establishment of Rights In Co., Ltd.
December 1993: Acquisition of R.F. Radio Japan as a subsidiary.
R.F. Radio Japan Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary.
April 1995: Acquisition of NTV Art Center Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Television Art Co., Ltd.) as a subsidiary.
NTV Art Center Co., Ltd. (now Nippon Television Art Co., Ltd.) became a subsidiary.
December 1998: Establishment of BS Japan Co., Ltd. (now BS Japan Co., Ltd.)
Establishment of BS Japan Co., Ltd. (now BS Nippon Television Co., Ltd.)
December 2000: Launch of BS digital broadcasting.
Commencement of BS digital broadcasting.
March 2001: Establishment of CS Japan Co., Ltd.
Establishment of CS Japan Co., Ltd.
March 2002: Launch of CS digital broadcasting.
CS digital broadcasting begins
April 2003, completion of the new headquarters building 'Japan Television Tower'.
The new head office building, “Nippon TV Tower,” is completed
February 2007, establishment of Japan Television Technical Resources Co., Ltd.
Nippon Television Technical Resources, Inc. is established
July 2009, establishment of ACM Co., Ltd.
ACM, Inc. is established
February 2011, acquisition of Mad House Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.
Madhouse, Inc. becomes a subsidiary
October 2012, transition of Japan Television Holdings Co., Ltd. to a certified broadcasting holding company structure.
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. transitions to a certified broadcasting holding company structure
January 2014, acquisition of Tatsunoko Pro Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.
Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. becomes a subsidiary
April 2014, establishment of HJ Holdings Co., Ltd.
HJ Holdings, Inc. is established
December 2014, acquisition of Tipness Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.
Tipness, Inc. becomes a subsidiary
March 2017, acquisition of Logic Logic (now PLAY Co., Ltd.) as a subsidiary.
Logic Logic, Inc. (now PLAY, Inc.) becomes a subsidiary
August 2017, establishment of Japan Television Life Marketing Co., Ltd.
NTV Life Marketing, Inc. is established
June 2018, establishment of AX Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Axon Entertainment, Inc. is established
July 2018, establishment of Japan Television IT Produce (now Japan Television Wands) Co., Ltd.
NTV IT Produce, Inc. (now NTV Wands, Inc.) is established
August 2019, acquisition of Weekday Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.
Weekday, Inc. becomes a subsidiary
March 2022, acquisition of Murayama Holdings Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.
Murayama Holdings, Inc. becomes a subsidiary
April 2022, establishment of ClaN Entertainment Co., Ltd.
ClaN Entertainment, Inc. is established
May 2023, acquisition of La Belle Vie Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.
la belle vie, Inc. becomes a subsidiary
September 2023, acquisition of JCG Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.
JCG, Inc. becomes a subsidiary
October 2023, acquisition of Studio Ghibli Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.
Studio Ghibli, Inc. becomes a subsidiary
January 2024, acquisition of Easy Production Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary.
EASY PRODUCTION, Inc. becomes a subsidiary
May 2025, establishment of Japan Television HR Comprehensive Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Established Nippon TV HR Research Institute Co., Ltd.
April 2026: KANAMEL Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary.
April 2026: NeoRealX Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary.
Made KANAMEL Co., Ltd. a subsidiary
Made NeoRealX Co., Ltd. a subsidiary