TV Asahi
[1]: 11 On February 17, 1956, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued frequency allocations, and the Kantō region obtained three licenses in total.[1]: 33 On January 9 of the following year, their broadcast license was approved, and test transmissions continued every night throughout the month.So as not to run afoul of the educational TV license requirements, NET justified the airing of these programs under the pretext of "nurturing a child's emotional range" (子供の情操教育のため, Kodomo no jōsō kyōiku no tame) and "introduction of foreign cultures" (外国文化の紹介, Gaikoku bunka no shōkai).Kenichiro Matsuoka, born in America and fluent in English, joined the board of NET and was responsible for licensing Laramie and Rawhide from the US, gaining high ratings for the network.[7]: 61–62 In November 1964, Akao, together with shareholders other than Toei and Nikkei, Inc., succeeded in its major reorganization, forcing Ogawa to resign from the presidency.[7]: 93 The following year, the Asahi Shimbun appointed to the post of station director Koshiji Miura (former Deputy Minister of Political Affairs).[1]: 161–163 With the continuous network expansion, NET TV shifted its focus on its target audience again, this time from females, to being family oriented similar to the US PBS.[1]: 209–214 Days later, the channel debuted another Ishinomori creation, Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, yet another Toei production, and it would be a stunning success (this was the same month when Kamen Rider jumped ship to rival TBS with the season premiere of Kamen Rider Stronger, the franchise would return to what is now TV Asahi in 2000).The series marked the beginning of the Super Sentai franchise and established NET as a force to be reckoned with regarding tokusatsu productions and anime.[1]: 264–265 In 1977, thanks to his close relationship with Ivan Ivanovich, head of the Japanese Section of the International Department of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Koshiji Miura was able to meet with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and help TV Asahi obtain exclusive broadcasting rights for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1]: 316 TV Asahi collaborated with property development firm Mori Building Company to redevelop the Roppongi area.[8]: 237–238 On November 22, 1995, TV Asahi premiered the American series The X-Files at an 8:00 pm prime time slot, the first since Knight Rider.The station began airing the series due to the success of The X-Files in the Japanese home video market with 200,000 cassettes sold beyond the threshold of 10,000.As part of the airing of the series, TV Asahi organized an "extensive promotional campaign" on the same month with a convention in Tokyo featuring screenings of episodes yet to release on home video and appearances by celebrity fans, Japanese translations of The X-Files books and an X-Files Mystery Tour to the filming locations of the series.Disney-owned ABC signed a strategic alliance with former rival commercial broadcaster Fuji TV due to sluggish viewership ratings.Partnership agreements with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited of India and the Kantana Group of Thailand were signed on March 31, 2015.This was joined in November 1996 by a new special logo created following the launch of Iwate Asahi Television to represent the completion of the ANN network.TV Asahi later updated its sign-on and sign-off video in 2008 with a revised version of computer-generated "sticks" animation and new background music.The fonts used by TV Asahi for the written parts are Akzidenz Grotesk Bold (English) and Hiragino Kaku Gothic W8 (Japanese).[16] From 1991 to 2001, TV Asahi was unique among the national television networks for its English language theme song, Join Us, which was used for both the startup and closedown sequences.Initially, it was planned that NET would become All Asahi Broadcasting Co., Ltd., and that it would also use AAB as an abbreviation, but the name had already been registered as a trademark and there were doubts about adding "All" to the name of a single company.
headquarters of TV AsahiRoppongi HillsMinato, TokyoRomanizedPublicTraded asRoppongiHiroshi HayakawaPresidentTelevision broadcastingOperating incomeNet incomeTotal assetsTotal equityThe Asahi Shimbun CompanyCyberAgentMizuho Trust & BankingTrust & Custody Services BankKBC Group HoldingsRecruit HoldingsState Street BTC of JapanNorthern TrustThe Master Trust Bank of JapanAsahi Broadcasting Group HoldingsDentsu GroupANA HoldingsParentThe Asahi ShimbunSubsidiariesNew Japan Pro-WrestlingToei CompanyKantō regionChannelsDigitalVirtualAll-Nippon News NetworkSister stationsFormer affiliationsCall signTranslator(s)Hachiōji, TokyoTama, TokyoChichi-jima, Ogasawara IslandsMito, IbarakiHitachi, IbarakiUtsunomiya, TochigiMaebashi, GunmaChichibu, SaitamaNarita, ChibaTateyama, ChibaYokohama Minato Mirai 21, KanagawaYokosuka-Kurihama, KanagawaHiratsuka, KanagawaKitadaitō, OkinawaMinami Daito, OkinawaKabushiki gaishaRepresentative DirectorShin-Ei AnimationNJPW WorldTelasaJapan Cable TelevisionKanto regionMinatoNippon TelevisionTV TokyoNHK General TVFuji TelevisionNippon TVTBS TVSōichi ŌyaMinistry of Posts and TelecommunicationsNHK Educational TVNippon Cultural BroadcastingNippon Broadcasting SystemMainichi Broadcasting SystemKyushu Asahi BroadcastingAkihitoEmpress MichikocartoonsWolf Boy KenToei AnimationKenichiro MatsuokalicensingLaramieRawhideFuji TVNikkei, Inc.Asahi ShimbunKamen RiderMetal Hero SeriesSuper SentaitokusatsuUltra SeriesThe NikkeiKansai regionAsahi Broadcasting CorporationHimitsu Sentai GorengerKamen Rider StrongerLeonid Brezhnev1980 Summer OlympicsMoscowboycottingMori Building CompanyArk Hillseconomic bubbleTurnerCapital Cities/ABCABC NewsThe X-FilesKnight RiderIwate Asahi TelevisionRupert MurdochMasayoshi SonTokyo Stock ExchangeSanrioFIFA World CupDisneymascotZee Entertainment Enterprises LimitedKantana GroupThailandDances With WolvesUnforgivenTomatoUnderworldeyecatch