Yomiuri Chukyo FS Broadcasting Holdings
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 Headquarters in Minato, Tokyo | |
Native name | 読売中京FSホールディングス株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Yomiuri Chūkyō FS hōrudingusu kabushiki-gaisha |
| Company type | Private KK |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | April 1, 2025 |
| Headquarters | Shiodome, , Japan |
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| Services | Television broadcasting |
| Owner | Nippon Television Holdings (20%) The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings (15%) |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | www |
Yomiuri Chukyo FS Broadcasting Holdings Corporation (読売中京FSホールディングス株式会社, Yomiuri Chūkyō FS hōrudingusu kabushiki-gaisha, FYCS) is a Japanese media holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. The company consists of four television broadcasters affiliated with the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System these being: Osaka-based Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation in the Kansai region, Nagoya-based Chūkyō Television Broadcasting in the Chukyo Metropolitan Area, Fukuoka Broadcasting System in Fukuoka Prefecture and The Sapporo Television Broadcasting (including STVradio) in Hokkaido. The company was formed on April 1, 2025 with the merger of Yomiuri TV, Chukyo TV, FBS and STV, marking the second holding company to be formed via a stock transfer, the first being TV Tokyo Holdings with its operations, including its corporate functions being intact, rather than a full restructuring of either four broadcasters.[1] The company is partially controlled by Nippon Television Holdings, which owns 20% of the company's shares.
History
[edit]On November 29, 2024, NTVHD announced that four NNN/NNS affiliates, Yomiuri TV, Chukyo TV, FBS and STV would form a holding company with the purpose of its formation being that the broadcasters have cooperated in the past on multiple projects as well as media diversification. NTVHD would own a 20% stake in the company while the company's president Akira Ishizawa would step down from NTV and NTVHD on January of the following year to become president of FYCS.[2] On December 24th of that year, the merger was approved by the four broadcasters' shareholders.[3] On March 7, 2025, the Radio Regulatory Council submitted a report approving the establishment of FYCS.[4] Four days later, the companies received certification from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and received establishment approval.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "読売中京ＦＳホールディングス発足のお知らせ". Yomiuri Chukyo FS Broadcasting Holdings (in Japanese). 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Announcement regarding the Business Integration of Four NTV-Affiliated Core Stations through the Establishment of a Joint Holding Company (Joint Stock Transfer)" (PDF). Nippon Television Holdings. 2024-11-29. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "日テレ系4社の統合承認 各社が株主総会". Kyodo (in Japanese). 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "日テレ系4社の統合認定 総務相の諮問機関". Kyodo (in Japanese). 2025-03-07. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "New Yomiuri Group Company Certified as Holding Firm for 4 Broadcasters in NTV Network, Raising Hopes for Better Content". The JapanNews. 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-04-01.