TBS Holdings

TBS Holdings, Inc., formerly Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc., is a Japanese media and licensed broadcasting holding company. It is the parent company of the television network TBS Television and radio network TBS Radio. It has a 28-affiliate television network called Japan News Network, as well as a 34-affiliate radio network called Japan Radio Network.

TBS Holdings, Inc.
TBS, TBSHD
Native name
株式会社TBSホールディングス
Kabushiki gaisha TBS Hōrudingusu
Formerly
  • Radio Tokyo
  • Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. (株式会社東京放送) until end of FY 2008
  • Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. (2009–2020)
Company typePublic KK
TYO: 9401
Industry
Founded17 May 1951 (1951-05-17) in Tokyo, Japan
HeadquartersTBS Broadcasting Center, Akasaka 5-chome, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Services
Revenue¥342,754 million (consolidated, March 2011)
¥7,705 million (consolidated, March 2011)
¥103 million (consolidated, March 2011)
Total assets¥593,023 million (consolidated, March 2011)
Total equity¥344,658 million (consolidated, March 2011)
OwnerMTBJ investment trusts (10.4%; 5.3% managed for Dentsu (largest shareholder))
MBS Media Holdings (5%)
SMBC (3.2%)
Mitsui Fudosan (3.1%)
NTT (3.1%)
Number of employees
5,271
Subsidiaries
List
Websitehttp://www.tbsholdings.co.jp/

TBS produced the game show Takeshi's Castle and has also broadcast the Ultra Series programs and Sasuke (Ninja Warrior), whose format would inspire similar programs outside Japan.

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