TV Tokyo Competitors

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation), Japan’s sole public broadcaster, introduced a radio service in 1925 and a television service in 1953. NHK is financed by the receiving fee paid by each household that owns a television set. This system enables the Corporation to maintain independence from any governmental and private organization, and ensures that the opinions of viewers and listeners are assigned top priority.

Founded in 1998, DMM.com Group has consistently provided a variety of content that fits the needs of consumers of the time. DMM.com Group provides over 40 different services including video streaming, FX, Eikaiwa, Games, Solar Energy and 3D printers. DMM.com, a comprehensive entertainment aggregation website, has over 29 million members. The company’s focus is not limited within the web service and smartphone apps and is involved wide ranges of business fields such as the business development of aquarium and football clubs.

WOWOW is Japan's leading premium pay TV broadcaster with over 2.6 million subscribers. It offers a variety of entertainment across 3 premium full-HD channels and a subscription streaming service, i.e. WOWOW Prime, WOWOW Live, WOWOW Cinema, and WOWOW Members On Demand, featuring movies, drama series, concerts, stage shows, live award events such as Academy, Grammy and Tony Awards, and top sports events from the NBA, La Liga Espanola, and Tennis Grand Slam.