COMPANY PROFILE

Company name NHK Global Media Services, Inc.
Address 9-2 Kamiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo, JAPAN.  150-0047
Tel. 03-3481-1191
FAX  03-3481-1195
Date of establishment 1 April 2009 from the amalgamation of
NHK Joho Network, Inc. (est. Sept. 1989)
and Japan Teletex Co. Ltd. (est. Nov. 1985)
Capital ¥435 million
President & CEO Takayuki Fujimori
No. of employees 348 (2012)
Annual turnover ¥20.4 billion (2011)

as of july 1, 2012

BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

  1. Development, planning, production, purchase, and distribution of news, sports, and information programs on behalf of NHK.
  2. Gathering of news and information on behalf of NHK, exchange of news and information with organizations outside NHK.
  3. Production of screen captions and datacasts on behalf of NHK.
  4. Relays, gathering and distribution of images via satellite and other networks; translation/simultaneous interpreting; development, surveys, planning and provision of related services.
  5. Development, planning, production, purchase of news, sports, and information programs; planning and running of program-related events.
  6. Development, planning, and production of video, audio, and text for sales and distribution via the Internet, mobile phones, and other media.
  7. Surveys, research, and consulting on harnessing information and the media.
  8. Acquisition, management, and sales of copyright involving the abovementioned services.
  9. Telecommunications for NHK and other entities.
  10. All other necessary tasks associated with the abovementioned activities.
Stockholders NHK
NHK Enterprises,Inc.
NHK Publishing Co., Ltd.
NHK Media Technology, Inc.
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
Mizuho Research Institute NHK Art Inc.
NHK Art Inc.
NHK Educational Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
NHK Culture Center
NHK Integrated Technology, Inc.
Main banks Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Major investors NHK Enterprises, Inc
NHK Educational Corporation
Japan International Broadcasting, Inc.
NHK Plannet, Inc.
NHK Promotions
NHK Art Inc.
NHK Media Technology, Inc.
NHK Publishing Co., Ltd.
NHK Business Create
NHK Culture Center
NHK Cosmomedia America, Inc．
NHK Cosmomedia (Europe) Limited