Fuji TV

Fuji Television Network, Inc.
	株式会社フジテレビジョン
	Current Logo Original Logo
Type	Public
Industry	Information and Communication
Founded	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan; (18 November 1957, Fuji Television Network, Inc.)
Headquarters	2-4-8, Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Key People	Hisashi Hieda (Chairman/CEO); Chihiro Kameyama (President/COO)
Number of Employees	1,380
Parent	Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.
Subsidiaries	David Production, Inc.
Website	Official Website
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Fuji Television Network, Inc., commonly referred to as Fuji TV, is a Japanese television station based in Tokyo, Japan. It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station's current call sign is "JOCX-DTV". It is owned by Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., the holding company of the Fujisankei Communications Group.

Fuji TV operates three premium television stations, known collectively as "Fuji TV OneTwoNext", which are comprised of "Fuji TV One" (sports/variety), "Fuji TV Two" (drama/anime), and "Fuji TV Next" (live premium shows).

History

Fuji Television (富士テレビジョン) was founded on 18 November 1957 by several radio companies, including Nippon Broadcasting System and Nippon Cultural Broadcasting. The company's name was changed to Fuji TV (フジテレビ) in December 1958, just prior to commencing its first station broadcast on 01 March 1959. In June of that year, Fuji TV established a collaborative news network with Tokai TV, Kansai TV, and KBC Television. This network was eventually expanded and re-branded as the Fuji News Network (FNN) in October 1966 to facilitate the exchange of local news between stations, allowing them to be shared nationally. In conjunction with the FNN, and to supply uniform and organized network programming, Fuji TV established the Fuji Network System (FNS), a network comprised of 28 affiliate television stations across Japan. The company's first color program was broadcast in September 1964.

Fuji TV updated their corporate logo in April 1986, abandoning their original "Channel 8" logo and adopting the "Medama" logo used by the media conglomerate Fujisankei Communications Group.

On 10 March 1997, Fuji TV moved from their old headquarters in Kawadacho, Shinjuku, into a new building in Odaiba, Minato designed by the renowned Japanese architect Kenzō Tange. After several changes in the structure of the company in 2006, Fuji TV became Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., a certified broadcasting holding company under the media conglomerate Fujisankei Communications Group, and the Fuji Television Network, Inc. was founded to oversee the company's broadcasting business interests.

On 01 December 2003 at 11:00am, Fuji TV began broadcasting their digital terrestrial station "JOCX-DTV".

Dragon Ball

Fuji TV is one of the main property holders of the Dragon Ball franchise and is the television station responsible for broadcasting the franchise's various animated works. Producers from Fuji TV are directly involved in the planning and development stages of the series' various animated productions, including television episodes, feature presentations, and theatrical films. Overall, the company is more-so involved in the business aspect of the franchise.

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References

↑ "Corporate Profile" (February 2015). Fuji Television Network, Inc. Retrieved: 22 March 2015.

[employees-1] "Corporate Profile" (February 2015). Fuji Television Network, Inc. Retrieved: 22 March 2015.

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