Nagoya Broadcasting Network

What Nagoya Broadcasting Network does

Nagoya Broadcasting Network (名古屋テレビ放送 / Me~Teru) is a private Japanese regional commercial television broadcaster founded on September 6, 1961, with broadcasting operations commencing on April 1, 1962. The company is headquartered in Nagoya's Tachibana district and operates as an affiliate of TV Asahi's All-Nippon News Network (ANN), serving the Tokai region covering Aichi, Gifu, and Mie prefectures. It runs a traditional commercial broadcasting business with revenue generated primarily through advertising — spot commercials, program sponsorship, and time sales. The company employs 266 staff (as of April 1, 2025) and maintains a network of branch offices across Tokyo, Osaka, Gifu, Tsu, and Toyohashi, alongside six wholly-owned subsidiaries covering imaging (Nagoya Television Eizo), business services (Nagoya TV Business), ventures (Nagoya TV Ventures), digital content (Nagoya TV Next), real estate (Central Park), and trust/holding activities (Trustridge).

The company's core technology centers on terrestrial digital TV broadcasting infrastructure supplemented by an internet-connected TV viewer data collection system that captures viewing time, IP addresses, device identifiers, postal codes, and software information for audience measurement, program improvement, and advertising purposes, with data stored in Japan over an 18-month retention window. Its product portfolio includes flagship news and information programs (Dode / ドデスカ！ and Dode Plus / ドデスカ＋), the Locipo free video streaming platform, the Urfy (Wolfy) branded mobile app and horoscope service, and distribution through TVer for catch-up viewing. Recent technical investments include AI-powered editing systems for converting broadcast content into streaming-format assets, AI announcer voices deployed in news and variety programming, and multilingual AI-generated emergency evacuation announcements for disaster reporting.

Nagoya Television Broadcasting's go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via over-the-air regional broadcast, with B2B advertising sales as the primary monetization engine. The station markets itself across its official website (nagoyatv.com), the Locipo streaming platform, YouTube, X (Twitter), LINE, and TikTok, plus the Urfy branded app for viewer engagement. Revenue diversification is pursued through the six group subsidiaries, including venture investments via Nagoya TV Ventures. Organizational restructuring in July 2025 and the announced absorption merger of FIELDSTYLE Co., Ltd. in June 2026 indicate active group consolidation aimed at broadening the business beyond core terrestrial broadcasting.

Name

Nagoya Broadcasting Network

Legal name

Nagoya Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (名古屋テレビ放送株式会社)

Website

https://nagoyatv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Nagoya Broadcasting Network (Me~Teru) is a private Japanese regional TV broadcaster affiliated with TV Asahi's ANN. It serves the Tokai region (Aichi, Gifu, Mie prefectures) with local news, weather, sports, and entertainment programming, plus digital streaming via the Locipo platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Television Broadcasting

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro primary industry

Network-Affiliated Local TV Stations (ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX/CW/Telemundo/Univision, etc.) (MPABACAE)

Keywords

• Regional television broadcasting
• Local news coverage
• Weather forecasting
• Sports broadcasting
• Entertainment programming

Headquarters

HQ city

Nagoya

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Television Broadcasting & Advertising: Operates a traditional commercial TV broadcasting business. Revenue is generated primarily through advertising (spot commercials, program sponsorship, time sales) during broadcast programming. The company is a TV Asahi ANN affiliate station serving the Tokai region.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nagoya Broadcasting Network is a regional commercial television broadcaster (Me~Teru) that produces and airs local news, weather, sports, variety shows, dramas, anime, documentaries, and disaster/emergency broadcasts over terrestrial digital TV channel 6 across the Tokai region (Aichi, Gifu, Mie). Its content is also distributed digitally via the Locipo free streaming platform, TVer catch-up service, an official smartphone app, and social media channels. The business monetizes primarily through spot commercials, program sponsorships, and advertising time sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Locipo: Video streaming platform offering free video content including original programming, news, variety shows, and live event streaming
• Ulfi (ウルフィ)
• Ulfi App (ウルフィアプリ)
• Dodesuka! (ドデスカ！)
• Dodesuka Plus (ドデスカ＋)

Products and services

• Locipo Free Streaming Platform A free ad-supported video streaming and distribution platform operated by Nagoya Broadcasting Network for general viewers. It offers live streaming of local events, playlists of original programs, on-demand access to broadcast content, and catch-up viewing of Me~Teru programs.
• Dodesuka! (ドデスカ！) Morning News Program Nagoya Broadcasting Network's flagship weekday morning news and information program, airing Monday through Friday 6:00–8:00 and Saturdays 6:30–7:55. It delivers local Tokai-region news, weather forecasts, sports, traffic, and lifestyle content to viewers in Aichi, Gifu, and Mie. In fiscal year 2025 it achieved the #1 household rating in its time slot for the first time.
• Dodesuka Plus (ドデスカ＋) Afternoon News Program The station's weekday afternoon and evening news and information program, airing Monday through Friday 15:40–19:00 plus Thursday late-night at 0:20. It delivers local news, weather, the 'Machi 10' area rankings segment, the 'Nagotsu Tai Sakusen' local expertise segment, and the 'Jimo Supo' local sports segment.
• Urfy App (ウルフィアプリ) Official Nagoya Broadcasting Network smartphone application providing news, weather, program information, and interactive features such as 'Urfy 3-Select' quizzes for the Dodesuka Plus audience. The app integrates the station's Urfy mascot branding for viewer engagement.
• Urfy Horoscope (ウルフィ星座占い) A fortune-telling and horoscope service branded with the station's mascot character Urfy (Wolfy). Available via the dedicated mobile app and web page for general consumer audiences.
• Urfy Caravan (ウルフィキャラバン) A mobile-based activity and event initiative featuring the Urfy mascot character that engages audiences at community events and locations. Functions as a branded promotional campaign and on-the-ground audience activation effort.

Quantifiable outcome

• ドデスカ！ achieved the #1 rating in its morning time slot for fiscal year 2025 (史上初の同時間帯での視聴率トップ)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TV Asahi (テレビ朝日)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• BS Asahi (株式会社BS朝日)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Asahi Broadcasting Television (朝日放送テレビ株式会社)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Other ANN Affiliate Stations (系列局)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Nagoya Television Business (株式会社名古屋テレビ事業)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
• Nagoya Television Eizo (株式会社名古屋テレビ映像)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
• Central Park (株式会社セントラルパーク)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
• Nagoya TV Next (名古屋テレビネクスト株式会社)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
• Trustridge (株式会社トラストリッジ)minorOthers
• Fieldstyle K.K. (FIELDSTYLE株式会社)minorOthers
• Nagoya University (名古屋大学)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Nanzan University (南山大学)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Asahi Shimbun (朝日新聞社)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner
• JIM BEAM (Japan) — JIM BEAM SUMMER FES 2026minorGTM or Marketing Partner

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tokai Television Broadcasting (THK): Direct regional competitor operating in the same Tokai (Aichi/Gifu/Mie) broadcast market as an independent station, providing similar local news, weather, and entertainment programming and competing head-to-head for the same local ad budget and viewer attention.
• Chukyo Television Broadcasting (CTV): Another Tokai-region commercial broadcaster, equally local to Nagoya/Aichi and competing in news, sports, and entertainment. Closely comparable in scale, audience target, and ad-funded business model.
• CBC Television (Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting): Tokai-region commercial broadcaster headquartered in Nagoya and one of the three primary local competitors to Me~Teru. Same geography, same ad-driven model, same target consumer.
• Hiroshima Home Television (HOME): ANN-affiliated regional broadcaster serving the Hiroshima market with an analogous local news/sports/entertainment mix and network-affiliate operating model — highly structurally comparable despite different geography.
• TV Osaka (TVO): ANN-network affiliate serving the Kansai region; operates the same affiliate-station business model, programming mix, and multi-platform distribution as Me~Teru, providing a strong structural and operational comparable.

Broad incumbents

• TV Asahi (テレビ朝日): National network of which Nagoya Broadcasting Network is an ANN affiliate; sets the affiliate relationship, feeds network programming, and defines the strategic context against which the regional broadcaster competes.
• Fuji Television (フジテレビ): Larger commercial national broadcaster operating outside the ANN network; useful comparable for Japanese ad-supported terrestrial broadcasting economics, declining linear audiences, and digital catch-up strategy.

Others

• TVer Inc. Free, ad-supported catch-up streaming joint venture of major Japanese broadcasters including ANN affiliates; a key digital distribution channel for Me~Teru's programs and a structural enabler of streaming-side monetization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/nagoyatv_6ch
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MeiteleCH
• Instagramtiktok.com/@nagoyatv_6ch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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