Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation
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Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation
©ABC Aug 2021
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Corporate Profile
Company Name Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings
Corporation
Representative Director
and President
Susumu Okinaka
Date of Establishment March 15,1951
Capital 5,299,800,000 yen
Business Certified broadcasting holding company
Head Office 1-1-30 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka
553-8503
Tokyo Office 18F NIPPON LIFE HAMAMATSUCHO
CREA TOWER, 2-3-1 Hamamatsucho,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0013
Fiscal 2021 signals the start of our new medium-term management strategy, NEW HOPE. We
refer to this plan as a medium-term management strategy, focusing on group growth strategy,
rather than a medium-term management plan, which focuses on financial planning. In this way, we
expect to respond to our environment, which changes more dramatically and rapidly every year, as
well as to such uncertainties as represented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Under this NEW HOPE, the ABC Group continues to evolve as a dynamic and creative corporate
organization, adapting to social change and contributing to the development of society. In pursuit
of this philosophy, we have envisioned ourselves Creating and Delivering New Happiness. We will
identify more closely with people, considering their happiness as we continue to create and deliver
content and services that enrich lives. The ABC Group wants more people to feel happiness, and
for each person to find their own individual happiness. This is exactly the value defined as New
Happiness that we want to create.
We have identified priority targets for the group to help us provide this type of value, and our
strategies address our business domains, divided into three categories: Broadcasting, Content,
and Lifestyle. By achieving our targets in each business, we aim to achieve group consolidated
sales of 100 billion yen by fiscal 2025.
Message from the PresidentI want to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support of the ABC Group.
Since last year, the spread of COVID-19 and variant strains has continued to be a severe challenge. As a result, the Japanese advertising
market experienced negative growth for the first time since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, contracting to 88.8% of the prior year and
marking the second-largest drop next to the 2009 Lehman Shock. Our group was affected deeply by this situation, and our financial
performance showed an unfortunate decrease in revenue and profit compared to the prior fiscal year. Having said that, we experienced a
significant recovery during the second half of the year, and we believe we limited profit declines to the minimum.
NEW HOPE is the title of our strategy. This title reflects our hope as a
guidepost for the group to move forward and a new hope envisioning our
group after we have grown and achieved our targets. It will not be an easy
road, but we will advance together as a united group, continuing to grow as we
strive to achieve our goals.
We ask for your continued understanding and support of the ABC Group.
More importantly, we pray for your good health and happiness.
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Corporate History
1951 Asahi Broadcasting Corporation established
Commences radio broadcasting
1956 Commences TV broadcasting
1961 Listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange Second Section
1985 ABC Golf Club opens
1990 Sky A (Satellite ABC), a CS (communications satellite) TV station established
2003 Commences digital TV broadcasting
2008 Moves into newly constructed broadcasting center
2011 Shifts completely from analog to digital terrestrial TV broadcasting
2013 Moved to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Second Section due to market
integration
2014 Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section
2018 Transition to a certified broadcasting holding company and changes of name
to the Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation
Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation and Asahi Radio Broadcasting
Corporation commences operations
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ABC Group Structure(As of August 2021)
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Broadcasting/Content
List of Group Companies (As of August 2021)
(2021年1月現在)
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OtherLifestyle
Management of corporate venture capital
List of Group Companies(As of August 2021)
ABC Group Business Domains
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To grow as a comprehensive content business group, the company
has divided its business domains into three new categories
Broadcasting Business
Gain primary earnings of
advertising revenue by
using broadcasting to
deliver high-quality
programs and trusted
information to viewers and
listeners
Monetize content by creating
high-quality content and
intellectual property (e.g.
videos and events) and
developing these with a
multifaceted approach
Generate revenue by
leveraging broadcasting and
content capabilities, enriching
people's lives and providing
services contributing to
communities and society
Strengthen capabilities
in content creation and
design
Plan experience
opportunities and
strengthen sales
capability
Improve and leverage
broadcast value
Content Business Lifestyle Business(Housing, golf, at-home shopping, etc.)
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Broadcasting
Content
Lifestyle
FY2021 (forecast) By FY2025
ABC Group Business Domains
BroadcastingContent
Lifestyle
Achieve consolidated sales of 100 billion yen by FY2025
Consolidated Sales ¥82.0 billion
Operating Income ¥2.3 billion
Ordinary Income ¥2.5 billion
Consolidated Sales ¥100 billion
Operating Income ¥5.7 billion
Ordinary Income ¥6.0 billion
ABC Group CSR Basic Policy
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SDGs Targets Related to Each Action Guideline Activity
For tomorrow’s adults For tomorrow’s lifestyles For tomorrow’s culture
By fulfilling our responsibilities
as a media outlet, we hand over
a better society to the children.
By respecting the global
environment and human activity,
we relay information on
protecting lives and lifestyles.
By upholding the time-honored
culture of the Kansai region, we
help to further develop and
enrich the local culture.
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Information and Initiatives, Minna no Ki
(Trees for Everyone), Recycling
Promotions, Solar Power Generation,
etc.
News and Information, ABC's
School Outreach Project, TABLE
FOR TWO, Anchor Personality
Visits to Welfare Facilities, etc.
Community Cultural Support Events,
Cultural Asset Programs, Mecenat
Activities, Health and Sports Culture
Support, etc.
Through the ABC Group’s ever-evolving variety of content, we strive to create a
happier and more enriched tomorrow.
The ABC Group Joins the SDG Media Compact
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In August 2020, the group joined the
SDG Media Compact, an initiative of
the United Nations that calls on media
organizations around the world to
participate in the effort to achieve the
SDGs.
Through the various business
activities of our group companies, we
do our utmost to achieve the
important goals established by the
United Nations and to fulfill our social
responsibility as a media company.
ABC Group Environmental Policy
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Asahi Television Broadcasting
Corporation
ANN’s TV Network
TV Asahi
Corporation
21.59 million people
10.18 million households
43.61 million people
20.92 million households
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*ANN(All-Nippon News Network)
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Overview of ABC TV Business
ABC TV produces many programs for nationwide
broadcast that constantly achieve high viewer ratings
including In the middle of nowhere and Celebrity
Knowledge Check. Welcome, Newlyweds! is a long-
running program we produce that has been popular with
viewers for more than fifty years. And the Precure
animated series is very popular among children
throughout Japan. As for single programs, Nettoh
Koshien, M-1 Grand Prix and Who is a real celebrity? are
highly acclaimed, while expanding digitalization and other
services to improve revenue.
In the middle of nowhere
(The original title: ポツンと一軒家)
Welcome, Newlyweds!
(The original title: 新婚さんいらっしゃい!)
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Our programs deeply rooted in our
broadcasting area are also very popular. Our
two weekday morning show Ohayo Asahi
Desu, consistently records high ratings. They
help solidify ABC TV as the top provider of
morning programming in our broadcast area.
In addition, Detective Knight Scoop, Aiseki
Shokudo and our other late night variety
programs are highly acclaimed, while TVer
and other program streams enjoy popularity.
Ohayo Asahi Desu
Overview of ABC TV Business
(The original title: おはよう朝日です)
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With a motto of fair and unbiased reporting,
we at ABC TV broadcast accurate and timely
news and informational programs. Our
evening local news programs and nighttime
network news programs are popular among
viewers due to their reliability. ABC TV is part
of the All Nippon News Network (ANN),
which has ten overseas bureaus. ABC TV
operates two of them in Paris and Shanghai,
and they provide ANN with the latest news
from Europe and Asia.
CAST
Overview of ABC TV Business
ABC Radio Area Data
20.85 million people
9.65 million households
10.35 million motorcars(Within the market area of 5mv respectively)
AM 1008kHz
FM 93.3MHz
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The Asahi Broadcasting Group first started in November
1951 as a radio station. ABC Radio now broadcasts a wide
variety of programs to the local Kansai region that aims to
maintain close ties with our listeners. One of them, Ohayo
Personality Dojo Yozo Desu, a long-running morning
program, will soon celebrate its 45th year on air. As ABC
Radio’s leading and most recognizable program, it boasts a
firm listener base among all ages and genders.
Ura No Ura Made Urakawa Desu (Urakawa Behind the
Scenes) features ABC TV anchor Yasuyuki Urakawa, well
known for Ohayo Asahi Desu, Cast, and other ABC TV
shows. The new show covers news, sports, entertainment
news, and music, with a daily changing cast of unique co-
hosts, highlighting the news and the stories behind the
news.
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Ura No Ura Made Urakawa Desu
(The original title: ウラのウラまで浦川です)
Overview of ABC Radio Business
Ohayo Personality Dojo Yozo Desu
(The original title: おはようパーソナリティ道上洋三です)
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ABC Group Content Development
Terrestrial TV broadcasting + α
▶ M-1 Grand Prix Highly popular among comedy fans.
Available via YouTube, Live Viewing,
virtual reality, and other content formats.
▶ DRAGON CHEF 2021
Preliminaries and finals broadcast on YouTube and
ABEMA. On the day of finals, we conducted a quiz in
collaboration with SmartNews, Inc. in connection with
program content.
Developed jointly
with a major US
production company
aiming for overseas
format sales. Won
Best Comedy
Format in a
worldwide contest.
Overseas Development
▶ The Secret Gameshow▶ ONNELA
Social Media Development
Information site offering a collection of short
videos useful in everyday life. Content broadcast
on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media
platforms.
YouTube Official Channels
- Launched sub-channels, including Toraban
Channel, News and Cast Special Feature
Channel, Travel Salad Channel, and more.
Redesigned the M-1 Grand Prix Channel.
- Original channels Occult Club and Bukapi
have earned more than 340,000 subscribers in
total. (as of July 2021)
Now exceeding a total of 1.07 million
followers across all platforms. High
expectations for new sponsorship
revenues.
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Award Project/Program Company
2020 JBA Awards
Best Type Ⅱ, Radio CM Div. Itoham Pole Wiener/Long-Seller ABC Radio
OutstandingTelevision Entertainment
Program, Program Div.
M-1 Another Story
- The Endless Manzai Life -ABC TV
OutstandingTelevision Documentary &
News Feature, Program Div. The Happy Village ABC TV
Outstanding
Broadcasting for Public
Interest, Special
Commendation Div.
Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
Archive ProjectABC TV
Galaxy Award
(FY2020)
Galaxy Awards for
outstanding
programs
Journalism DivisionSeries related to elderly care of
disabled childrenABC TV
Galaxy Awards for
programs highly
recommended
CM (Radio CM)CHUOKEN Corporate CM
"Choose Our King" Ver.ABC Radio
The 2021 International
Format Awards Best Comedy Format The Secret Gameshow ABC TV
TVer Awards 2020 TVer Special Award Aiseki Shokudo ABC TV
28th Sakata
Memorial
Journalism Award
(2020)
Exclusives,
Investigative Reporting
Sakata Memorial Journalism
Award
Series related to elderly care of
disabled childrenABC TV
International
Interchange,
International
Contribution Reporting
Sakata Memorial Journalism
Award, Special Award Children Born in War ABC TV
Major Awards Received by Group Companies (2020-2021)