BS Yoshimoto

BS Yoshimoto
TypeSatellite television network
CountryJapan
HeadquartersChūō, Osaka
Programming
LanguageJapanese
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Ownership
OwnerBS Yoshimoto Co., Ltd.
History
Launched21 March 2022 (2022-03-21)
Links
Websitewww.bsy.co.jp (in Japanese)

BS Yoshimoto is a Japanese satellite television channel owned by BS Yoshimoto Co., Inc., a company owned by Yoshimoto Kogyo. Unlike other nationwide satellite channels, the channel is based in Osaka. Its programming consists on general entertainment, though it also airs some sports.

History

The operating company behind BS Yoshimoto was originally set up in 2014 to operate Kawaiian TV, a channel specialized in Japanese idol-related programming. The channel opened on December 1, 2014, on the SKY PerfecTV! premium service and on online platforms.[1] The original channel closed on November 30, 2019. In the wake of this decision, the company requested the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to issue a change to the license, leaving paid satellite television and becoming a free-to-air channel on the BS (broadcasting satellite) service, under the tentative name Yoshimoto Channel.[2][3] The former company was based in Naha, in Okinawa, but moved to Tokyo on February 28, 2020. In March 2021, the licensee moved its corporate headquarters from Shinjuku in Tokyo to Osaka's Chuo Ward.[4]

On October 29, 2021, Yoshimoto Kogyo announced the launch of the channel for March 21, 2022, under the name BS Yoshimoto, and on BS channel 265.[5] The channel was also using the corporate parent's Regional Revitalization project, where the company cooperated with local authorities in all 47 prefectures. At launch time, the channel would air programs offering "hints for regionalization and problem solving".[6] Initially, the channel was supposed to be a hybrid channel, with some programs airing behind a subscription, but ultimately it was decided to make all of the content of the channel free-to-view.[7][8]

Test broadcasts began on March 9, 2022,[9] while regular broadcasts began at 12pm on March 21, 2022, simultaneously from both its new control room in Osaka[10] and at the Sumida Media Lab in Tokyo.[11] From April 1, Yuka Akama and Miki Satake were appointed as presenters.[12]

On March 21, 2023, Koji Higashino was appointed as the channel's director of publicity.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 吉本興業、アイドル専門CH開局 - ORICON STYLE, retrieved 29 June 2026
  2. ↑ Akira Nakabayashi (9 September 2019). "BSの新規4チャンネルを総務省が認定。吉本やディズニーなど放送開始へ". AV Watch. AV Watch. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "BS放送に係る衛星基幹放送の業務の認定証の交付". 総務省情報流通行政局 衛星・地域放送課. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "BSよしもと株式会社の情報". 国税庁法人番号公表サイト. National Tax Agency Corporate Number Publication Site. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "BSよしもと 2022年3月21日（月・祝）開局のお知らせ". Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "「BSよしもと」にチャンネル名決定 「地方創生」コンセプトに22年3月21日開局". Sponichi Annex. 株式会社スポーツニッポン新聞社. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  7. ↑ 情報流通行政局 衛星・地域放送課. "衛星基幹放送（BS放送）に関する新規参入等について" (PDF). Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. p. 2. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "吉本興業、来年3月21日にBS放送局を開局 チャンネル名称は「BSよしもと」に決定 視聴料は無料". スポーツ報知. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "BS新3チャンネルが試験電波発射開始。9日午前5時から". AV Watch (in Japanese). March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  10. ↑ "東野幸治がBSよしもと開局を悲観 3か月後に「岡本社長が土下座」と予想". 東京スポーツ. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "学校法人電子学園がiU・日本電子専門学校の新たな教育研究拠点『すみだメディアラボ』を開設". iU 情報経営イノベーション専門職大学. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "３月開局「BSよしもと」赤間有華アナ、４時間生放送帯番組も「時間感じさせないほど楽しい」 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  13. ↑ 東野幸治「BSよしもと宣伝局長」に就任「さんまさんと同格になりました!」 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ
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