Warner Bros. Discovery Japan

Warner Bros. Discovery Japan K.K. (Japanese: ワーナー ブラザーズ ディスカバリー株式会社, romanized: Wānā Burazāzu Disukabarī Kabushiki-gaisha), formerly Turner Japan K.K. (Japanese: ターナージャパン株式会社, romanized: Tānā Japan Kabushiki-gaisha), is a Japanese commercial television broadcasting company operated as a part of Warner Bros. Discovery through its International division.[3]

Warner Bros. Discovery Japan[1]
Native name
ワーナー ブラザーズ ディスカバリー株式会社
Wānā Burazāzu Disukabarī Kabushiki-gaisha
FormerlyJapan Entertainment Network (1997–2013)
Turner Japan (2013–2022)
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
PredecessorDiscovery Japan
Founded8 May 1997 (1997-05-08)
FounderTime Warner
Itochu
Headquarters
Japan
Area served
Japan
Key people
Kōki Takahashi (CEO)
Tom Perry (CEO/General Manager)
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery International
ParentWarner Bros. Discovery Asia-Pacific
DivisionsDiscovery Japan Creative Lab[2]

History

The company was originally established as Japan Entertainment Network K.K. (Japanese: 株式会社ジャパン・エンターテイメント・ネットワーク, romanized: Kabushiki-gaisha Japan Entāteimento Nettowāku) on 8 May 1997, as a joint venture between Itochu and Time Warner (later known as WarnerMedia). On 1 September 1997, the company launched the Japanese version of Cartoon Network on PerfecTV (a forerunner to what is now Sky PerfecTV Premium Service). The company officially renamed itself as Turner Japan K.K. on 1 April 2013.

In July 2009, the company acquired Japan Image Communications Co., Ltd. (JIC), which owned Mondo TV and Tabi Channel, from Secom, Fuji Xerox and Hikari Tsushin, Inc.. On 1 January 2014, JIC was merged into Turner Japan.

On 30 January 2018, Turner Japan launched three new channels, Boomerang (a spin off channel to Cartoon Network), Tabi Tele (a spin off to Tabi Channel) and Mondo Mah-jong TV (a spin off to Mondo TV), on NTT Docomo's DTV Channel OTT multichannel television platform.[4] The channels were closed down on 31 March 2022 with DTV Channel's termination of service.

TV channels

Defunct channels
  • Boomerang
  • Mondo Mah-jong TV
  • Tabi Tele

References
  1. "Warner Bros. Discovery JapanJobs | Work in Japan · Jobs with International Companies · Jobs that Use English · CareerCross". CareerCross. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. "Discovery Japan Creative Lab | LinkedIn". jp.linkedin.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. "Warner Bros. Discovery JapanJobs | Work in Japan · Jobs with International Companies · Jobs that Use English · CareerCross". CareerCross. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. "Turner Japan Launches Three New Brands on DTV Channel" (Press release). Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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