Turner Japan

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.

Turner Japan K.K.
Native name
ターナージャパン株式会社
Tānā Japan Kabushiki-gaisha
FormerlyJapan Entertainment Network K.K. (1997–2013)
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
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

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.[1] 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. "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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