Development of News Pass through Collaboration with KDDI
First written in FY2016. 10 of 21 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Gunosy moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2025.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Softened".
- FY2026SoftenedAnnual report
「We have agreed to terminate the business partnership agreement with KDDI Corporation concerning au Service Today as of 31 March 2027.」
The company changed its policy regarding the previous framework of using apps operated in partnership with KDDI as a growth driver, deciding to terminate the business partnership at the end of March 2027. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, the information curation services provided by our group, Gunosy, NewsPass (the former service name; hereinafter, NewsLight), and au Service Today, are」
NewsPass, the service operated in partnership with KDDI, is classified under its former service name and described under its current name, NewsLight. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「For NewsPass and au Service Today, the apps operated in partnership with KDDI Corporation, we will focus on product improvements to increase usage among au users.」
The company continues to improve its apps operated in partnership with KDDI to increase usage among au users. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in its existing media business, our group is focusing on improving Gunosy's profitability and achieving growth through closer collaboration with KDDI Corporation for the au Service Today and NewsPass apps operated in partnership with KDDI.」
The company continues to make improving Gunosy's profitability and achieving growth through closer collaboration with the apps operated in partnership with KDDI key initiatives. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in its existing media business, our group is focusing on improving Gunosy's profitability and achieving growth through closer collaboration with KDDI Corporation for the au Service Today and NewsPass apps operated in partnership with KDDI.」
The company continues to prioritize improving Gunosy's profitability and achieving growth through closer collaboration with the apps operated in partnership with KDDI. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「For NewsPass and au Service Today, the apps operated in partnership with KDDI Corporation, we will focus on product improvements to increase usage among au users.」
The company continues to prioritize product improvements to increase usage among au users for its apps operated in partnership with KDDI. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in its existing media business, our group is focusing on returning to growth by resuming advertising investment in Gunosy and achieving growth through closer collaboration with KDDI Corporation for the au Service Today and NewsPass apps operated in partnership with KDDI.」
The company continues to prioritize achieving growth through closer collaboration with KDDI for the au Service Today and NewsPass apps operated in partnership with KDDI. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in its existing media business, our group is focusing on returning to growth by resuming advertising investment in Gunosy and achieving growth through closer collaboration with KDDI Corporation for the au Service Today and NewsPass apps operated in partnership with KDDI.」
The company continues to prioritize achieving growth through closer collaboration with KDDI for the au Service Today and NewsPass apps operated in partnership with KDDI. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, in its existing media business, our group is focusing on returning to growth by resuming advertising investment in Gunosy and achieving growth through closer collaboration with KDDI Corporation for the au Service Today and NewsPass apps operated in partnership with KDDI.」
The company continues to prioritize achieving growth through closer collaboration with KDDI for the au Service Today and NewsPass apps operated in partnership with KDDI. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「As a new collaboration with KDDI Corporation, the Group relaunched au Service Today and began operating it thereafter, steadily increasing its active user base.」
The company expanded its collaboration with KDDI from NewsPass and other services to au Service Today and began operating the service following its relaunch. It is also stated that KDDI ceased to be an other affiliated company as of 26 March 2021. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「The share of advertising revenue distributed by mediba, Inc. (a subsidiary of KDDI Corporation) was ¥1,197 million.」
The company has continued its collaborative relationship and related transactions with the KDDI Group. - FY2018-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, during the second quarter of the current fiscal year, the Group began monetizing LUCRA, an information curation service for women launched in the previous fiscal year, for which the Group began providing services in the first quarter under its partnership with KDDI Corporation.」
LUCRA, which is covered by the partnership with KDDI, progressed to the stage of beginning monetization after the partnership commenced. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Like NewsPass, this partnership aims to expand the user base by leveraging KDDI Corporation's broad range of customer touchpoints.」
The company extended its collaboration with KDDI from NewsPass to LUCRA, aiming to expand the user base by leveraging KDDI's customer touchpoints. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「During the current consolidated fiscal year, our group launched the new information curation service NewsPass under its partnership with KDDI Corporation, steadily increased downloads (hereinafter, "DLs") and active users, and established a new source of revenue.」
The full-year results reconfirmed the provision of NewsPass under the partnership with KDDI, user growth, and its development into a source of revenue. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「During the third quarter of the current fiscal year, the Group actively rolled out promotional initiatives, including television commercials, for News Pass, its new information curation service launched in the first quarter under its partnership with KDDI Corporation.」
The company continued providing NewsPass under its partnership with KDDI and actively rolled out promotional initiatives, including television commercials. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, during the second quarter of the current fiscal year, the Group began monetizing News Pass, its new information curation service launched in the first quarter under its partnership with KDDI Corporation.」
NewsPass, launched under the partnership with KDDI, progressed from the user acquisition stage to the monetization stage. - FY2017-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this backdrop, during the first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, our group launched the new information curation service NewsPass under its partnership with KDDI Corporation. Our group aims to reach user segments that cannot be reached through television commercials and similar channels by leveraging KDDI Corporation's broad range of customer touchpoints. Following the service launch in line with this objective, downloads (hereinafter, "DLs") and active users have been building steadily.」
The company launched NewsPass under its partnership with KDDI and has been steadily building DLs and active users. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We agreed with KDDI Corporation to develop and operate a new media service for smartphones, and developed the new information curation service NewsPass.」
The company is developing a new information curation service against the backdrop of its capital and business alliance with KDDI.