Agreements reached under this partnership
Capital and Business Alliance- 1
Strengthening the ability to create and distribute original content with global competitiveness through the establishment of a joint venture
- 2
Integrating the Group's video content with the U-NEXT HOLDINGS Group's music service with video distribution functionality for stores (BGV) and its commercial karaoke service, JOYSOUND
- 3
Leveraging the Group's domestic business base and the U-NEXT HOLDINGS Group's broad and diverse customer base across stores and facilities, and collaborating through its financial, real estate and global businesses
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This indicates whether the companies will do more than work together, such as holding each other’s shares or seconding personnel (capital and business alliance).
The impact of this transaction on the Company's consolidated results is expected to be immaterial.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Name of alliance partner | U-NEXT HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. |
| Alliance partner's business activities | Content distribution; store and facility solutions; telecommunications and energy; and financial, real estate and global businesses |
| Alliance partner's location | Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo |
| Alliance partner's capital | ¥99 million |
| Alliance partner's net sales | ¥390,408 million (fiscal year ended August 2025) |
| Alliance partner's operating income | ¥31,571 million (fiscal year ended August 2025) |
| Type of alliance | Capital and Business Alliance |
| Details of the alliance | Strengthening the ability to create and distribute original content with global competitiveness through the establishment of a joint venture, Integrating the Group's video content with the U-NEXT HOLDINGS Group's music service with video distribution functionality for stores (BGV) and its commercial karaoke service, JOYSOUND, Leveraging the Group's domestic business base and the U-NEXT HOLDINGS Group's broad and diverse customer base across stores and facilities, and collaborating through its financial, real estate and global businesses |
| Number of shares acquired | 11,627,900 shares, representing 6.45% of total shares issued |
| Acquisition price | ¥19,999,988,000 |
| Shareholding ratio | 1.58% → 8.03% |
| Dispatch of directors and officers | TBS Television, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, has dispatched 1 director to U-NEXT. |
| Date of board resolution | 26 June 2026 |
| Contract Date | 26 June 2026 |
| Share Acquisition Date and Payment Date | 3 July 2026 (予定) |
| Impact on Business Performance | The impact of this transaction on the Company's consolidated results is expected to be immaterial. |
Items this document does not state (7)
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.The aim is to combine TBS's content production capabilities with the U-NEXT HOLDINGS Group's distribution platform, network of overseas partners, and customer base spanning stores and facilities to enhance the ability to create and distribute original content and establish a framework for collaboration in areas beyond content.