Transition to a New Growth Stage Through Integration with USEN
First written in FY2016. 10 of 21 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-08-31.
- 2026-08-31AdvancedOther Disclosures
「As the global entertainment market shifts toward a cross-channel business model centered on IP that integrates production, distribution and experiences, the Group aims, through its strategic partnership with NBCUniversal, to maximize business value for both companies in the Japanese market and contribute to the global development of the content industry through collaboration that includes creating real-world experiences extending beyond video content.」
The Company has indicated collaboration involving real-world experiences, including joint marketing with Universal Studios Japan, events and member-exclusive benefits, in addition to video distribution, giving concrete form to a growth strategy that leverages its customer base. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Our group considers its diverse customer base, comprising B2B customers such as business establishments, medical institutions, hotels and small and medium-sized offices, as well as B2C customers reached through content distribution and telecommunications services, to be its greatest asset. In B2B, we are focusing on strengthening services that meet market needs and providing them on a one-stop basis to comprehensively address and support customers’ management challenges. In B2C, our key management priority is to deliver valuable experiences to more users by expanding our lineup and improving service quality, centered on “U-NEXT.”」
We have reaffirmed our policy of treating our diverse B2B and B2C customer base as our greatest asset, with one-stop B2B offerings and improvements to U-NEXT’s quality and lineup as key priorities. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In the B2B market, we are focusing on providing new services, including financial and real estate services, on a one-stop basis alongside our existing businesses to address and support customers’ management challenges. In the B2C market, our key management priority is to deliver valuable experiences to more customers by further improving quality and services, centered on “U-NEXT.”」
We have clarified our policy of using the post-integration customer base to pursue one-stop offerings, including financial and real estate services, in B2B while improving U-NEXT’s quality and services in B2C. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Six years have passed since the business integration of USEN Co., Ltd. and U-NEXT Co., Ltd. in December 2017. USEN remains the operating foundation for the group’s diverse businesses, while U-NEXT integrated its operations with Premium Platform Japan, Inc. and became the largest platform among domestic providers by building a strong user base and expanding its content offerings.」
The company states that, while maintaining the group’s foundation following the USEN integration, the integration of U-NEXT and PPJ made it the largest platform among domestic providers, giving concrete form to the transition to a new growth phase. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「We regard as the group’s greatest asset the diverse customers in the B2B market, including business establishments using our core Store Services business, hotels, hospitals, golf courses, and small and medium-sized offices, as well as customers in the B2C market, including video distribution and communications services.」
The company has reaffirmed its view that the post-integration customer base is the group’s greatest asset. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「While making maximum use of these assets, we are focusing on initiatives to further strengthen our position as a solutions provider that resolves diverse customer needs and challenges through a one-stop service across five segments, and as a platform provider for small and medium-sized businesses.」
The company has reaffirmed its positioning as a one-stop solutions provider and platform provider for small and medium-sized businesses across five segments, leveraging its customer base. - FY2021-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「To make maximum use of these assets, we are focusing on initiatives to further strengthen our position as a solutions provider that resolves diverse customer needs and challenges through a one-stop service across five segments, and as a platform provider for small and medium-sized businesses.」
In addition to its previous positioning as a one-stop solutions provider, the company has introduced the term “platform provider for small and medium-sized businesses,” redefining its target position across five segments. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「To make maximum use of these assets, we are focusing on initiatives to further strengthen our position as a solutions provider that resolves diverse customer needs and challenges through a one-stop service across five segments: Store Services, Communications, Business Systems, Content Distribution, and Energy.」
The company has reaffirmed its policy of positioning its customer base as its greatest asset and resolving customer challenges through a one-stop service across five segments. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the B2B market, we regard as the group’s greatest asset the various customers to whom we provide services, including business establishments using our core music distribution services, as well as hotels, hospitals, golf courses, and small and medium-sized offices. While making maximum use of these assets, we are focusing on initiatives to further strengthen our position as a solutions provider that resolves diverse customer needs and challenges through a one-stop service across six segments: Store Services, Communications, Business Systems, Content Distribution, Energy, and Media.」
The company has reiterated its policy of positioning its customer base as its greatest asset and resolving customer challenges through a one-stop service across six segments. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the B2B market, we regard as the group’s greatest asset the various customers to whom we provide services, including business establishments using our core music distribution services, as well as hotels, hospitals, golf courses, and small and medium-sized offices. While making maximum use of these assets, we are focusing on initiatives to further strengthen our position as a solutions provider that resolves diverse customer needs and challenges through a one-stop service across six segments: Store Services, Communications, Business Systems, Content Distribution, Energy, and Media.」
The company has reiterated its policy of positioning its customer base as its greatest asset and resolving customer challenges through a one-stop service across six segments. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the B2B market, we regard as the group’s greatest asset the various customers to whom we provide services, including business establishments using our core music distribution services, as well as hotels, hospitals, golf courses, and small and medium-sized offices. While making maximum use of these assets, we are focusing on initiatives to further strengthen our position as a solutions provider that resolves diverse customer needs and challenges through a one-stop service across six segments: Store Services, Communications, Business Systems, Content Distribution, Energy, and Media.」
The company positions its customer base as its greatest asset and continues to place at the center of management the transition to a one-stop solutions provider across six segments. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the B2B market, we regard as the group’s greatest asset the customers to whom we provide services, including our core music distribution services and services for hotels, hospitals, golf courses, and small and medium-sized offices. While making maximum use of these assets, we are focusing on initiatives to further strengthen our position as a solutions provider that resolves diverse customer needs and challenges through a one-stop service.」
The company positions its customer base as its greatest asset and continues to place at the center of management the transition to a one-stop solutions provider that leverages it. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the B2B market, we regard as the group’s greatest asset the customers to whom we provide services, including our core music distribution services and services for hotels, hospitals, golf courses, and small and medium-sized offices. While making maximum use of these assets, we are focusing on initiatives to further strengthen our position as a solutions provider that resolves diverse customer needs and challenges through a one-stop service.」
The company positions its customer base as its greatest asset and continues to place at the center of management the transition to a one-stop solutions provider that leverages it. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「This will enable us to provide one-stop solutions addressing all the challenges faced by stores, from preparations for opening through launch and the creation of thriving businesses, and we expect this to help address the diverse needs and challenges of our customers, the group’s greatest asset.」
The company is reflecting in its operations a concept that combines electricity, insurance, Chinese electronic payments, and partnerships with Recruit to provide one-stop support for stores, from preparations for opening through customer acquisition and the creation of thriving businesses. - FY2018-Q4AdvancedAnnual report
「While making maximum use of these resources, we are focusing on initiatives to further strengthen our position as a solutions provider that resolves diverse customer needs and challenges through a one-stop service, leveraging the expanded business scope created by the business integration.」
The company is reflecting in its actual operations its position as a solutions provider that uses the customer assets and business scope expanded through the integration to resolve customer challenges through a one-stop service. - FY2018-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「While making maximum use of these resources, we are focusing on initiatives to further strengthen our position as a solutions provider that resolves diverse customer needs and challenges through a one-stop service, leveraging the expanded business scope created by the business integration.」
The company is working to reflect the benefits of the integration in its operations by leveraging the expanded business scope and customer base to operate as a one-stop solutions provider. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The group’s consolidated results for the current consolidated fiscal year include nine months of USEN’s consolidated results, from 1 March 2017 to 30 November 2017.」
As a basis for assessing the benefits of the integration with USEN, nine months of USEN’s results were reflected in the full-year consolidated results. - FY2018-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For this acquisition, the deemed acquisition date was 1 March 2017, and the group’s consolidated results for the third-quarter consolidated cumulative period include six months of USEN’s consolidated results, from 1 March 2017 to 31 August 2017.」
USEN’s consolidation was reflected in the reported figures, and the consolidated results for the current cumulative period include six months of USEN’s results. - FY2017-Q4AdvancedAnnual report
「We determined that making the target company a consolidated subsidiary and then integrating its management through a series of organizational restructurings would significantly expand our customer base, broaden the range of services we could offer customers, and enable us to generate stable business revenue that would contribute to future performance.」
At the business combination stage, the company stated that the purpose of the integration was to expand its customer base, service lineup, and stable revenue through USEN’s conversion into a consolidated subsidiary and subsequent organizational restructuring. - FY2017-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「As a result of the tender offer, the target company became a consolidated subsidiary of the company on 4 April 2017, the date on which settlement of the tender offer began.」
USEN’s conversion into a consolidated subsidiary has established the basis for combining the management resources of both companies and integrating their operations. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We believe that this business integration may enable us to transition to a new growth stage.」
The company has set the realization of integration benefits from combining U-NEXT’s consumer sales network and video communications services with USEN’s corporate sales network and music distribution services, leveraging the strengths of both companies, as a goal.