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Type | Satellite television network |
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Country | Japan |
Headquarters | Shinkawa, Chūō, Tokyo |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Japanese |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Ownership | |
Owner | Japanet Broadcasting Co., Ltd. |
History | |
Launched | 27 March 2022 |
Former names | BS Japanext (2022-2025) |
Links | |
Website | www |
BS10 is a Japanese satellite television channel owned by Japanet Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Japanet Takata.
On May 20, 2019, Japanet solicited a license to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for a free-to-view satellite channel, tentatively named BS Japanet Next. [1] The ministry approved the license request on September 9. [2] [3]
Japanet Takata had previously owned a cable and satellite shopping channel, Japanet Channel DX, from March 24, 2001 to March 31, 2021. The company closed the channel in order to concentrate on a new channel, which, instead of airing its usual type of programming, would take on a broader line-up, encompassing genres such as anime and drama. [4] [5] Test transmissions started at 5am on March 9, 2022, using the name BS Japanext, on channel 263, and began broadcasting on March 27. [6] In tandem with its launch, the channel launched a smartphone app featuring the channel's stream (some programs being blocked due to copyright restrictions). [7] To counter viewing problems caused by its satellite frequency being lower than other channels, the channel's app expanded its reach to include smart TVs on May 1, 2023. [8]
On May 26, 2023, it joined the M-League, a mahjong competition, by creating the BEAST Japanext team, which was set to begin in the fall. [9] [10] [11] The team is now known as BEAST X (X pronounced as "ten") due to the rename beginning in the following season.
The Tsunugari Japanext app was discontinued at the beginning of fiscal 2025, moving its on-demand presence to the TVer platform. [12]
On June 1, 2024, Japanet Broadcasting acquired Star Channel from Tohokushinsha. [13] [14] As consequence, Star Channel became a sister channel to BS Japanext, while, with the discontinuation of Star Channel 2 and Star Channel 3, the company now owned two satellite channels. [15]
On August 22, it was announced that BS Japanext would be renamed BS10. [16] [17] On October 29, it was announced that the rebrand would take place on January 10, 2025. [18] [19] The channel aired a special broadcast on January 9 to mark the move. [20] After that, the station moved from channel 263 to 200 (200 being inherited from Star Channel, which moved to 201 as a scrambled subchannel) and its former frequency was vacated. [21]
In line with the restructuring, the channel was made available on cable television companies such as J:COM, which did not carry the channel when it was BSJapanext. [18] In addition, Video Research began measuring the channel's ratings as part of its satellite rankings. [22]
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